Amenities and Living Conditions of major urban agglomerations/cities of Uttarakhand State of India

Amenities and Living Conditions of the three major urban agglomerations/cities of Uttarakhand State of India have been discussed here.  These are Dehradun, Haridwar and Nainital. The three major cities of Uttarakhand namely, Dehradun, Haridwar & Nainital are the major parts of the mentioned respective urban agglomerations.

DEHRADUN

Dehradun is the capital city of Uttarakhand state. As of 2011 Indian census provisional figures, the Dehradun district has a population of 16, 98,560 the second highest in Uttarakhand after Haridwar (19, 27,029). As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Dehradun in 2011 is 578,420;^[ of which male and female are 303,411 and 275,009 respectively.

Based on the results of Annual Health Survey, 2010, the amenities and living conditions of urban Dehradun district are presented as below.        

About 74% households were living in their own houses. About 5% were still living in Kutcha or Semi Pucca houses. Though almost all households had access to improved sources of drinking water, only 38% were treating water to make it safer.

Whereas 24% were sharing toilets, still about 4% were defecating in open. 97% had access to electricity. Though 84% were using LPG for cooking, 11% were still using fire wood/dung cakes/ crop residues for cooking. As high as 96% had telephones/ mobiles and over 26% even had computers.

HARIDWAR

According to the 2011 census, Haridwar district has a population of 1,927,029,  This gives it a ranking of 244th in India (out of a total of 640).The district has a population density of 817 inhabitants per square kilometer (2,120 /sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 33.16 %.  As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Hardwar in 2011 is 225,235; of which male and female are 120,201 and 105,034 respectively. Although Hardwar city has population of 225,235; its urban / metropolitan population is 310,562 of which 165,667 are males and 144,895 are females. 

Based on the results of Annual Health Survey, 2010, the amenities and living conditions of urban Hardwar district are presented as below.             

About 83% households were living in their own houses. Less than 2% were still living in Kutcha houses. Though almost all households had access to improved sources of drinking water, only 18% were treating water to make it safer.

Whereas 26% were sharing toilets, still about 3% were defecating in open. Over 99% had access to electricity. Though 78% were using LPG for cooking, 20% were still using fire wood/dung cakes/ crop residues for cooking. As high as 96% had telephones/ mobiles and 19% even had computers.

NAINITAL

Nainital is a popular hill station in the Indian state of Uttarakhand and headquarters of Nainital district in the Kumaon foothills of the outer Himalayas.  According to the 2011 census Nainital district has a population of 955,128,  This gives it a ranking of 457th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 225 inhabitants per square kilometre (580 /sq mi).Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 25.2 %. As of the 2001 Indian census, Nainital had a population of 38,559. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%.

Based on the results of Annual Health Survey, 2010, the amenities and living conditions of urban Nainital district are presented as below.             

About 67% households were living in their own houses. About 11% were still living in Kutcha or Semi Pucca houses. Though almost all households had access to improved sources of drinking water, only 46% were treating water to make it safer.

Whereas 20% were sharing toilets, still about 3% were defecating in open. Over 98% had access to electricity. Though 78% were using LPG for cooking, 16% were still using fire wood/dung cakes/ crop residues for cooking. As high as 91% had telephones/ mobiles and 17% even had computers.