?Haldwani Uttaranchal • India
Haldwani
Coordinates: 29°08′N 79°43′E / 29.13, 79.71
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
District(s)	Nainital
Population	129,140 (2001)

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Haldwani (Hindi: हल्द्वानी ) or Haldwani-Kathgodam is a city and a municipal board in Nainital District in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is one of the most populous towns in Uttarakhand, and is known as the "Gateway of Kumaon". In Kumaoni (the local dialect), the place is called "Halduvani", after the tree named "Haldu" which was found in abundance prior to deforestation for agriculture and settlement. Kathgodam is a satellite town of Haldwani. In 1815, after the British defeated Gorkhas, Gardner was appointed the Commissioner of Kumaon. Later Gerorge William Trail took over as Commissioner and renamed Halduvani as Haldwani in 1834. Hindi (DevanāgarÄ«: or , IAST: , IPA:  ), an Indo-European language spoken all over India in varying degrees and extensively in northern and central India, is one of the 22 official languages of India and is used, along with English, for central government administrative purposes. ... A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly referring to a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them. ... Nainital is a district of Uttaranchal state, India. ... India is a federal republic comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. ... , Uttarakhand (Hindi: उत्तराखंड), known as Uttaranchal from 2000 to 2006, became the 27th state of the Republic of India on November 9, 2000. ... Kumaon is one of the two regions and administrative divisions of Uttaranchal, a hilly (and mountainous) state of northern India, the other being Garhwal. ... Variously used to signify the people or the local dialect of Kumaon, a region in the Indian Himalayas. ... Kathgodam is the place in the Nainital district of Uttaranchal state of India. ... April 5-12: Mount Tambora explodes, changing climate. ... Gurkha Soldiers (1896) Wives and children of Gurkha Soldiers (1896) Gurkha (or Gorkha) are a people from Nepal who take their name from the former city-state of Gorkha, which went on to found the Kingdom of Nepal later on. ... Year 1834 (MDCCCXXXIV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...

Profile

Geologically, Haldwani is settled on a piedmont grade (called Bhabhar) where the mountain rivers go underground to re-emerge in the Indo-Gangetic plain. It has historically been a trading post and then a hub between the hilly regions of Kumaon and the Indo-Gangetic Plain. Eight kilometers north of Haldwani at Ranibagh is Chitrashila Ghat, the venerable Hindu cremation ground. A fair called Uttarayani (also called Ghughutiya in Kumaoni) is held here on Makar Sankranti (on 13-14 of January) every year. To the south of Haldwani lies Pantnagar famous for its Pantnagar University. The Gaula river runs to the east, and to the west is the fertile agricultural region of Lamachaur and Kaladhungi merging into the world-renowned Corbett National Park. Long in the shadow of its famous hill cousins, the Haldwani area has a lot to offer by the way of quaint villages, rolling deciduous forests and open spaces outside the urban sprawl. One of the best ..... in the field of Software development.Famous Personalities like G.B. Pant,Manmohan Singh ,Mohit Upreti etc. have some links with haldwani. Bhabhar is a region in the Lower Himalayas mostly covering the Kumaon and Garhwal divisions in the Indian state of Uttaranchal. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article discusses the adherents of Hinduism. ... Makara Sankranti is a mid-winter Hindu festival of India and Nepal. ... Pantnagar is famous for having the first agricultural university of India since 1960. ... Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture & Technology is the first agricultural university of India. ... Coat of Arms of Gaula Gaula is a Portuguese freguesia (civil parish) in the concelho (municipality) of Santa Cruz in the Madeira Islands. ... Jim Corbett National Park is Indias first national park, located near Nainital in the state of Uttaranchal. ...

Lifestyle

Haldwani houses people of nearly all the religions and regions. One can find variety in all aspects from dishes to clothings and from dialect to architecture. it was a small town till about 2 decades ago. Rapid urbanization due to a number of factors has contributed to its rise as a regional hub trading in modern amenities and a better infrastructure (roads, shopping centres and hospitals). A region can be any area that has some unifying feature. ...

Places to visit

For the average tourist, Gaoun and Do Gaoun offer good views of both Haldwani and the surroundings. One of the oldest landmarks in Haldwani are the Lotus Rose Building near new mandi,Kalu Sayyad Temple, Gharjiya temple, Sheetala Devi Temple,Kalichuad Temple, Surya Temple established when the area was still under dense forest cover.

Italic text==Education== Haldwani is home to the schools which provide an exceptionally high standard of pre-college education, without the elitism and expenses associated with the residential hill schools of Uttarakhand. Few of the good local schools are Kendriya Vidalaya,Nirmala Convent Sr. Sec. School, St. Theresa Sr. Sec. School, St. Paul's Sr. Sec. School, aryaman vikram birla institute of learning ,Beersheba Sr. Secondary School,Amrapali Institute - Lamachaur, D.A.V. Centenary Public School, Birla Vidya Mandir and Dikshant International Pre-School. Having One College Moti Ram Babu Ram Post Graduate College. It has a premier university of agriculture and technology nearby namely Pantnagar University, and a medical college (Sushila Tiwari Memorial Medical College). and the best institute "Kumaun Institute of Information Technology"is also here................. AMRAPALI INSTITUTE Amrapali Institute is promoted by the Modern Academy Society, Modinagar. ... Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture & Technology is the first agricultural university of India. ... Medical school generally refers to a tertiary educational institution (or part of such an institution) which is involved in the education of future medical practitioners (medical doctors). ...

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Trade & Commerce

Well connected with the Indo-Gangetic plain by road (to New Delhi, Dehradun and Lucknow) and rail (New Delhi, Lucknow and Agra), Haldwani is an important commercial hub. It is home to one of the largest vegetable, fruit and foodgrain markets in Northern India. The Gaula river is exploited for a large quantity of boulders, sand and gravels every year. It forms an important revenue source for both the government and local business.it has got asia's 3 largest mandi including imp. firms like buddhi ballabh and sons. , This article is about the urban region that is the capital of India. ... , Dehradun (Hindi: देहरादून)  , also sometimes spelled Dehra Doon, is the capital city of the Uttarakhand state (earlier called Uttaranchal) in India, and the headquarters of Dehradun District. ... , Lucknow ( , Hindi: लखनऊ, Urdu: لکھنؤ, ) is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh, the most populous state of India. ... , This article is about the urban region that is the capital of India. ... , Lucknow ( , Hindi: लखनऊ, Urdu: لکھنؤ, ) is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh, the most populous state of India. ... For other uses, see Agra (disambiguation). ...

Famous delicacies(Pahari Dishes)

• Bhatt ka joula
• Gaderi ki sabji
• Gauhat ki daal
• Ras Bhat
• Jholi Bhat
• Bathue ka Paratha
• Madwe ki roti
• Bhatt ki churkani
• Bari bhat
• Bhang ki chatnee
• Kaapa Bhaat
• Churkani
• Dhai ka Jaula
• Papad Ki Sabji
• Peenalu Ki Sabji

Future Plans

There are various developmental plans for the city owing to its importance in the state of Uttarakhand. These include building of additional infrastructure like stadium, flyover, bus terminus and industrial complex. All this has come at a cost - the last 20 years have seen an explosion in the demographics leading to a creaking infrastructure. The city is struggling to live up to its sobriquet of "Green City".

Others

"Gora Padao", 4 km south of Haldwani is named after a British camp/post at that location in the mid 1800s. In 1856, Henry Ramsay took over as the Commissior of Kumaon. He connected Nainital with Kathgodam by road in 1882. In 1883-84, the railway track between Bareilly and Kathgodam was laid. The first train arrived at Haldwani from Lucknow on April 24, 1884. Later, the railway line was extended to Kathgodam. The Arya Samaj Bhavan was built in 1901 and Sanatan Dharm Sabha in 1902. The Tehsil office was opened in 1899. In 1907 Haldwani got the status of town area. Haldwani-Kathgodam Municipal Council was established on September 21, 1942. Currently it is the second largest Municipal Council in the state of Uttarakhand after Haridwar. Gora Padao, is an Indian village 4 km south of Haldwani is named after a British camp/post at that location in the mid 1800s. ... , Nainital is a town in the Indian state of Uttarakhand and headquarters of Nainital district in the Kumaon foothills of the outer Himalayas. ... Year 1882 (MDCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... , Bareilly   (Hindi: बरेली, Urdu: باریلی) is a metro city in Bareilly district in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. ... , Lucknow ( , Hindi: लखनऊ, Urdu: لکھنؤ, ) is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh, the most populous state of India. ... is the 114th day of the year (115th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Arya Samaj (Aryan Society or Society of Nobles) is a Hindu reform movement in India that was founded by Swami Dayananda in 1875. ... Year 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... , Haridwar (also spelt as Hardwar, Hindi: हरिद्वार)   is a holy city and municipal board in the Haridwar District in the state of Uttarakhand in northern India. ...