?रुड़की Roorkee Uttarakhand • India
Roorkee
Coordinates: 29°52′N 77°53′E / 29.87, 77.88
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 274 m (899 ft)
Distance(s) • From New Delhi	• 168 kms km SSW
District(s)	Haridwar
Population	97,064 (2001)
Codes • Pincode • Telephone • Vehicle	• 247667 • +91 1332 • UA 08

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Roorkee (Hindi: रुड़की) is a town and a municipal board in Haridwar District in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is located on the banks of the Ganges canal with a population of about 140,000 inhabitants. Hindi (हिन्दी) is a language spoken mainly in North and Central India. ... 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. ... Haridwar 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. ...

Etymology

Roorkee is said to derive its name from Ruri, the wife of a Rajput chieftain. It was the capital of Pargana during the time of Akbar as is referred in [[Ain-e-Akbari], authored by Abul Fazal]. In the early days, Roorkee was a mere mud built village on the banks of hill torrent, named Solani. This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...

Later, during British Raj the village developed into a city as a result of the construction of Upper Ganga Canal and inception of the Thomason College of Civil Engineering (later upgraded to University of Roorkee, and now IIT Roorkee). Anthem God Save The King The British Indian Empire, 1909 Capital Calcutta (until 1912), New Delhi (after 1912) Language(s) Hindustani, English and many others Government Monarchy Emperor of India  - 1858-1901 Victoria¹  - 1901-1910 Edward VII  - 1910-1936 George V  - 1936 Edward VIII  - 1936-1947 George VI Viceroy²  - 1858... The Roorkee College was established in 1847 as the First Engineering College in the British Empire. ... The Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (IITR) is the oldest engineering college in India. ...

Geography

Roorkee is 172 km north of the Indian capital New Delhi and located between the rivers Ganga and Yamuna, close to the foot hills of Himalayas. Before the creation of Uttarakhand (formerly known as Uttaranchal) on November 9 2000, Roorkee was a part of the state of Uttar Pradesh. , This article is about the urban region that is the capital of India. ... This article is about the river. ... Not to be confused with the nearby Jamuna River a tributary of the Meghna River, which is sometimes confused both in older historical literature, and by translations of the local dialects. ... For the movie Himalaya, see Himalaya (film). ... , Uttarakhand (Hindi: उत्तराखंड), known as Uttaranchal from 2000 to 2006, became the 27th state of the Republic of India on November 9, 2000. ... , Uttar Pradesh (Hindi: , Urdu: , IPA:  , translation: Northern Province), [often referred to as U.P.], located in central-south Asia and northern India, is the most populous and fifth largest state in the Republic of India. ...

Roorkee's major neighbor cities are Dehradun,Candigarh,Haridwar, Meerut, Saharanpur and Rishikesh . The National Highways NH58 (Delhi-Haridwar-Mana Pass) and NH73 (Panchkula/Chandigarh - Yamuna Nagar - Roorkee) pass through the heart of the city.

Roorkee comes under Northern Railway region of Indian Railways and is connected to major Indian cities.

The nearest airport is Jolly Grant airport located in Dehradun, but the preferable one is Indira Gandhi Internaltional Airport in New Delhi. , 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. ... , This article is about the urban region that is the capital of India. ...

Demographics

As of 2001 India census^[1], Roorkee had a population of 97,064. Males constituted 53% of the population and females 47%. Roorkee has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 64%: male literacy is 92%, and female literacy is 72%. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. Languages spoken are Hindi, Urdu, English and Punjabi. Image:1870 census Lindauer Weber 01. ... 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. ... Urdu ( , , trans. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Punjabi redirects here. ...

Importance

Roorkee has a history of being first in numerous things. It had the first engineering college in Asia (and in the British Empire outside Great Britain) established in 1847; India's first rail locomotive ran here on December 22 1846; India's first aqueduct was constructed here over the Sonali river.

This city is also famous for the shrine of sufi saint Alauddin Sabir Kaliyari, also known as Hazrat Sabir Pak, which is situated in Piran Kaliyar town, where an annual spiritual fair (Urs) is held in his honour.

Roorkee is best known for Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (formerly known as University of Roorkee and originally the highly reputed Thomason College of Civil Engineering). It is also a home to government research institutes - Central Building Research Institute (CBRI), Irrigation Research Institute (IRI), Irrigation Design Organization (IDO) and National Institute of Hydrology (NIH [1]). So great was Roorkee's reputation that the reputed Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh started its operations from one room in the main building of Erstwhile Thomason College in 1947 and was latershifted to its present premises in Chandigarh. Also the world famous Indian Institute of Science (IISc. Bangalore) was first planned to be established at Roorkee but eventually was set up in Bangalore. The Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) is located in Roorkee, a small township in Uttarakhand, India. ... The Roorkee College was established in 1847 as the First Engineering College in the British Empire. ...

It also has a large army base with headquarters for Bengal Engineering Group and Center (BEG & C, also known as Bengal Sappers), established in 1803.

Roorkee is located 32 kms from the holy city of Haridwar.

India's first locomotive engine named Mary Lind ran in Roorkee in 1846. The railway line was built to carry soil used for the construction of the upper Ganga canal aqueduct. Later, this aqueduct was used to construct India's first Hydraulic Power House (operational 1930) at Pathri. Remains of this power house can still be seen at Pathri, Bahadrabad and Roorkee; and the locomotive rail paths are still intact.

Roorkee is also a well known center of education. With the numerous schools, places for higher education and professional degrees, students come from various places from all over India and abroad.

Living in Roorkee

Some of the University/Colleges/ schools in Roorkee:

University

• Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

The Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) is located in Roorkee, a small township in Uttarakhand, India. ...

Colleges

• College of Engineering Roorkee (COER)
• Roorkee Institute of Technology (RIT)
• Bishambhar Sahai Law Institute
• Roorkee College of Pharmacy
• Roorkee Institute of Manajement Sciences (RIMS)
• Institute of Management Studies--(IMS)
• Roorkee School for the Deaf
• BSM Law College
• KLDAV College
• BSM College
• SDPC Girls' College
• Methodist Girls Degree College
• Roorkee Degree College
• Seventh Day Adventist Degree College
• District Institure of Education & Training

(RIMS College has following course )

• BCA
• BBA
• MCA
• PGDCA
• MBA
• BCS (Biotac)
• BSC(Micro )

Schools

• St. Gabriel's Academy
• St. Ann's Sr. Sec. School
• Army School
• Knox Memorial School
• St. Joseph School
• Kendriya Vidyalaya - I
• Kendriya Vidyalaya - II
• Adarsh Bal Niketen
• Flora Dale Public School(Children Sr.Sc.School)
• St. John's Senior Secondary School - CBSE
• St. John's Senior Secondary School - ICSE
• Montfort School
• Sarvagya Public School
• Greenways Modern School
• Saraswati Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School
• Roorkee Public School
• Doon Public School - Roorkee
• St. Mark's Academy
• KLDAV Intermediate College
• Moolraj Girls Intermediate College
• Sofia Girls' School
• Government Boys' Intermediate College
• Government Girls' Intermediate College
• Methodist Girls' Intermediate College
• Sri Gandhi Mahila Shilpa Mahavidyalya Intermediate College
• Marwari Intermediate College

References

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External links

• Roorkee travel guide from Wikitravel