Hardwar

Hardwar is a district in the Uttarakhand State of India. Total area of Hardwar is 2,360 km² including 2,238.76 km² rural area and 121.24 km² urban area. As per 2011 stats, Hardwar has a population of 18,90,422 peoples, out of which urban population is 6,93,094 while rural population is 11,97,328. Hardwar has a sex ratio of approximately 880 females for every 1,000 males. The district has a population density of 801 inhabitants per square kilometre. There are about 3,38,104 houses in the district, including 1,33,627 urban houses and 2,04,477 rural houses. When it comes to villages, there are about 518 villages in hardwar district.

The Hardwar district is further divided in to Tehsils / Blocks / PS / Community Development Blocks (C.D.Blocks) for administrative purposes. In India, the Block or C.D.Block is often the next level of administrative division after the tehsil. It is important to note that, In some states of India C.D.Blocks are equal to tehsils.

For those who don't know, the C.D.Block is a rural area earmarked for administration and development in India. The area is administered by a BDO (Block Development Officer). A C.D.Block covers several gram panchayats, local administrative unit at the village level.

Roorkee is the largest tehsil in hardwar district by both area and population. Laksar is the smallest tehsil in hardwar district by both area and population. There are 2 tehsils in Hardwar district. Here is the list of all Hardwar Tehsils / Blocks / C.D.Blocks along with area & population information.

List of CD Blocks / Tehsils in Hardwar District

#Tehsil (CD Block)Area (km²)Population (2011)
1Hardwar9036,57,829
2Roorkee1,0679,96,344

Population of Hardwar District

Particulars Rural Urban Total
Total Population 11,97,328 6,93,094 18,90,422
Male Population 6,33,784 3,71,511 10,05,295
Female Population 5,63,544 3,21,583 8,85,127
Population Density 535 / km² 5,717 / km² 801 / km²

Households in Hardwar District

Particulars Households
Rural Households 2,04,477
Urban Households 1,33,627
Total Households 3,38,104