Hardwar

This page provides an overview of Hardwar: population, literacy, households and a list of sub-districts (tehsils) and major villages.

Quick facts

8,759,016
Population
1,556,893
Households
882
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
61.61%
Approx. literacy

Hardwar has an aggregated population of 8,759,016. Approximately 43.17% live in rural areas (3,780,844) and 15.83% live in urban areas (1,386,188).

Tehsils / Sub-districts

Below are the tehsils (sub-districts) in this district. Click a tehsil to view village listings and details.

Tehsil / Sub-districtPopulationVillages
Taluk 0 3,780,844 3
Hardwar 1,652,595 140
Laksar 686,987 169
Roorkee 2,638,590 312

Population summary

Hardwar has a population of 8,759,016 (4,654,964 males and 4,104,052 females). The sex ratio is about 882 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population8,759,016
Male4,654,964
Female4,104,052
Rural population3,780,844 (43.17%)
Urban population1,386,188 (15.83%)
Households1,556,893

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 61.61%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates5,396,032
Total illiterates3,362,984

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 1,952,416 (22.29%). ST: 30,541 (0.35%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC1,952,41622.29%
ST30,5410.35%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 1,340,568 (15.31%). Workers: 2,671,735 (30.5%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)1,340,56815.31%
Total workers2,671,73530.5%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Hardwar 1,890,422
Hardwar 1,197,328
Roorkee 996,344
Hardwar 693,094
Hardwar 657,829
Roorkee 645,902
Roorkee 350,442
Hardwar 336,937
Hardwar 320,892
Laksar 236,249