Nainital Cantonment
city
Nainital Cantonment Location in Uttarakhand, India Show map of Uttarakhand Nainital Cantonment Nainital Cantonment (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 29°23′N 79°28′E / 29.38°N 79.47°E / 29.38; 79.47
Country	India
State	Uttarakhand
District	Nainital
Population  (2001)
• Total	1,281
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UK
Website	cbnainital.org.in

Nainital Cantonment is a cantonment town in Nainital district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, close to the hill station of Nainital. Established in the year 1878, today the Nainital Cantonment is a Class IV cantonment. Current CEO of cantonment board is Shri Varun Kumar.[1]

Geography

Nainital Cantonment is located at 29°23′N 79°28′E / 29.38°N 79.47°E / 29.38; 79.47.^[1]

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[2] Nainital Cantonment had a population of 1281. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Nainital Cantonment has an average literacy rate of 82%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 86%, and female literacy is 78%. In Nainital Cantonment, 8% of the population is under 6 years of age.