Roorkee Cantonment
city
Roorkee Cantonment Location in Uttarakhand, India Show map of Uttarakhand Roorkee Cantonment Roorkee Cantonment (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 29°52′N 77°53′E / 29.87°N 77.88°E / 29.87; 77.88
Country	India
State	Uttarakhand
District	Haridwar
Elevation	284 m (932 ft)
Population  (2001)
• Total	17,747
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UK 08
Website	cbroorkee.org.in

Roorkee Cantonment is a cantonment town, in Roorkee, Haridwar district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, and is one of country's oldest cantonments established in 1853,^[1] and the headquarters of Bengal Engineer Group (Bengal Sappers) since 1853.^[2][3]

History

Roorkee became home to the Bengal Sappers and Miners in 1853, and two artillery units were stationed here.^[4] Today, the cantonment has a large army base with headquarters for 'Bengal Engineer Group' (BEG), also known as Bengal Sappers, established in 1803,^[4] in 1901 the population of the cantonment had grown to 2951.^[5]

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[6] Roorkee Cantonment had a population of 17,747. Males constitute 61% of the population and females 39%. Roorkee has an average literacy rate of 87%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 92%, and female literacy is 76%. In Roorkee, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.