Nainital District Population, Uttarakhand - Census India 2011

Nainital is one of district of Uttarakhand in India. There are 8 Tehsils, 1,141 villages and 12 towns in Nainital district.

As per the Census India 2011, Nainital district has 191,383 households, population of 954,605 of which 493,666 are males and 460,939 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 124,272 which is 13.02% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Nainital district is around 934 compared to 963 which is average of Uttarakhand state. The literacy rate of Nainital district is 72.96% out of which 78.15% males are literate and 67.41% females are literate. The total area of Nainital is 4,251 sq.km with population density of 225 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 61.06% of population lives in Urban area and 38.94% lives in Rural area. There are 20.03% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0.79% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Nainital district.

Nainital Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total954,605100%
Hindu809,71784.82%
Muslim120,74212.65%
Sikh17,4191.82%
Christian5,0910.53%
Buddhist5700.06%
Religion not stated5290.06%
Jain3560.04%
Other religions and persuasions1810.02%

Nainital Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)984,153
Number of households76,429114,954
Total Population371,734582,871
Population (%)52.3%48.66%
Male Population194,409299,257
Female Population177,325283,614
Sex Ratio912948
Literacy (%)74.93%71.71%

List of Tehsils in Nainital

Check out complete list of all Tehsils of Nainital district, Uttarakhand
TehsilPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Haldwani 364,129959380920
Ramnagar153,738837184948
Nainital150,389826182919
Lalkuan94,724107889907
Dhari78,733694113962
Kaladhungi60,070407148948
Kosya Kutauli31,5572131481016
Betalghat21,2652101011041

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Nainital Population Facts

Number of Households191,383
Population954,605
Male Population493,666 (51.71%)
Female Population460,939 (48.29%)
Children Population124,272
Area4,251 km2
Population density/km2225
Sex-ratio934
Literacy72.96%
Male Literacy78.15%
Female Literacy67.41%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %0.79%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %20.03%

Map of Nainital, Uttarakhand