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Lalkuan

Lalkuan
लालकुआँ
city
Lalkuan is located in Uttarakhand
Lalkuan
Lalkuan
Lalkuan is located in India
Lalkuan
Lalkuan
Location in Uttarakhand, India
Coordinates: 29°05′N 79°31′E / 29.08°N 79.52°E / 29.08; 79.52Coordinates: 29°05′N 79°31′E / 29.08°N 79.52°E / 29.08; 79.52
Country  India
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Elevation 371 m (1,217 ft)
Population (2001)
 • Total 6,524
Languages
 • Official Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration UK 04
Website uk.gov.in

Lalkuan (Hindi: लालकुआँ) is a Nagar Panchayat in the Nainital district of the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

Lalkuan is located at 29°05′N 79°31′E / 29.08°N 79.52°E / 29.08; 79.52. It has an average elevation of 371 metres (1217 feet).

As of 2001 India census, Lalkuan had a population of 61524. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Lalkuan has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 74%. In Lalkuan, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

It is situated 80 km from Bareilly on Nainital Road, 24 km from Rudrapur, 6 km from Pantnagar Airport, and 16 km from Haldwani.

Lalkuan is famous for a huge paper mill (Century Pulp & Paper) of Birla Group. And it is very near to G.B. Pant University Agriculture and Technology Pantnagar. Railway station of Lalkuan is the one of the biggest railway station of Uttarakhand. The Pin Code is 262402. Two ATM of SBI and branches Of SBI, Nainital Bank is situated here. The main Occupation of the people of Lalkuan is Agriculture and Dairy Product. Hindi, Kumaun and Punjabi are the main languages spoken here. previous M.L.A Harish Chandra Durgapal is the was holding Labour, Employment, Small Scale Industries, Khadi & Village Industries and Dairy Development ministry. Mr. Pramod Singh Rautela is another known face known for his contribution to the development of youth. and currently M.L.A is Mr. Naveen Dumka in this assembly election 2017.


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