Khatima
City in Uttarakhand, India
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Khatima is a city and a municipal board in Udham Singh Nagar district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.[1]
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  Khatima Location in Uttarakhand, India  Khatima Khatima (India) | |
| Coordinates: 28°55′11.4″N 79°58′11.8″E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttarakhand |
| District | Udham Singh Nagar |
| Area | |
• Total | 25 km2 (9.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 227,226 |
| • Density | 9,100/km2 (24,000/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi[2] |
| • Additional official | Sanskrit[3][4] |
| • Regional | Tharu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 262308 |
| Telephone code | 05943 |
| Vehicle registration | UK 06 |
| Website | uk |
Khatima is located at 28.92°N 79.97°E.[5] It has an average elevation of 299 metres (980 feet).
Demographics
As of 2011 Indian Census, Khatima had a total population of 2,27,226 of which 1,15,366 were males and 1,11,860 were females. The population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 28,274. The total number of literates in Khatima was 1,51,975 which constituted 66.88% of the population with male literacy of 74.1% and female literacy of 55.93%. The effective literacy rate of the 7+ population of Khatima was 83.2%, of which the male literacy rate was 88.8% and the female literacy rate was 76.7%. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 30,820 and 53,692 respectively. Khatima had 42,922 households in 2011.[1]
The 2001 Indian census recorded the population of Khatima as 14,378, with males constituting 54% of the population and females 46%. The literacy rate was 66%, of which male literacy was 73%, and female literacy was 58%. 16% of the population was under 6 years of age.[6]
Notable people
- Pushkar Singh Dhami, 10th Chief Minister of Uttarakhand.
- Bhuwan Chandra Kapri, Member of the 5th Uttarakhand Assembly.