Khatima
{{Short description|City in Uttarakhand, India}}
{{For|the Assembly constituency|Khatima (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2017}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Khatima
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| settlement_type = City
| image_skyline = Vankhandi Mahadev near Chakarpur, Khatima.jpg
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| image_caption = Khatima
| pushpin_map = India Uttarakhand#India
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Uttarakhand, India
| coordinates = {{coord|28|55|11.4|N|79|58|11.8|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Uttarakhand
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Udham Singh Nagar
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| area_total_km2 = 500
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_km2 = 6
| population_total = 2,27,226
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = Hindi{{cite web|title=52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India|url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|website=nclm.nic.in|publisher=Ministry of Minority Affairs|access-date=27 May 2019|page=18|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|archive-date=25 May 2017}}
| demographics1_title2 = Additional official
| demographics1_info2 = Sanskrit{{cite news |title=Sanskrit is second official language in Uttarakhand |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/sanskrit-is-second-official-language-in-uttarakhand/story-wxk51l8Re4vNxofrr7FAJK.html |access-date=28 January 2020 |work=Hindustan Times |date=19 January 2010 |language=en |archive-date=27 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190627133359/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/sanskrit-is-second-official-language-in-uttarakhand/story-wxk51l8Re4vNxofrr7FAJK.html |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Sanskrit second official language of Uttarakhand |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-otherstates/Sanskrit-second-official-language-of-Uttarakhand/article15965492.ece |access-date=28 January 2020 |work=The Hindu |date=21 January 2010 |language=en-IN |archive-date=3 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303145846/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-otherstates/Sanskrit-second-official-language-of-Uttarakhand/article15965492.ece |url-status=live }}
| demographics1_title3 = Regional
| demographics1_info3 = Kumaoni,Tharu
| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = PIN
| postal_code = 262308
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 05943
| registration_plate = UK 06
| website = {{URL|uk.gov.in}}
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Khatima is a city and a municipal board in Udham Singh Nagar district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.
Khatima is located at {{Coord|28.92|N|79.97|E|}}.[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/39/Khatima.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Khatima] 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.{{cite web |title=Census of India: Khatima |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/census.website/data/population-finder|website=www.censusindia.gov.in |access-date=30 October 2022}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=16 June 2004|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=1 November 2008|publisher= Census Commission of India}}
Notable People
- Pushkar Singh Dhami, 10th Chief Minister of Uttarakhand.
- Bhuwan Chandra Kapri, Member of the 5th Uttarakhand Assembly.
References
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{{Udham Singh Nagar district}}
{{Kumaon}}
{{Municipalities of Uttarakhand}}
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Category:Cities and towns in Udham Singh Nagar district
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