Ranikhet
Sign in to saveRanikhet (Kumaoni: ) is a hill station and cantonment town, near Almora Town in Almora district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is the home of the Military Hospital, Kumaon Regiment (KRC) and Naga Regiment and is maintained by the Indian Army.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Ranikhet
- Settlement.nickname
- Ranikhet
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_alt
- Ranikhet
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Uttarakhand#India
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- Location in Uttarakhand, India
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- yes
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Uttarakhand
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Almora
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 1869
- Settlement.population_total
- 18,886
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2011
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.demographics_type1
- Languages
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Wikidata facts
- Area
- 21.75
- Elevation
- 1869
- Image
- Ranikhet town at night, from Rai estate.jpg
- Dialing code
- 5966
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- postal code
- 263645
- Commons category
- Ranikhet
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Ranikhet (Kumaoni: ) is a hill station and cantonment town, near Almora Town in Almora district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is the home of the Military Hospital, Kumaon Regiment (KRC) and Naga Regiment and is maintained by the Indian Army.
Ranikhet is at an altitude of 1,869 metres (6,132 ft) above sea level, within sight of the western peaks of the Himalayas. Ranikhet is a Class IV town with a civic status of a Cantonment board.
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