Why visit Roorkee
Townapedia lists 13 parks and trails, 21 places to eat, 3 places to stay and 2 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Agro-Homeopathy Based Organic Botanical Herbal Garden (AHOBHAG).
Weather in Roorkee
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About Roorkee
Roorkee (Rūṛkī; Hindi: [ɾuːɽkiː]), formerly also anglicized as Rurki, is a city and municipal corporation in the Haridwar district of the state of Uttarakhand, India. It is 31 km (19 mi) from Haridwar, the district headquarters. It is spread over a flat terrain under the Sivalik Hills of the Himalayas. The city is developed on the banks of the Ganges Canal, its dominant feature, which flows from north–south through the middle of the city.
From the Wikipedia article Roorkee (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Roorkee on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do2
Parks, trails and playgrounds13
Agro-Homeopathy Based Organic Botanical Herbal Garden (AHOBHAG)
Park · 2.0 km
8 Dayalbagh Colony, Ganeshpur, Roorkee
Mo-Fr 09:00-17:00
1 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes21
Jawahar Bhawan Canteen
Fast food · Regional · 1.0 km
This is a place meant for the residents of the Bhawan as Canteen.
12:30-02:00
9 more on the map.
Where to stay3
History
Until 1824, Roorkee was part of Landhaura estate or kingship exercises by local Gurjars of Panwar clan. The area was under control of (Panwar) Gurjar chiefs in eastern Saharanpur including Haridwar in kingship of Raja Sabha Chandra of Jabarhera (Jhabrera).
In 1792 Ram Dayal and his son Sawai Singh were ruling the area but due to family reasons Ramdayal left Jhabrera and went to Landhaura village and left Roorkee under the control of Raja Ramdayal Singh at Landhaura. There were two branches of Jhabrera State (riyasat), with main branch at Jhabrera and the second one at Landhaura. Both father and son were ruling simultaneously without any conflicts until the death of Raja Sawai Singh of Jabarhera in 1803. After the death of Sawai Singh total control of powers transferred to Ram Dayal Singh at Landhaura.
After the death of Raja Ram Dayal Singh Gurjar in 29 March 1813, it was a part of the Landhaura princely state until 1824 when the British occupied it.
Roorkee is listed in the Ain-i-Akbari as a pargana under the sarkar of Saharanpur, producing a revenue of 12,234 dams for the imperial treasury and supplying a force of 1200 infantry and 125 cavalry.
From the History section of Roorkee on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship8
Ganesh chowk mandir
Place of worship · Hindu · 1.7 km
railway road ganesh pur, roorkee
Shopping6
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries5
Healthcare88
Map of Roorkee
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Getting there and nearby towns
Dehradun Airport (DED) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 46 km away.
- Manglaur 8 km south, about 8 min by car
- Manu Bans Grunt 14 km north, about 14 min by car
- Laksar 19 km southeast, about 19 min by car
- Chhutmalpur 23 km northwest, about 23 min by car
- Sultānpur 24 km southeast, about 24 min by car
- Haridwar 27 km east, about 27 min by car
- Deoband 28 km southwest, about 28 min by car
- Sahāranpur 35 km west, about 35 min by car
- Rāīwāla Bara 37 km northeast, about 37 min by car
- Karnāl 90 km west, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- GangesCanalRoorkee2008, Fowler&fowler «Talk», CC BY-SA 3.0
- St. John's Church Roorkee, Sanyam Bahga, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Wikimedia Hackathon Roorkee 39, Saurabhsuniljain, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wikimedia Hackathon Roorkee 17, Saurabhsuniljain, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wikimedia Hackathon Roorkee 36, Saurabhsuniljain, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wikimedia Hackathon Roorkee 41, Saurabhsuniljain, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wikimedia Hackathon Roorkee 38, Saurabhsuniljain, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wikimedia Hackathon Roorkee 35, Saurabhsuniljain, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wikimedia Hackathon Roorkee 40, Saurabhsuniljain, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wikimedia Hackathon Roorkee 43, Saurabhsuniljain, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wikimedia Hackathon Roorkee 42, Saurabhsuniljain, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wikimedia Hackathon Roorkee 37, Saurabhsuniljain, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wikimedia Hackathon Roorkee 12, Saurabhsuniljain, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wikimedia Hackathon Roorkee 15, Saurabhsuniljain, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wikimedia Hackathon Roorkee 14, Saurabhsuniljain, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wikimedia Hackathon Roorkee 13, Saurabhsuniljain, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wikimedia Hackathon Roorkee 16, Saurabhsuniljain, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wikimedia Hackathon Roorkee 30, Saurabhsuniljain, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wikimedia Hackathon Roorkee 33, Saurabhsuniljain, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wikimedia Hackathon Roorkee 27, Saurabhsuniljain, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wikimedia Hackathon Roorkee 24, Saurabhsuniljain, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zillur rahman IIT Roorkee, Tsanoop, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Govind Bhawan, IIT Roorkee, Abhi2254015, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Architecture and Planning building, IIT Roorkee, Contrapunctus-1, CC0
- ARD IIT Roorkee, Sanyam Bahga, CC BY-SA 3.0
- ARD IIT-Roorkee, Sanyam Bahga, CC BY-SA 3.0
- CBRI-CSIR Roorkee, Sanyam Bahga, CC BY-SA 3.0
- ThomasonCollegeOfEngineeringRoorkeeEst1847, Fowler&fowler, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Wmhack-5, Saurabh Sunil Jain, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wmhack-1, Saurabh Sunil Jain, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wmhack-2, Saurabh Sunil Jain, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wmhack-4, Saurabh Sunil Jain, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Moon 23, Ravi Ranjan 04, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mahatma Gandhi Central Library, Sanyam Bahga, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Iitr1729, Sayantan1729, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Garbade Exhibition at the Thomso 22, Mirazeichner, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Admin Block IIT-R, Sanyam Bahga, CC BY-SA 3.0
- IMG-20190703-WA0028, Brajeshkumarsavita, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lapto, vibhusharma1001, CC BY-SA 4.0
- MC Nigam Guest House, Ravi Dwivedi, CC BY-SA 4.0
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