Army Cantonment Area in Dehradun & Other India
A cantonment is a temporary or semi-permanent military or police quarters. The word cantonment is derived from the French word canton meaning corner or district, as is the name of the Cantons of Switzerland.In South Asia, the term cantonment also describes permanent military stations.Cantonments can be found in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, South Africa, Singapore, Ghana, Sri Lanka and Nepal. In United States military parlance, a cantonment is an essentially permanent residential (i.e. barracks) section of a fort or other military installation such as Fort Hood.
Cantonment Area in Dehradun
Dehradun Cantonment
Dehradun Cantonment is a cantonment town in Dehradun district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. As of 2001 India census,Dehradun Cantonment had a population of 30,102. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Dehradun Cantonment has an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82% and, female literacy is 76%. In Dehradun Cantonment, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Clement Town cantonment
Clement Town is a cantonment town in Dehradun district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. Clement Town is located at 30°16′N 78°04′E / 30.27°N 78.07°E / 30.27; 78.07. It has an average elevation of 410 metres (1,345 feet).The climate is similar to Dehradun and Saharanpur. As of 2001 India census,Clement Town had a population of 19,634. Males constitute 58% of the population and females 42%. Clement Town has an average literacy rate of 85%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 92% and, female literacy is 79%. In Clement Town, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age. The main bus stand of Dehradun that is ISBT is also located here.
After the establishment of Indian Military Academy (IMA) at Dehradun in 1932, the Joint Services Wing (JSW) (National War Academy) was set up here on 15 December 1948, under the leadership of Colonel Kamta Prasad, which was renamed as National Defence Academy (NDA) on 1st Jan 1950, though in December 1954, the NDA was shifted to Khadakwasla near Poona.
Many K-12 schools also exist in the area, including Universal Academy, a school which focuses on interactive learning and teaching using smart tools.
A large Tibetan settlement and the World's Largest Stupa, of the re-established Mindroling Monastery from Tibet, is situated in Clement Town, which was inaugurated on 28 October 2002 and is surrounded by a 2-acre (8,100 m2) garden.There is also a 103 feet (31 m) high statue of Buddha is dedicated to the Dalai Lama.It also have a very prestigious college, Graphic Era Institute of Technology. Founded by Mr. Ghanshala.
Other Part of India
India currently has 63 cantonments in 17 different states, not including smaller 'sub-cantonments' in the same regional area. Majority of Indian cantonments are spread across Northern, Northwestern and Northeastern India. The British Army too was positioned for threats from across India's northern frontiers, as when the Great Game was in play in the 19th century. The vast majority of modern Indian Army cantonments date from the British era, though all have been modernized, expanded and reconfigured to suit modern warfare, training requirements and inter-service considerations. A few have, over the decades, also been dissolved and/or combined with other cantonments. Now the Cantonment Act of 2006 has come into force.
The 63 Cantonment Boards are:
1. Agra Cantonment
2. Ahmedabad (Gandhinagar) Cantonment
3. Ahmednagar Cantonment, Maharashtra
4. Ajmer Cantonment
5. Allahabad Cantonment
6. Almora Cantonment
7. Ambala Cantonment
8. Amritsar Cantonment
9. Aurangabad Cantonment
10. Babina Cantonment (Jhansi)
11. Badamibagh Cantonment, Srinagar (Srinagar)
12. Bakloh Cantonment (Chamba)
13. Barrackpore Cantonment (Kolkata)
14. Bareilly Cantonment
15. Belgaum Cantonment
16. Chakrata Cantonment (Dehradun)
17. Dagshai Cantonment (Solan)
18. Dalhousie Cantonment (Chamba)
19. Danapur Cantonment (Patna)
20. Dehradun Clement Town Cantonment (Dehradun)
21. Dehradun New Cantonment (Dehradun)
22. Dehu Road Cantonment (Pune)
23. Delhi Cantonment
24. Deolali Cantonment (Nashik)
25. Faizabad Cantonment
26. Fatehgarh Cantonment
27. Ferozepur Cantonment
28. Jabalpur Cantonment
29. Jalandhar Cantonment
30. Jalaphar Cantonment ((Darjeeling))
31. Jhansi Cantonment
32. Jutogh Cantonment (Shimla)
33. Kannur Cantonment
34. Kamptee Cantonment (Nagpur)
35. Kanpur Cantonment
36. Kasauli Cantonment (Solan)
37. Khadki Cantonment (Pune)
38. Khasyol Cantonment (Kangra)
39. Landour (Mussoorie) Cantonment (Mussoorie)
40. Lansdowne Cantonment (Pauri Garhwal)
41. Lebong Cantonment (Darjeeling)
42. Lucknow Cantonment
43. Mathura Cantonment
44. Meerut Cantonment
45. Mhow Cantonment
46. Morar Cantonment (Gwalior)
47. Nagrota Cantonment, Jammu (Jammu)
48. Nainital Cantonment
49. Nasirabad (Ajmer) Cantonment (Ajmer)
50. Pachmarhi Cantonment
51. Patiala Cantonment
52. Pune Cantonment
53. Ramgarh Cantonment
54. Ranikhet Cantonment (Almora)
55. Roorkee Cantonment
56. Sagar Cantonment
57. Secunderabad Cantonment
58. Shahjahanpur Cantonment
59. Shillong Cantonment
60. St. Thomas Mount - Pallavaram Cantonment (Chennai)
61. Subathu Cantonment (Solan)
62. Varanasi Cantonment
63. Wellington Cantonment (Ootty)
Former Cantonments:
1. Udhampur Cantonment
2. Batinda Cantonment
3. Kapurthala Cantonment
4. Chandimandir Cantonment (Panchkula)
5. Hisar Cantt
6. Jaipur Cantonment
7. Jodhpur Cantonment
8. Bangalore Cantonment
9. Hyderabad_(India) Cantonment
10. Tiruchirappalli Cantonment (Trichy)
( Source - Deepak Rai compilation from Wiki)
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