About Haridwar district
Haridwar is one of Uttarakhand's 13 districts, divided into 7 development blocks covering 1,043 villages across 22 postal areas. It spans 11 assembly constituencies and 1 Lok Sabha constituency. Rivers including Hindon River, Huim, Kali flow through the district.
Geography & connectivity
- Elevation range
- 238-312 m
- National highways
- NH334, NH344, NH534
Representation & politics
- Hardwar parliamentary constituency Β· MP Trivendra Singh RawatBJP
| Roorkee assembly constituency | Pradip BatraBJP | 222 villages |
| Hardwar assembly constituency | Madan KaushikBJP | 162 villages |
| Manglore assembly constituency | Muhammad NizamuddinINC | 117 villages |
| Laksar assembly constituency | Muhammad ShahzadBSP | 102 villages |
| Hardwar Rural assembly constituency | Anupama RawatINC | 96 villages |
| Bhagwanpur assembly constituency | Mamta RakeshINC | 81 villages |
| Khanpur assembly constituency | Umesh KumarIND | 78 villages |
| Jhabrera assembly constituency | Virendra KumarINC | 55 villages |
| Pirankaliyar assembly constituency | Furqan AhmadINC | 55 villages |
| Jwalapur assembly constituency | Ravi BahadurINC | 44 villages |
| B.H.E.L. Ranipur assembly constituency | Adesh ChauhanBJP | 31 villages |
ποΈ Tourism & treks in Haridwar
2 mapped points of interest across the district
π Haridwar travel guide
Haridwar is the Ganga's doorway to the plains, where the evening aarti at Har Ki Pauri is one of India's great daily sights.
Read the Haridwar travel guide βDistrict administration
As of 2026-07-03. Officers are transferred often, so check the district portal for the current DM, SDMs, SP/SSP and CDO.
- District Magistrate (DM)
- Mr. Mayur Dixit
- Office email
- dm-har-ua@nic.in
- Office phone
- 1376-232092
- Official portal
- haridwar.nic.in β
For SDMs (sub-divisional magistrates), tehsildars and other officers, see the βWhoβs Whoβ section on the official portal.
Development blocks in Haridwar
Schemes & subsidies in Haridwar
Category D - plains Β· Base subsidiesIndustrial plains (Haridwar, Udham Singh Nagar / SIDCUL belt). Base incentives (industry ~15-20%) but the best logistics & scale.
- π Mukhyamantri Swarozgar Yojana (MSY 2.0)Bank loan up to βΉ25 lakh with a 25% capital subsidy to start an enterprise
- π Mukhyamantri Ekal Mahila Swarozgar Yojana75% subsidy (up to βΉ1.5 lakh) for single women starting a small enterprise
- ποΈ Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali Tourism Self-Employment Scheme33% subsidy (up to βΉ15 lakh) for tourism units & vehicles in the hills
- ποΈ Deen Dayal Upadhyay Home Stay Development SchemeUp to 33% capital + interest subsidy to build or upgrade a homestay
- π Uttarakhand Mega Industrial & Investment Policy 2025Capital subsidy up to 20% + stamp-duty reimbursement for large investments