Local businesses in Haridwar
Listed in OpenStreetMap within 3.5 km of the city centre.
- Restaurants and cafes: 40
- Big Ben; Kapassa; Aanchal; Agarwal Vaishno Shudh Bhojnalaya; Amritsari Vaishno Punjabi Dhaba; Babu Lal Tea Stall; Bhagat Ji Bhojanalya; Bhagirathi; Food Palace; Gaurav
- Hotels and lodges: 33
- Hari Ganga Niwas, Haridwar - IHCL SeleQtions; Hotel Grey Castle; Hotel Swagat Palace; Maan Hotel; Hotel City Center; Hotel Lakshya; Shiv Inn; Aarti Hotel; Aasta Palace; Babua Hyness
- Salons and beauty shops: 1
- Clinics: 2
- Neelkanth Netralaya; Shah Clinic
Haridwar facts
- District
- Haridwar district
- Area
- about 23.56 sq km, about 314 m above sea level
- PIN codes
- 249401 (Haridwar)
- Places nearby
- Maya Devi Temple (Hindu Temple, 1 km), Gurdwara Gyan Godri Sahib (ancient religious site, 1 km), Mansa Devi Temple (Hindu Temple, 2 km), Chandi Devi Temple (Hindu Temple, 2 km)
- Local economy
- Haridwar is growing as an industrial township. The state agency SIIDCUL set up an integrated industrial estate in 2002, and over 650 companies are listed as allottees.
- Culture and food
- Meat, fish and eggs are not sold within Haridwar's city limits, a ban imposed in 2002 and upheld by the Supreme Court in 2004.
- History
- Haridwar means the Gateway to Vishnu, from hari for Vishnu and dvara for gateway, because pilgrims begin their journey to the shrines of the Himalayas here.
Sources: Census of India 2011, Wikipedia, Wikidata, India Post and OpenStreetMap. Last checked 14 October 2026.