Local businesses in Haridwar
Listed in OpenStreetMap within 3.5 km of the city centre.
- Hospitals: 14
- Daksh Balaji Ortho Hospital; Devbhoomi Hospital; Dr Mehras Nursing Home and Hospital; Ganga Valley Hospital; Maxwell Janjeevan Hospital; Mishra Maternity Hospital; Ramakrishna Mission Sevashrama, Haridwar; Shiv Shakti Hospital; Matrichaya Hospital; Ramkrishan Mission Hospital
- Clinics: 2
- Neelkanth Netralaya; Shah Clinic
- Dental clinics: 1
- Kripayanam Dental Care
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)
- 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.
- Geography
- At Haridwar the Ganga leaves the mountains and reaches the plains, flowing in a series of channels.
Sources: Census of India 2011, Wikipedia, Wikidata, India Post and OpenStreetMap. Last checked 14 October 2026.