Editing Nainital (section)

==Demographics==
{{Historical population
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* 1881: [[The Imperial Gazetteer of India]]<ref name="igoi1886">{{cite book|last1=Hunter|first1=W. W.|title=The Imperial Gazetteer of India Volume VIII|date=1886|publisher=Trubner & Co.|location=London}}</ref>{{rp|82}}
* 1901–2011: District Census Handbook: Nainital<ref name="dchba">{{cite book|title=District Census Handbook Nainital Part-A|publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Uttarakhand|location=Dehradun|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0511_PART_A_DCHB_NAINITAL.pdf}}</ref>{{rp|509–510}}
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| 1881 | 6576
| 1891 | 8455 
| 1901 | 7609 
| 1911 | 10270
| 1921 | 11230
| 1931 | 9741 
| 1941 | 9539
| 1951 | 12350
| 1961 | 14495
| 1971 | 23986
| 1981 | 24835
| 1991 | 29837
| 2001 | 38630
| 2011 | 41377 
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[[File:Boat-Man at Naini Lake.jpg|thumb|A [[Kumaoni people|native]] boatman on the Naini Lake.]]
As of the [[2011 Indian census]], Nainital had a population of 41,377.<ref name=census2011>[http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/800331-nainital-uttarakhand.html Nainital Population Census 2011].</ref> Males constitute 52.3% of the population and females 47.7%, which gives the town a [[Human sex ratio|sex ratio]] of 911 women per every 1000 men, which is less than the Uttarakhand state average of 963 women per every 1000 men. The population density was 3527.45 people per square km.<ref name="dchba" /> There were 9,329 housing units in the town at an average density of 795.31 households per square km.<ref name="dchba" /> 9.54% of the population is under 6 years of age. In 2011, Nainital had an average literacy rate of 92.93%, higher than the Uttarakhand state average of 78.82% - around 96.09% males and 89.47% females in the town are literate.<ref name=census2011 />

A special Census taken in September 1880, at the height of the tourism season, returned a total population of 10,054 for the town.<ref name="igoi1886" /> However, the [[1881 Census of India|official Census in February 1881]] returned the population, then at its lowest, at 6,576. The population slightly rose in the following decade, rising to 8,455 in [[1891 Census of India|1891]]. After dropping to 7,609 in 1901, it remained steady in the coming two decades; 10,270 in 1911 and 11,230 in 1921. The population took another drop, when the 1931 and 1941 censuses returned a population of 9,741 and 9,539 respectively, but has seen a continuous rise since then, with subsequent census reports returning a population of 12350 in [[1951 Census of India|1951]], 14495 in [[1961 Census of India|1961]], 23986 in 1971, 24835 in 1981, 29837 in [[1991 Census of India|1991]], 38630 in [[2001 Census of India|2001]], and 41377 in [[2011 Census of India|2011]].

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|title=Religions in Nainital Town (2011)<ref name="census2011"/>
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{{bar percent|[[Hindus]]|darkorange|85.61}}
{{bar percent|[[Muslims]]|green|11.91}}
{{bar percent|[[Sikh]]|yellow|0.75}}
{{bar percent|[[Christians|Christian]]|red|0.92}}
{{bar percent|Others†|black|0.8}}
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[[Hinduism]] is the largest religion in Nainital, with 85.61% of residents identifying as [[Hindu]]s in the 2011 Census. The town's religious profile is highly diverse, Nainital has a significant number of people from [[Muslim]], [[Sikh]] and Christian communities. [[Islam]] is second most popular religion in town of Nainital with approximately 11.91% following it. [[Christianity in India|Christianity]] is followed by 0.92%, [[Jainism in India|Jainism]] by 0.01%, [[Sikhism in India|Sikhism]] by 0.75% and [[Buddhism in India|Buddhism]] by 0.77%. Approximately 0.02% of the population were either atheists or followed 'no particular religion'. Nainital in 1880 had a population of 10,054, which consisted of 6,862 Hindus, 1,748 Muslims, 1,348 Europeans, 34 Eurasians, 57 Native Christians and 5 'others'.<ref name="igoi1886" /> [[Kumaoni people|Kumaonis]] form the major part of the town's population along with people from all over India.
A person from Nainital is called ''Naintālwāl'' in Kumaoni. ''Wāl'' is the Kumaoni term for resident.

===Languages===
[[Hindi]] is the official language,<ref name="Langoff"/> while [[Sanskrit]] is the additional official language of the town.<ref name="sanskrit"/><ref name="sanskrit2"/>
[[Kumaoni language|Kumaoni]] is the native language and is the most spoken language in the town.<ref name="KumaoniEthnologue">{{cite web |title=Kumaoni |url=https://www.ethnologue.com/language/kfy |website=Ethnologue |access-date=23 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref> Hindi and English also serve as lingua franca between locals and tourists/outsiders.