Employment Notification Highlights
Cantonment Board of India: a List of All Cantonments and Cantonment Boards in India
If you wanted to know how many cantonments are there in India and what are the Cantonment boards and their official websites for recruitment, then this article is written just for you! We have provided here a full list of all of the Cantonment (Cantt) Boards and a brief overview about their administration, governing body, and recruitment process.
|
There are 64 Cantonment Boards or Cantts in India for Military Personnels or Indian Army Families and Ex servicemen. Official Website of Cantonment Board Recruitment Portal: www.canttboardrecruit.org App for Cantonment Board: CB e Services (on Google Playstore, Free). |
|
Cantonment Board of India Directorate General Defence Estates (DGDE), Ministry of Defence, Government of India. ACCIWA: All Cantonments Citizens’ Welfare Association Official Website of ACCIWA: www.canttindia.com |
A cantonment board is a civic administration body in India under control of the Ministry of Defence. It is directly administered by DGDE (Directorate General Defence Estates). DGDE comes under the Ministry of Defence.
The board comprises elected members besides ex-officio and nominated members as per the Cantonments Act, 2006. The term of office of a member of a board is five years.
A cantonment board consists of 8 elected members:
- Of which 3 nominated military members,
- 3 ex-officio members (station commander, garrison engineer and senior executive medical officer),
- 01 representative of the district magistrate.
DGDE (an Inter Services Organisation of the Ministry of Defence) directly controls the Cantonment Administration.
List of Cantonment Boards in India:
Find below listing of Cantonment Boards in India along with their contact details and addresses. To know about the most recent job vacancy in Cantt Areas, visit here: Cantonment Board Recruitment 2021.
List of Cantonments under Central Command:
|
||
|---|---|---|
| CENTRAL COMMAND Address: Principal Directorate Defence Estates, Ministry of Defence, Central Command, 17, Cariappa Road, Lucknow Cantt. – 226002, Ph- 0522-2482401 | ||
| S. No. | Name of Cantt. | Cantonment Address: |
| 1 | Agra | Cantonment Board B-114, Fatehpur Sikree Road Agra Cantt. UP-282001 |
| 2 | Allahabad | Cantonment Board, Allahabad U.P.- 263601 |
| 3 | Almora | Building No 5/102, Almora Cantt, UTTARANCHAL- 263601 |
| 4 | Bareilly | Building No. 54, Srpantaine Road, Bareilly Cantt , UP 243001 |
| 5 | Chakrata | Cantonment Board, Chakrata 248123 Uttrakhand |
| 6 | Clement Town | Cantonment Board Clement Town 48002, Uttrakhand |
| 7 | Danapur | Cantonment Board, Danapur Cantt., Patna BIHAR 801503 |
| 8 | Dehradun | Office of Cantonment Board,Garhi Cantt, Dehradun, Uttarakhand |
| 9 | Faizabad | Cantonment Board, Faizabad Cantt UP 224001 |
| 10 | Fatehgarh | Cantonment Board,Rajput Road,Fatehgarh Cantt, UP-209601 |
| 11 | Jabalpur | Building No.6, Morise Road,PB No. 14, Jabalpur Cantt MP 482001 |
| 12 | Kanpur | Cantonment Board Building No. 6, Turner Road Kanpur Cantt 208004 |
| 13 | Landour | Cantonment Board, Dehradun, Landour (Mansoori) UTTARAKHAND 248179 |
| 14 | Lansdowne | Cantonment Board, Staff Road, Dist Pouri Garhwal, Lansdowne Cantt UTTARAKHAND- 246002 |
| 15 | Lucknow | Lucknow Cantonment Board, 31-Nehru Road Lucknow Cantt UTTAR PRADESH 226002 |
| 16 | Mathura | Cantonment Board,Mathura Cantt UTTAR PRADESH-281002 |
| 17 | Meerut | Cantonment Board, 114-Chapel Street, Meerut Cantt UTTAR PRADESH 125001 |
| 18 | Mhow | Cantonment Board, Mhow Cantt MP 453441 |
| 19 | Nainital | Bhuvali Road, PO Tlalital, Nainital Cantt UTTARAKHAND 263002 |
| 20 | Pachmarhi | Cantonment Board Pachmarhi, Panchmarhi Cantt, MADHYA PRADESH 461881 |
| 21 | Ramgarh | Cantonment Board, Mair Road, Dist Hajari Bagh, Ramgarh Cantt JHARKHAND 829122 |
| 22 | Ranikhet | Cantonment Board, Ranikhet Cantt, UTTARAKHAND 263645 |
| 23 | Roorkee | Cantonment Board, Roorkee Cantt, UTTARAKHAND |
| 24 | Shahjahanpur | Cantonment Board, 17-A, Kariappa Marg, Shahjahanpur Cantt, UTTAR PRADESH 242001 |
| 25 | Varanasi | Varanasi Cantonment Board, B.No. 22, Varanasi Cantt, UTTAR PRADESH 221002 |
List of Cantonments under Eastern Command:
|
||
|---|---|---|
| EASTERN COMMAND Address: Principal Directorate Defence Estates, Ministry of Defence, Eastern Command, 13th Camac Street, 7th Floor, Kolkata- 700017, Ph- 033-22832856 | ||
| S. No. | Name of Cantt. | Cantonment Address: |
| 1 | Barrackpore | Cantonment Board Barrackpore , 77, Middle Road, Dist Pargana, Barrackpore Cantt, WEST BENGAL 700120 |
| 2 | Jalapahar | Cantonment Board, Jalapahar, Darzeeling, WEST BANGAL 734105 |
| 3 | Lebong | Cantonment Board, Dist Darzeeling, Lebong Cantt WEST BENGAL 734105 |
| 4 | Shillong | Cantonment Board, Shillong Cantt MEGHALAYA 793004 |
List of Cantonments under Northern Command:
|
||
|---|---|---|
| NORTHERN COMMAND Address: Principal Directorate Defence Estates, Ministry of Defence, Northern Command, Narwal Pain, PO. Satwari, Jammu Cantt. – 188003. Ph- 0191-2430600 | ||
| S. No. | Name of Cantt. | Cantonment Address: |
| 1 | Badamibagh | Cantonment Board, Badamibagh, Srinagar (Kashmir) J&K 190004 |
List of Cantonments under Western Command:
|
||
|---|---|---|
| WESTERN COMMAND Address: Principal Directorate Defence Estates, Ministry of Defence, Western Command, Kendriya Sadan, 5th Flor, Sector 9A, Chandigarh. Ph- 0172-2743932 | ||
| S. No. | Name of Cantt. | Cantonment Address: |
| 1 | Ambala Cantt | Cantonment Board B.No. 229, Race Course Road Ambala Cantt, HARYANA 133001 |
| 2 | Amritsar | Herkirat Road Amritsar Cantt 143001 PUNJAB |
| 3 | Bakloh | Cantonment Board Bakloh, HP 176305 |
| 4 | Dagshai | Cantonment Board Dagshai Cantt 173210 |
| 5 | Dalhousie | Cantonment Board, Dalhousi, HP 176305 |
| 6 | Delhi | Cantonment Board Delhi, Sadar Bazar, Delhi Cantt 110010 |
| 7 | Ferozepur | Building No. 83 Jhoke Road, Ferozpur, PUNJAB 152001 |
| 8 | Jalandhar | Cantonment Board, Jindal Road, Jalandhar Cantt PUNJAB 144005 |
| 9 | Jammu | Cantonment Board PO Satwari, Jammu Cantt J&K 180003 |
| 10 | Jutogh | Cantonment Board, Jutogh Cantt, Dist Solan HP 171008 |
| 11 | Kasauli | Cantonment Board Kasauli, Sakoch House, Lower Mal Kasauli HP- 173204 |
| 12 | Khasyol | Cantonment Board, Imperial Bank Building, Dharamshala Road, Khasyol Cantt, HP 173204 |
| 13 | Subathu | Cantonment Board,Maida Avenue, Dist Solan, Subhathu Cantt |
List of Cantonments under Southern Command:
|
||
|---|---|---|
| SOUTHERN COMMAND Address: Principal Directorate Defence Estates, Ministry of Defence, Southern Command, Manekji Mehta Road, Pune-411001, Ph- 020-26360552 | ||
| S. No. | Name of Cantt. | Cantonment Address: |
| 1 | Ahmednagar | Cantonment Board, Ahemadnagar Cantt, MAHARASHTRA- 414002 |
| 2 | Ahmedabad | Ahmedabad Cantt, GUJARAT – 38003 |
| 3 | Ajmer | Cantonment Board, Ajmer Cantt, RAJASTHAN 305001 |
| 4 | Aurangabad | Cantonment Board, Aurangabad Cantt, MAHARASHTRA -431002 |
| 5 | Babina | Cantonment Board, Station Road, Babina Cantt UP -284401 |
| 6 | Belgaum | Cantonment Board, Belgaum Cantt, KARNATAKA 590001 |
| 7 | Cannanore | Cantonment Board, Cannanore Cantt, KERALA 670017 |
| 8 | Dehuroad | Cantt. Board, Dehu Road Cantt, MAHARASHTRA 412101 |
| 9 | Deolali | Cantonment Board Deolali Cantt, MAHARASHTRA 422401 |
| 10 | Jhansi | Jhansi Cantonment Board, Subhash Marg, Jhansi Cantt, UP 284001 |
| 11 | Kamptee | Cantonment Board, Kamptee, MAHARASHTRA 411003 |
| 12 | Kirkee | Cantonment Board, Kirkee Cantt, MAHARASHTRA 411003 |
| 13 | Morar | Gwalior, Morar Cantt, GWALIOR, Madhya Pradesh |
| 14 | Nasirabad | Cantonment Board, Nasirabad Cantt, RAJASTHAN 305601 |
| 15 | Pune | Cantonment Board Pune, Golibar Maidan, Pune Cantt, MAHARASHTRA 411001 |
| 16 | Saugor | Cantonment Board, Sagaur Cantt, MP 470001 |
| 17 | Secunderabad | Cantonment Board, Secunderabad Cantt, AP-500003 |
| 18 | St. Thomas Mount | Cantonment Board Chennai, St. Thomous Mount, Chennai TAMIL NADU |
| 19 | Wellington | Cantonment Board, Wellington Cantt, TAMIL NADU 643232 |
Kanpur Cantonment Board is the largest Cantonment in India.