Haridwar is a district of Uttaranchal state, India. The headquarter is at Haridwar. Uttaranchal (à¤à¤¤à¥à¤¤à¤°à¤¾à¤à¤à¤²) became the 27th state of the Republic of India on November 9, 2000 after a relatively short and peaceful struggle by its people in the 1990s, having previously comprised part of Uttar Pradesh. ... Haridwar (also known as Hardwar) is a holy city in the Haridwar District in the state of Uttaranchal in northern India. ...