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Uttaranchal pronunciation (help· info) (Hindi: उत्तरांचल) became the 27th state of the Republic of India on November 9, 2000. Uttaranchal borders Tibet (China) to the north and Nepal to the east, while its neighbour states are Himachal Pradesh to the west and Uttar Pradesh (of which it formed a part before 2000) in the south. The region is traditionally referred to as Uttarakhand in Hindu scriptures and old literature, a term which derives from the Sanskrit for Northern Country. In August 2006, the Union Cabinet assented to the demand of the state government and region's social movments to change the name of the state back to Uttarakhand. The provisional capital of Uttaranchal is Dehra Dun which is also a rail-head and the largest city in the region. The small hamlet of Gairsen has been mooted as the future capital owing to its geographic centrality but controversies and lack of resources have led Dehra Dun to be the provisional capital. The High Court of the state is in Nainital. 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Uttarakhand presently called Uttaranchal is the ancient name for the stretch of Indian Himalayas that borders the Himachal ranges in the west, and Nepal in the east. ... Uttarakhand presently called Uttaranchal is the ancient name for the stretch of Indian Himalayas that borders the Himachal ranges in the west, and Nepal in the east. ... Dehradun (देहरादून) is a capital city of Uttaranchal state of India nestled between the Himalayas and Shivaliks ranges. ... Gairsen is a village in Uttaranchal, India which is being built as the states future capital. ... Nainital and lake in the winter. ...

Uttaranchal is a region of outstanding natural beauty. Most of the northern parts of the state are part of Greater Himalya ranges, covered by the high Himalayan peaks and glaciers, while the lower foothills were densely forested till denuded by the British log merchants and forest contractors after independence. Recent efforts in forestation, however, have been successful in restoring the situation to some extent. The unique Himalayan ecosystem plays host to a large number of animals (including bharal, snow leopards, leopards and tigers), plants and rare herbs. Two of India's mightiest rivers, the Ganga and the Yamuna take birth in the glaciers of Uttaranchal, and are fed by myriad lakes, glacial melts and streams in the region. Perspective view of the Himalaya and Mount Everest as seen from space looking south-south-east from over the Tibetan Plateau. ... Binomial name Pseudois nayaur Hodgson, 1833 The bharal or Himalayan blue sheep is a caprid found in the high Himalayas of Nepal, Tibet, China, and Jammu and Kashmir. ... Binomial name Uncia uncia Schreber, 1775 Synonyms Panthera uncia The Snow Leopard (Uncia uncia[1] or Panthera uncia[2]), also known in some instances as the Ounce, is a large cat native to the mountain ranges of central and south Asia. ... Binomial name Panthera pardus (Linnaeus, 1758) Synonyms Felis pardus Linnaeus, 1758 The leopard (Panthera pardus) is one of the four big cats of the genus Panthera. ... Binomial name Panthera tigris (Linnaeus, 1758) Distribution of tigers in 1900 (red) and 1990 (green) Synonyms Felis tigris Linnaeus, 1758 Tigris striatus Severtzov, 1858 Tigris regalis Gray, 1867 Tigers (Panthera tigris) are mammals of the Felidae family and one of four big cats in the Panthera genus. ... This article is about the river. ... The Triveni Sangam, or the intersection of Yamuna River and Ganges River. ...

The tourism industry is a major contributor to the economy of Uttaranchal, with the Corbett National Park and Tiger Reserve and the nearby hill-stations of Nainital and Bhimtal and several other hill-stations like Mussoorie, Almora and Ranikhet being among the most frequented destinations of India. To this region, aptly called "land of the Gods" (Devbhoomi), also belong some of the holiest Hindu shrines, and for almost 2000 years now, pilgrims have been visiting the temples at Haridwar, Badrinath, Kedarnath and Jageshwar in the hope of salvation and purification from sin. Rishikesh near Haridwar has the major spiritual and yoga centers of India. Gangotri and Yamunotri, the sources of the Ganges and Yamuna also fall in this region and are revered by many. Besides these most popular pilgrim centers, the state has an abundance of temples and shrines, references to most of which can be found in Hindu scriptures and legends. The architecture of most of these temples is typical of the region and slightly different from other parts of India, the ancient temples at Jageshwar being the most popular for their architectural importance. A herd of Indian wild elephants at Corbett national park. ... Nainital and lake in the winter. ... Mussoorie is a city and a municipal board, about 30 km from and in Dehradun district in the Indian state of Uttaranchal. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Ranikhet is a hill station and tourist resort town in the Kumaon district of India. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... ... Kedarnath is one of the four monasteries (called maths) holy to the Hindus. ... Rishikesh (also spelt Hrishikesh, another name for Lord Vishnu), in the state of Uttaranchal, is a holy city for Hindus located in the foothills of the Himalaya in northern India. ... --152. ... The Shrine of Yamunotri, source of river Yamuna is situated in the direction opposite to Gangotri (source of the Ganges). ... Early morning on the Ganges The River Ganges (Ganga in Indian languages) (Devanagiri गंगा) is a major river in northern India. ... The Triveni Sangam, or the intersection of Yamuna River and Ganges River. ...

Uttaranchal is comprised of two regions, the western half known as Garhwal and the eastern region going by the name of Kumaon, the two having different chieftains in history and different lingual and cultural influences due to proximity and neighbourhood of different cultures. The inseparable and complementary nature of their geography, economy, culture, language and traditions, however, has created strong bondages between the two regions. Garhwal, or Gurwal, is a region and administrative division of Uttaranchal state, India, lying in the Himalayas. ... Kumaon is one of the two regions and administrative divisions of Uttaranchal, a hilly (and mountainous) state of northern India, the other being Garhwal. ...

Recent developments in the region include initiatives by the state government to capitalise on the burgeoning tourist trade as well as tax incentives to lure high-tech industry to the state. The state also has big-dam projects, controversial and often criticised in India, such as the very large Tehri dam on the Bhagirathi-Bhilangana rivers, conceived in 1953 and about to reach completion. Tehri dam (November 2004) Tehri dam is the main dam of the Tehri Hydel Project, a major power project located near Tehri in the state of Uttaranchal in India. ...

People

The native people call themselves Garhwali/Kumaoni and more than 90% of them are Hindus, ethnically belonging to the Indo-aryan group. Many also colloquially call themselves Pahari meaning "hill person" to distinguish themselves from Desis of the rest of India. Most of them identify themselves in the upper castes. Other ethnic communities in the region include Nepali who have arrived over the past century from the neighbouring country of Nepal, and the Tibatan migrants settled called as the Jadh, Marcha and Shauka on the Indo-Tibetan frontier, collectively known as the Bhotiya, and nomadic cattle herders known as Gujjar in the southern Terai region. Many Punjabis after the partition of India, Bengalis, and Tibetans of Eastern Tibet region (KHAMPA) have also settled in the southern plains part of the state. People belonging to the hilly Garhwal subdivision of Uttaranchal. ... Variously used to signify the people or the local dialect of Kumaon, a region in the Indian Himalayas. ... This article discusses the adherents of Hinduism. ... Pahari (also known as Pahaari), is a crude word referring to all the different and varied dialects of communities living in the Indian part of central Himalayan range. ... Desi (pronounced // or //, Devanagari: à¤¦à¥‡à¤¸à¥€, Nastaliq: Ø¯ÛŒØ³ÛŒ and alternatively spelled deshi), is a term that can refer to people of South Asian origin. ... Nepali could mean: Nepali — A citizen of the country of Nepal. ... The Bhotiya, also known as the Bhutia, lived in the trans-Himalayan region that divides India from Tibet. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Punjabi people (Punjabi: Shahmukhi: Ù¾Ù†Ø¬Ø§Ø¨ÛŒ; Gurmukhi: à¨ªà©°à¨œà¨¾à¨¬à©€ also Panjabi people) are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group from South Asia. ... The Bengali people are the ethnic community from Bengal (divided between India and Bangladesh) in Indian subcontinent with a history going back more than two millennia. ... Ethnolinguistic Groups of Tibet, 1967 ( See entire map, which includes a key) Ethnic Tibetan autonomous entities set up by the Peoples Republic of China. ...

The Tharu and Buksha can also be found in the hilly Terai region, although these areas are now heavily populated by a mixed population from Punjab and the adjoining plains. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Terai, or Tarai (i. ... Punjab, 1903 Punjab Province, 1909 Punjab (Persian: â€Ž, meaning Land of the five Rivers) (c. ...

Kumaoni and Garhwali dialects are spoken is Kumaon and Garhwal region respectively. Jaunsari and Bhotia is also spoken in the region by some Tribal Communities. In various regions a mixture of both Kumaoni and Garhwali is also spoken. The city population however converse mostly in Hindi. Variously used to signify the people or the local dialect of Kumaon, a region in the Indian Himalayas. ... People belonging to the hilly Garhwal subdivision of Uttaranchal. ... Kumaon is one of the two regions and administrative divisions of Uttaranchal, a hilly (and mountainous) state of northern India, the other being Garhwal. ... Garhwal, or Gurwal, is a region and administrative division of Uttaranchal state, India, lying in the Himalayas. ... The Bhutias are people of Tibetan origin, who migrated to Sikkim, India after the 15th century through Bhutan, where they are also known as Ngalop and constitute half of the countrys population. ...

The majority of people in this state are Rajputs. A Rajput (possibly from Sanskrit rāja-putra, son of a king) is a member of a prominent caste who live throughout northern and central India, primarily in the northwestern state of Rajasthan. ...

Geography

Uttaranchal lies on the south slope of the mighty Himalaya range, and the climate and vegetation vary greatly with elevation, from glaciers at the highest elevations to tropical forests at the lower elevations. The highest elevations are covered by ice and bare rock. The Western Himalayan Alpine Shrub and Meadows ecoregion lies between 3000-3500 and 5000 meters elevation; tundra and alpine meadows cover the highest elevations, transitioning to Rhododendron-dominated shrublands below. The Western Himalayan subalpine conifer forests lie just below the tree line; at 3000-2600 meters elevation they transition to the Western Himalayan broadleaf forests, which lie in a belt from 2,600 to 1,500 meters elevation. Below 1500 meters elevation lies western end of the drier Terai-Duar savanna and grasslands belt, and the Upper Gangetic Plains moist deciduous forests. This belt is locally known as Bhabhar.These lowland forests have mostly been cleared for agriculture, but a few pockets remain. Perspective view of the Himalaya and Mount Everest as seen from space looking south-south-east from over the Tibetan Plateau. ... An ecoregion, sometimes called a bioregion, is a relatively large area of land or water that contains a geographically distinct assemblage of natural communities. ... Subgenera Azaleastrum Candidastrum Hymenanthes Mumeazalea Pentanthera (Azaleas) Rhododendron Therorhodion Tsutsusi (Azaleas) Vireya Source: RBG, Edinburgh Rhododendron (from the Greek: rhodos, rose, and dendron, tree) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae. ... The Terai or Tarai (moist land) is a belt of marshy grasslands, savannas, and forests at the base of the Himalaya range in India, Nepal, and Bhutan, from the Yamuna River in the west to the Brahmaputra River in the east. ... The Upper Gangetic Plains moist deciduous forests is a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion of northern India. ... Bhabhar is a region in the Lower Himalayas mostly covering the Kumaon and Garhwal divisions in the Indian state of Uttaranchal. ...

Indian National Parks in Uttaranchal include the Jim Corbett National Park (the oldest national park of India) at Ramnagar in Nainital District, Valley of Flowers National Park and Nanda Devi National Park in Chamoli District, Rajaji National Park in Haridwar District, and Govind Pashu Vihar National Park and Gangotri National Park in Uttarkashi District. Indias first National Park (IUCN Category II Protected area) was Hailey National Park, now Jim Corbett National Park, established in 1935. ... A herd of Indian wild elephants at Corbett national park. ... Nainital and lake in the winter. ... Valley of flowers is the name of the Himalayan area in Uttaranchal, India. ... Nanda Devi is the highest mountain which is completely within the territory of India and was also the highest mountain in the British Empire at its fullest extent. ... Chamoli is a district of Uttaranchal state of India. ... A national park that encompasses the Shivaliks, near the feet of the Himalayas. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... A national park located in Uttaranchal, India. ... Uttarkashi District, also known as Uttar Kashi District, is a district of Uttaranchal state in northern India. ...

Berinag and Chaukori are tiny, pristine hill stations with spectacular views of the Himalaya peaks. a Himalayan peak Berinag, a tiny hill station, is located 10 km from Chaukori in the Pithoragarh district, the most eastern Himalayan district in the state of Uttaranchal , India. ... Himalayan peak Chaukori is a tiny hill station in the Pithoragarh district set among the lofty peaks, of the western Himalayan Range in the Kumaon Division of Uttar Pradesh, India. ... Perspective view of the Himalaya and Mount Everest as seen from space looking south-south-east from over the Tibetan Plateau. ...

Statistics

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Districts

Uttaranchal is divided into 13 districts: Almora, Bageshwar, Chamoli, Champawat, Dehradun, Haridwar, Nainital, Pauri (Pauri Garhwal), Pithoragarh, Rudraprayag, Tehri (Tehri Garhwal), Udham Singh Nagar, and Uttarkashi. These districts form two divisions; Garhwal division includes Chamoli, Dehradun, Haridwar, Pauri Garhwal, Rudraprayag, Tehri, and Uttarkashi districts, and Kumaon division includes Almora, Bageshwar, Champawat, Nainital, Pithoragarh, and Udham Singh Nagar. Image File history File links Uttaranchal_districts. ... Image File history File links Uttaranchal_districts. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Bageshwar is a town in Uttaranchal state of northern India. ... Chamoli is a district of Uttaranchal state of India. ... Champawat is one of the 6 districts of Kumaon. ... Dehradun , previously called Dehra Doon, (Hindi: à¤¦à¥‡à¤¹à¤°à¤¾à¤¦à¥‚à¤¨) is the capital city of the state Uttaranchal (now renamed Uttarakhand)in India, and the headquarters of Dehradun District. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Nainital and lake in the winter. ... Pauri is one of the Seven Districts of Garhwal region in Uttaranchal. ... Pithoragarh is a Himalayan town in Pithoragarh District of Uttaranchal state of India. ... Rudraprayag is a town and a nagar panchayat in Rudraprayag District in the Indian state of Uttaranchal. ... Tehri is a city and a municipal board in Tehri Garhwal District in the Indian state of Uttaranchal. ... Udham singh nagar is in the famous Trai region of north India. ... Uttarkashi District, also known as Uttar Kashi District, is a district of Uttaranchal state in northern India. ... Garhwal, or Gurwal, is a region and administrative division of Uttaranchal state, India, lying in the Himalayas. ... Kumaon is one of the two regions and administrative divisions of Uttaranchal, a hilly (and mountainous) state of northern India, the other being Garhwal. ...

Economy

Uttaranchal's gross state domestic product for 2004 is estimated at $6 billion in current prices. Born out of partition of Uttar Pradesh, the new state of Uttaranchal produces about 8% of the output of the old Uttar Pradesh state. Consolidated Finvest and Holdings, a S&P CNX 500 conglomerate has its corporate office in Uttaranchal. It reported a gross income of Rs.137 million for 2005. ^{[citation needed]}

Education

Uttaranchal has educational institutions of major importance to India and the world. It is home to the oldest engineering college of the country, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (formerly University of Roorkee). Other universities of prime importance include the G. B. Pant University and Kumaon University. Historically, Uttaranchal is believed to be the land where the Vedas and the Shastras were composed and the great epic, the Mahabharata, was written. Today, Rishikesh (near Hardwar) is widely considered the Yoga capital of the world. The current literacy rate in Uttaranchal is 72% which is higher than the National Literacy rate.

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Union territories: Andaman and Nicobar Islands • Chandigarh • Dadra and Nagar Haveli • National Capital Territory of Delhi • Daman and Diu • Lakshadweep • Puducherry India is subdivided into twenty-eight states and seven union territories; the states and territories are themselves further subdivided. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_India. ... Andhra Pradesh : (Telugu: à°†à°‚à°§à±à°° à°ªà±à°°à°¦à±‡à°¶à±, Urdu: Ø¢Ù†Ø¯Ú¾Ø±Ø§ Ù¾Ø±Ø¯ÛŒØ´, IPA: ), is a state in South India. ... Arunachal Pradesh (Hindi: Aruá¹‡Äcal PradeÅ›, Chinese: è—å— Zangnan) is a state of India. ... Assam (Assamese: à¦…à¦¸à¦® Ã”xÃ´m) is a northeastern state of India with its capital at Dispur - now a part of Guwahati. ... BihÄr (HindÄ«: à¤¬à¤¿à¤¹à¤¾à¤°, IPA: , ) is a poor, largely agricultural state of the Indian union situated in the eastern part of the country. ... Chhattisgarh (Chhattisgarhi/Hindi: à¤›à¤¤à¥à¤¤à¥€à¤¸à¤—à¤¢à¤¼, IPA: / /) , a state in central India, formed when the sixteen Chhattisgarhi speaking southeastern districts of Madhya Pradesh gained statehood on November 1, 2000. ... For other uses, see Goa (disambiguation). ... GujarÄt (GujarÄtÄ«: , IPA: , ) is the most industrialized state in the Republic of India with 19. ... Haryana (Hindi: , IPA: / /) is a state in north India. ... Himachal Pradesh (Hindi: à¤¹à¤¿à¤®à¤¾à¤šà¤² à¤ªà¥à¤°à¤¦à¥‡à¤¶, IPA: ), formerly the Punjab Hill States, is a mostly mountainous state in northern India. ... Jammu and Kashmir (IPA: , Kashmiri: Ø¬Û„Ù… ØªÙ•Û Ú©Ù”Ø´ÙÛŒØ± à¤œà¥à¤µà¤® à¤¤à¥’ à¤•à¥…à¤¶à¥€à¤°, Urdu:Ø¬Ù…ÙˆÚº Ùˆ Ú©Ø´Ù…ÛŒØ±, Hindi:à¤œà¤®à¥à¤®à¥‚ à¤”à¤° à¤•à¤¶à¥à¤®à¥€à¤°) (often abbreviated as Kashmir), is the northern-most state of Republic of India, lying mostly in the Himalayan mountains. ... Jharkhand (Hindi: à¤à¤¾à¤°à¤–à¤‚à¤¡, Bengali: à¦à¦¾à¦¡à¦¼à¦–à¦£à§à¦¡,IPA: ) is a state in eastern India. ... KarnÄtakÄ (Kannada: à²•à²¨à²¾à³¯à²Ÿà²•) (IPA: ) is one of the four southern states of India. ... (IPA: ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of southwestern India. ... Madhya PradeÅ› (HindÄ«: à¤®à¤§à¥à¤¯ à¤ªà¥à¤°à¤¦à¥‡à¤¶, English: , IPA: ), often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. ... Maharashtra (Marathi: à¤®à¤¹à¤¾à¤°à¤¾à¤·à¥à¤Ÿà¥à¤° , English: , IPA: ) is Indias third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. ... Manipur (Hindi: à¤®à¤£à¤¿à¤ªà¥à¤°) is a state in northeastern India making its capital in the city of Imphal. ... Meghalaya (à¤®à¥‡à¤˜à¤¾à¤²à¤¯ in DevanÄgarÄ«) is a small state in north-eastern India. ... Mizoram (Hindi: à¤®à¤¿à¤œà¤¼à¥‹à¤°à¤®) is one of the Seven Sister States in North-Eastern India on the border with Burma. ... Nagaland (Hindi: à¤¨à¤¾à¤—à¤¾à¤²à¥ˆà¤‚à¤¡) Nagaland is a vibrant hill state located in the extreme North Eastern part of India in northeast India. ... Orissa (Devanagari: à¤‰à¤¡à¤¼à¥€à¤¸à¤¾) is a state situated in the east coast of India. ... Punjab (Punjabi: , Hindi: , IPA: ) (Also spelled Panjab) is a state in northwest India. ... RÄjasthÄn (DevanÄgarÄ«: à¤°à¤¾à¤œà¤¸à¥à¤¥à¤¾à¤¨, IPA: ) is the largest state of the Republic of India in terms of area. ... Sikkim (also Sikhim) (DevanÄgarÄ«: à¤¸à¤¿à¤•à¥à¤•à¤¿à¤® ) is a landlocked Indian state nestled in the Himalayas. ... Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ... Tripura (Bengali: à¦¤à§à¦°à¦¿à¦ªà§à¦°à¦¾, Hindi: à¤¤à¥à¤°à¤¿à¤ªà¥à¤°à¤¾) is a state in North East India. ... Uttar Pradesh (Hindi: , Urdu: â€Ž, translation: Northern Province, IPA: , ), also popularly known by its abbreviation U.P. It is the most populous and fifth largest state in the Union of India. ... West Bengal (Bengali: à¦ªà¦¶à§à¦šà¦¿à¦®à¦¬à¦™à§à¦—, PoshchimbÃ´Å‹go) is a state in eastern India. ... Map of Andaman and Nicobar Islands with an extra detailed area around Port Blair The Andaman & Nicobar Islands (Tamil: à®…à®¨à¯à®¤à®®à®¾à®©à¯ à®¨à®¿à®•à¯‹à®ªà®¾à®°à¯ à®¤à¯€à®µà¯à®•à®³à¯, Hindi: à¤…à¤‚à¤¡à¤®à¤¾à¤¨ à¤”à¤° à¤¨à¤¿à¤•à¥‹à¤¬à¤¾à¤° à¤¦à¥à¤µà¥€à¤ª) is a union territory of India. ... Chandigarh (Punjabi: , Hindi: , pronunciation: ) also called The City Beautiful, is a city in India that serves as the capital of two states: Punjab and Haryana. ... Dadra and Nagar Haveli (Gujarati: àª¦àª¾àª¦àª°àª¾ àª…àª¨à«‡ àª¨àª—àª° àª¹àªµà«‡àª²à«€, Hindi: à¤¦à¤¾à¤¦à¤°à¤¾ à¤”à¤° à¤¨à¤—à¤° à¤¹à¤µà¥‡à¤²à¥€, Urdu: Ø¯Ø§Ø¯Ø±Û Ø§ÙˆØ± Ù†Ú¯Ø± ØÙˆÛŒÙ„ÛŒ, Portuguese: DadrÃ¡ e Nagar-Aveli) is a Union Territory in western India. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Delhi. ... Daman and Diu (Portuguese: Gujarati is the main language; use of Portuguese is declining because it is not official or taught at school (but still spoken by 10% in Daman). ... Lakshadweep ( ; Malayalam: à´²à´•àµà´·à´¦àµà´µàµ€à´ªàµ, []) is the smallest union territory of India. ... Map of Puducherry Region, Union Territory of Puducherry, India Puducherry (Tamil: à®ªà¯à®¤à¯à®šà¯à®šà¯‡à®°à®¿ / à®ªà¯à®¤à¯à®µà¯ˆ) (formerly Pondicherry) is a Union Territory of India. ...

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