Uttaranchal
Location of Uttaranchal
Capital	Dehradun 30.19° N 78.04° E
Largest city	Dehradun
Abbreviation	IN-UL
Official languages	Hindi, Garhwali, Kumaoni
Legislature  • Strength  • Governor  • Chief Minister	Unicameral 30 Sudarshan Aggarwal (list) Narayan Dutt Tiwari (list)
Formation	2000-11-09
Area	53,566 km² (18th)
Population (2001)	8,479,562 (19th)
Density	159/km²
Districts	13
Time zone	IST (UTC +5:30)
Image:Uttaranchalseal.png Seal of Uttaranchal
† Dehradun is the provisional capital of the state. The new capital is not yet decided

Uttaranchal (उत्तरांचल) 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. Uttaranchal borders Tibet in the north-east and Nepal to the south-east, while its neighbour states are Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. The provisional capital of Uttaranchal is Dehradun which is also a rail-head and largest city in the region. The small hamlet of Gairsen has been mooted as a future capital owing to its geographic centrality. The High Court of Uttaranchal is situated in the district of Nainital. The region is also known as Uttarakhand, which derives from the Sanskrit for North Country. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... India is divided into twenty-eight states and seven union territories (UTs). ... 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Dehradun, previously called Dehra Dunn, (देहरादून) is the capital city of Uttaranchal state of India nestled between the Himalayas and Shivalik Hills. ... Gairsen is a village in Uttaranchal, India which is being built as the states future capital. ... Nainital is a district of the state of Uttaranchal, India. ... 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. ...

Uttaranchal has traditionally been divided into two parts, the western half known as Garhwal and the eastern region going by the name of Kumaon. 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. ...

Uttaranchal is a region of outstanding natural beauty. Most of the northern parts of the state are covered by the high Himalayan ranges and glaciers, while the lower reaches are densely forested. 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. The Himalaya is a mountain range in Asia, separating the Indian subcontinent from 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) The Snow Leopard or Ounce (Uncia uncia) is a large cat native to the mountain ranges of central Asia. ... Binomial name Panthera pardus (Linnaeus, 1758) Leopards (Panthera pardus) are one of the four big cats of the genus Panthera. ... Tigers (Panthera tigris) are mammals of the Felidae family and one of four big cats in the Panthera genus. ... The River Ganges (Ganga in Indian languages) is a major river in northern India. ... Yamuna is a major river of northern India, with a total length of around 1370 km. ...

The tourism industry is a major contributor to the economy of Uttaranchal, with the Raj era hill-stations at Mussoorie, Almora, Ranikhet and Nainital being some of the most frequented destinations. To this region also belong some of the holiest Hindu shrines, and for almost 2000 years now pilgrims have been visiting the temples at Haridwar, Rishikesh, Badrinath and Kedarnath in the hope of salvation and purification from sin. The British Raj is an informal term for the British colonial administration of most of the Indian subcontinent, or present-day India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, also included from 1886 was Burma. ... Mussoorie is small hill station situated in the foothills of the Himalaya ranges in north India. ... Almora is a high-lying town at the foot of the Himalaya, 137 km (85 miles) north of Bareilly. ... raniketh is a hill station in uttaranchal. ... Nainital is a district of the state of Uttaranchal, India. ... Haridwar (also known as Hardwar) is a holy city in the state of Uttaranchal in northern India. ... Rishikesh is a holy city for Hindus located in the foothills of the Himalaya in northern India. ... Badrinath is a town in Uttaranchal, and is one of a group of four places in the Himalayas holy to the Hindus. ... Kedarnath is one of the four monasteries (called maths) holy to the Hindus. ...

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 plays host to some of the worst conceived big-dam projects in India such as the monstrously large Tehri dam on the Bhagirathi-Bhilangana rivers, conceived in 1953 and still incomplete. Tehri dam (October 2003) Tehri dam is a large dam located near Tehri in the Indian state of Uttaranchal. ...

People

The native people call themselves Garhwali/Kumaoni and majority of them are Hindus. Many also colloquially call themselves Pahari meaning "hill person" to distinguish themselves from Desis of the rest of India. Other ethnic communities in the region include Nepalis who have arrived over the past century, 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, Bengalis, and Tibetans 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. ... A Hindu is an adherent of Hinduism, the predominant religious, philosophical and cultural system of Bharat (India). ... 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 /dhey-see/ or /dhey-shee/, and alternatively spelled Deshi), is a subculture found amongst the South Asian diaspora. ... The Kingdom of Nepal, situated in the Himalaya, is the worlds only Hindu kingdom. ... The Bhotiya, also known as the Bhutia, lived in the trans-Himalayan region that divides India from Tibet. ... Gujjars (or Gurjara, the Sanskrit form found in some literature) are a Muslim Kshatriya subcaste widespread in western South Asia. ... Punjabi (sometimes spelled Panjabi) is the language of the Punjab regions of India and Pakistan. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Tibetan can refer to: A place or item from Tibet. ...

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. The Tharu are one of the major and indigenous ethnic groups of Nepal. ... The Terai, or Tarai (i. ... Punjab, 1903 Punjab Province, 1909 The Punjab (Meaning: Land of five Rivers) (also Panjab, Gurmukhi: ਪੰਜਾਬ, Shahmukhi: پنجاب) is a region straddling the border between India and Pakistan. ...

Kumaoni and Garhwali dialects are spoken is Kumaon and Garhwal region respectively. In various a mixture of both Kumaoni and Garhwali is also spoken. The city population however converse in Hindi.

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. The Himalaya is a mountain range in Asia, separating the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. ... An ecoregion is a relatively large area of land or water that contains a geographically distinct assemblage of natural communities. ... Subgenera Azaleastrum Candidastrum Hymenanthes Mumeazalea Pentanthera Rhododendron Therorhodion Tsutsusi Source: RBG, Edinburgh Rhododendron (from the Greek: rhodos, rose; dendron, tree) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae. ... 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 Valley of Flowers National Park and Nanda Devi National Park in Chamoli District, Jim Corbett National Park in Nainital District, Rajaji National Park in Haridwar District, and Govind Pashu Vihar National Park and Gangotri National Park in Uttarkashi District. Indias first National park was Hailey National Park, now Jim Corbett National Park, established in 1935. ... 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. ... Jim Corbett National Park was Indias first national park, located near Nainital in the state of Uttaranchal. ... Nainital is a district of the state of Uttaranchal, India. ... Haridwar (also known as Hardwar) is a holy city in the state of Uttaranchal in northern India. ...

Statistics

• Total Geographical area: 51,125 km²

Hill Area: 92.57%

Plain Area: 7.43%

Area Covered By Forest: 63%

• Location

Longitude 77° 34' 27" East to 81° 02' 22" E

Latitude 28° 53' 24" North to 31° 27' 50" N

• Total Population: 7,050,634 (Male : Female = 1000 : 976)

Male: % 51.91

Female: % 48.81

Rural Population: 76.90 %

Urban Population: 23.10 %

Other Minorities: 2.0 %(approx)

• Literacy Rate: 65%

• Villages: 15620

• Cities and Urban Areas: 81

• Railway Stations: Kotwara, Dehradun, Haridwar, Rishikesh, Haldwani, Lalkuan, Kathgodam, Tanakpur

• Airports: Pant Nagar, Nainisaine, Jolly Grant

• Major Peaks (height in m above sea level)

Gauri Parvat (6590), Gangotri (6614), Panch Chhuli( 6910), Nanda Devi (7816), Nanda Kot (6861), Kamet( 7756), Badrinath (7140), Trishul (7120), Chaukhamba (7138), Dunagiri (7066)

• Major Passes

Mana (5450), Nitipass (5070), Lipulekh( 5122), LumpiaDhura (5650)

• Industry

Tourism, Dairy, Agriculture, Horticulture, Floriculture, Sugar and other small scale industries

• Festivals

Uttarani, Nanda Devi Mela, Holi, Diwali, Dasara, Kandali, Hilljatra, Bikhoti, Bagwal, Harela, Ghugutee

• Events

Sardotasv, Basantotsav, Nanda Devi Raj Jat, Chipla Kedar Jaat, Kedarnath Yatra, Badrinath Yatra, Kumbh Mela, Ardh Kumbh Mela, Ramleela

• Trade Centers

Haldwani, Rudrapur, Tanakpur, Dehradun, Haridwar, Kotdwar, Rishikesh

Known as the Gateway to Kumaon, Haldwani (in the Nainital district) is one of the most populous towns in Uttaranchal. ... --152. ... 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. ... Holi or Phagwah ( Bhojpuri ) is an annual Hindu spring festival. ... Collections of Diyas Dīpãvali (also transliterated Deepavali; Sanskrit: row of lights) or Diwãli (contracted spelling) is the Hindu Festival of Lights and marks the victory of good over the evil. ... Dasara, also called Navaratri, is among the most important festivals celebrated in Southern India. ... Described as a powerful spiritual experience by the participants, the Nanda Dev Raj Jat is a pilgrimage stretching 280 kms through the Central Himalayas. ... Kedarnath is one of the four monasteries (called maths) holy to the Hindus. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Known as the Gateway to Kumaon, Haldwani (in the Nainital district) is one of the most populous towns in Uttaranchal. ...

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. Almora is a high-lying town at the foot of the Himalaya, 137 km (85 miles) north of Bareilly. ... Chamoli is a district of Uttaranchal state of India. ... Champawat is one of the 6 districts of Kumaon. ... Dehradun, previously called Dehra Dunn, (देहरादून) is the capital city of Uttaranchal state of India nestled between the Himalayas and Shivalik Hills. ... Haridwar (also known as Hardwar) is a holy city in the state of Uttaranchal in northern India. ... Nainital is a district of the state of Uttaranchal, India. ... Pauri is one of the Seven Districts of Garhwal region in Uttaranchal. ... Tehri is a town in Uttaranchal state, India. ... Udham singh nagar is in the famous Trai region of north 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. ...

From Census of India, 2001 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...

External links

Government

• Government of Uttaranchal Official site
• Uttaranchal Police

Community / Social Organisations

• The Young Uttaranchal Largest Uttaranchal Community on Web

Other sites related to Uttaranchal

• Uttaranchal Online An informative site for uttaranchal