General Information about the State

Northern

9 November 2000

Uttar Pradesh

Uttaranchal

January 1, 2007 by Uttaranchal (Alteration of Name Act , 2006

Nepal: To the southeast and China (Tibet): To the northeast

53,483 sq km

19th

Dehradun (Provisional), Bhararisain(Gairsain)- Summer

Temperate climate, which is classified as type “Et” according to Koppen’s climate classification

28^o 44′ & 31^o 28′ North 

77^o 35′ & 81^o 01′ East 

13

Garhwal and Kumaon

Chamoli, with a total area of 8,030 square kilometers

Champawat is the smallest district in Uttarakhand by area, covering 1,781 square kilometers

Pithoragarh 

Uttarkashi

Haridwar

Udham Singh Nagar

Pithoragarh, Champawat, and Udham Singh Nagar

Pithoragarh, Chamoli, and Uttarkashi

Pithoragarh

“Kedarkhand” (present day Garhwal) and “Manaskhand” (present day Kumaon)

Trans Himalayas – Great Himalayas – Mid Himalayas – Doon Valleys – Shiwaliks – Bhabar – Terai – Ganga Plain

Ganga and Yamuna

A glacier on its way down the valley leaves behind circular hollows in the heads of the valleys up in the mountains known as corries or cirque . When the ice melts, the cirque may develop into a tarn lake.

Tectonic Origin which is a Lake formed due to warping, bending & fracturing of earth crust

Temperate

ET = Tundra Type;

4 orders namely Inceptisols, Entisols, Mollisols and Alfisols

10,086,292

20th

males comprising 51.54% [5,137,773] , while females comprising 48.46% [4,948,519]

189 people

Haridwar ,with a population of 1,890,422 as of 2011.

Rudraprayag, with a population of 2,42,285 as of 2011.

rural with 69.77% of the population living in rural areas as of 2011.

18.81%

963

940

78.82%

72.98%

87.40%

70.01% 

Hinduism , 82.97% 

Muslim following Islam at 13.95%

Hindi is the official language of the state with 43% of the population speaking it

Sanskrit is the second official language [ Note In 2010, Uttarakhand became the first state in India to have Sanskrit as a second official language]

1. General Information about the State of Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand, is a state of India, located in part of the country crossed by the Himalayas, is popularly referred to as “the land of the gods” (Devbhumi) owing to its huge number of Hindu pilgrimage sites. Uttarakhand was formed on the Date of , when it was carved out of the State of to tackle and address shortfalls in development, unique socio-cultural and geography of this hilly plains unique geographical combination region. The Original Name of the State was changed to Uttarakhand on the Date of

Uttarakhand’s name is derived from the Sanskrit words uttara (उत्तर) meaning ‘north’, and khaṇḍa (खण्ड) meaning ‘section’ or ‘part’, altogether simply meaning ‘Northern Part’. The name finds mention in early Hindu scriptures as the combined region of . Uttarakhand was also the ancient Puranic term for the central stretch of the Indian Himalayas

2. State Symbols of Uttarakhand