State Information

State Info

Status Of Uttaranchal
Uttaranchal became the 27th state of the Republic of India on the 9th of November 2000. The State Uttaranchal is carved out of Uttar Pradesh. It occupies 17.3% of India?s total land area with 51,125 sq. km. It has a population of about 6.0 million at 94.4 per sq. km. International borders touched by the border of state of Uttaranchal are Tibet, Nepal Neighbor states are Himachal Pradesh and Utter Pradesh.

The capital of state Uttaranchal is Dehradun which is surrounded beautiful mountains and natural beauty.
The Honorable High Court of state Uttaranchal is situated in District Nainital.

Some facts Of State Uttaranchal
Total Geographical area	51125 Sq. Km
Hill Area	92.57%
Plains Area	7.43%
Area Covered By Forest	63%
Total Literacy	65 %
?Location	Longitude 77 ?34' 27" East to 81deg 02' 22" E Latitude 28? 53' 24" North to 31deg 27' 50" N
Total Population	70,50,634 (Male : Female =1000 : 976)
Male	51.91 %
Female	48.81 %
Rural Population	76.90 %
Urban Population	23.10 %
S.T.Population	17.48 %
S.C.Population	3.10 %
Other Minorities	2.0 % (approx)
Literacy Rate	65 %
Total No. Of Districts	13
Name Of Districts	Almora, Bageshwar, Champawat, Chamol, Nainital, Dehradun, Haridwar, Tehri, Uttarkashi, Puari, Udham Singh Nagar, Pithoragarh and Rudraprayag
Total No. Of Villege	15620
Total No. Of city or Urban	Area 81
No of Railway Stations	5 (Major) Kathgodam, Dehradun, Haridwar, Rishikesh, LalKauwn
No. of Airports	3 (Pant Nagar, Nainisaine ,jollyGrant)
Major
Major Rivers	Ganga, Yamuna And Kali (Sharada)
Major Mountain Range(Peaks)(height in Mts.)	Gauri Parvat (6590),Gangotri(6614), Panchuly(6910), Nanda Devi(7816), Nanda Kot (6861) Kameth(7756) badrinath(7140), Trishul(7120), Chaukhamba(7138), Dunagiri(7066) etc.
Major Pass	Mana (5450), Nitipass(5070) Lipulekh(5122), LumpiaDhura (5650)
Resources	Water, Forest, Dairy, Woolen, Herb, Medicine, Fruit, Land etc.
Industry	Tourism, Dairy, Agriculture, Horticulture, Floriculture, Sugar and other small scale industries
Major Festivals	Uttarani, Nanda devi Mela, Holi, Dipawali, Kandali, Hilljatra, Bikhoti,Bagwal, Harela, Ghuguteeetc.
Major Events	Sardoutasv, Bansntoutsav, Nanda Devi Rajjaat, Chipla Kedar Jaat, Kadernath Yatra, Badrinath Yatra, Kumbh Mela, Ardh Kumbh Mela, Ramleela, Dashara
Major Species Of Trees	Shoria Robusta, Agile Marmilos, Embica Aaficinelis, Cigigime Quiminy, Bombex Shiva, Ajadyrecta Indica, Junglash regia, Cidres Devdaar, Betula Utilus, Rhododendhren Arbhenium, Pine, Tectona Grandish etc.
Major Species Of Herb (Some of the species of herb are very rare and these are included in the list of endangered species.)	Cordyceps sinnesis, Sinoarundinaria falcata, Aehmanthera gossypina, Meizotropic pillita, Morchell esculenta, Terachycarpus takin, Wyrtex Nirgundo, Geradernia hetrofila, Barebris aristata, Scentla ascetica etc.
Major Trade Centers	Haldwani, Rudrapur, Tanakpur, Dehradun, Haridwar, Kotdwar, Rishikesh.