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 Uttarakhand State

Uttarakhand is a state located in the north of India. It is the 27th state of India and the 11th state of the Himalayan region. It is also known as Devbhomi because it houses many temples of Hindu deities. The state is divided into two parts Garhwal and Kumaun.

Formation of the Uttarakhand State

On 9 November 2000 , Uttaranchal State was separated from the state of Uttar Pradesh. On 1 January 2007 , the name of Uttaranchal was changed to Uttarakhand. To the east of Uttarakhand are Nepal, Himanchal and Haryana in the west, Tibet in the north and Uttar Pradesh in the south. The capital city of Uttarakhand ( Dehradun ) is  Dehradun , which is the largest city in the state of Uttarakhand in terms of area.

Uttarakhand is also mentioned in the Vedic Puranas. In Hindu scriptures, Kumaon in Uttarakhand state is represented as Manaskhand and Garhwal as Kedarkhand. Based on the archaeological sources, it has been found that since ancient times, Uttarakhand has been home to humans.

Geographical structure

• Uttarakhand is the 27th state of India, which extends from 28º43 'to 31º27' northern latitudes and 77º34 'to 81º02' eastern longitude.
•  Its total area (Area) is 53,483 square kilometers, which is 1.69% of the total area of ​​the country and Uttarakhand is the 18th state of India in terms of area.
• Mountains are found on 86% of Uttarakhand and forests on 65% area.
• At the time of independence India was the only Himalayan kingdom 'Assam' (Assam) |  After that the second Himalayan state Jammu and Kashmir and the third Himalayan state Nagaland (Nagaland) became the 11th Himalayan state  in the same order   .
• Administrative (Administrative) Sight 13 District (District) in Uttarakhand | Including  7 Garhwal district  in the  6th District Kumau  in  |
•  The total population of the state (Population) 1,00,86,349 [census] (according to the Census) 2011, which is 0.83% of the country's total population |

Official language

Uttarakhand is the only state in India which  official language  Sanskrit  is |  Hindi is mainly spoken in the state of Uttarakhand, it is also the official language, along with Kumauni and Garhwali are also used, many other dialects are also used.

Origin of Uttarakhand name

Uttarakhand state of Sanskrit words  North (Uttara)  and  bays (Khand)  is composed of the | In which north means north direction and block means land, which means full north land or north side land.

Mass movements in Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand is also prominent because of several mass movements such as the Chipko movement led by women   led by Gaura Devi to stop the indiscriminate felling of trees  , other movements like -  Kuli Begar Movement, Dola Palki Movement  etc. There have also been major movements.

District in Uttarakhand

There are a total of 13 districts in the state of Uttarakhand, whose names are as follows -

i. Pithoragarh, 

ii. Almora, 

iii. Bageshwar, 

iv. Champawat, 

v. Nainital, 

vi. Uttarkashi, 

vii. Udham Singh Nagar, 

viii. Tehri Garhwal,

 ix. Rudraprayag, 

x. Pauri Garhwal,

 xi. Haridwar, 

xii. Dehradun, 

xiii. Chamoli

Main Point UK GK

• Establishment of Uttarakhand (Uttaranchal before 1 January 2007) - 9 November 2000
• Area of Dehradun Uttarakhand - 53,483 square kilometers
• India Location among all the states of India - 18th state:
• Number of districts in Uttarakhand - 13 Districts,
• 2011 According to the census of Uttarakhand the total population of the state - 1,00,86,349
• population of Uttarakhand, India is 0.83% of the total population of the country
• the largest city by area in Nainital - Dehradun
• official language - Hindi, Sanskrit
• gender according to the 2011 census - 963 / 1000   (male / female)
• Official Website -  www.uk.gov.in

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