Names edit

• Common English name(s): Uttarakhand
  • Pronunciation: /ˌʊtəˈrɑːkʌnd/
• Official English name(s): Uttarakhand
• Nickname(s): Devabhumi ("Land of the Gods")
• Adjectival(s): Uttarakhandi
• Demonym(s): Uttarakhandi

Rankings (amongst States and Union Territories of India) edit

• by area: 19th
• by elevation: 2nd
• by population (2011): 21st
• by population density (2011): 27th
• by gross domestic product (GDP nominal) (2017–18): 19th
• by gross domestic product (GDP nominal) per capita: 9th
• by Human Development Index (HDI) (2017): 19th
• by life expectancy at birth (2010–2014): 3rd
• by sex ratio: 14th
• by literacy rate (2011): 17th

• Geography of Uttarakhand
  • Uttarakhand is: a State of India
  • Population of Uttarakhand: 10,116,752
  • Area of Uttarakhand: 53,483 km²
  • Atlas of Uttarakhand

Environment of Uttarakhand edit

• Environment and Forests Department

Ecoregions of Uttarakhand edit

• Western Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows
• Western Himalayan subalpine conifer forests
• Himalayan subtropical pine forests
• Western Himalayan broadleaf forests
• Himalayan subtropical broadleaf forests
• Terai-Duar savanna and grasslands
• Upper Gangetic Plains moist deciduous forests

Natural geographic features of Uttarakhand edit

• Great Himalayas
• Garhwal Himalayas
• Sivalik Hills
• Bhabar
• Terai
• Doab
• Indo-Gangetic Plain
• Ganges Basin
• Mountains peaks of Uttarakhand
• Lakes of Kumaon hills

Location of Uttarakhand edit

• Uttarakhand is situated within the following regions:
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Eastern Hemisphere
    • Eurasia
      • Asia
        • South Asia
          • Indian subcontinent
            • India
              • North India
• Time zone: Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30)

Regions of Uttarakhand edit

Administrative divisions of Uttarakhand edit

• Administrative divisions of Uttarakhand
  • Districts of Uttarakhand
    • Tehsils of Uttarakhand
    • Community development blocks of Uttarakhand
      • Urban local bodies of Uttarakhand

Districts of Uttarakhand, by division edit

• Kumaon division
  • Almora district
  • Bageshwar district
  • Champawat district
  • Nainital district
  • Pithoragarh district
  • Udham Singh Nagar district
• Garhwal division
  • Chamoli district
  • Dehradun district
  • Haridwar district
  • Pauri Garhwal district
  • Rudraprayag district
  • Tehri Garhwal district
  • Uttarkashi district

Districts of Uttarakhand, by division edit

• Kumaon division
  • Almora district
  • Bageshwar district
  • Champawat district
  • Nainital district
  • Pithoragarh district
  • Udham Singh Nagar district
• Garhwal division
  • Chamoli district
  • Dehradun district
  • Haridwar district
  • Pauri Garhwal district
  • Rudraprayag district
  • Tehri Garhwal district
  • Uttarkashi district

Districts of Uttarakhand, by division edit

• Kumaon division
  • Almora district
  • Bageshwar district
  • Champawat district
  • Nainital district
  • Pithoragarh district
  • Udham Singh Nagar district
• Garhwal division
  • Chamoli district
  • Dehradun district
  • Haridwar district
  • Pauri Garhwal district
  • Rudraprayag district
  • Tehri Garhwal district
  • Uttarkashi district

Municipalities of Uttarakhand edit

• Municipal Corporations of Uttarakhand
  • Dehradun
  • Haridwar
  • Haldwani
  • Roorkee
  • Rudrapur
  • Kashipur
  • Rishikesh
  • Kotdwar

• List of cities in Uttarakhand by population

People of Uttarakhand edit

• People from Uttarakhand
• Indo-Aryan people
  • Pahari people
    • Garhwali people
    • Kumaoni people
    • Jaunsari people
    • Khas people
  • Buksa people
  • Tharu people
• Tibeto-Burman people
  • Bhotiya people
  • Raji people
  • Jad people
  • Banrawat people

Languages of Uttarakhand edit

• Indo-Aryan languages
  • Northern Indo-Aryan languages
    • Garhwali language
    • Kumaoni language
    • Jaunsari language
  • Eastern Indo-Aryan languages
    • Tharu languages
• Tibeto-Burman languages
  • West Himalayish languages
    • Rongpo language
    • Byangsi language
    • Chaudangsi language
    • Darmiya language
  • Greater Magaric languages
    • Raji language
    • Rawat language
  • Bodish languages
    • Jad language

• Form of government: state government (parliamentary system of representative democracy)
• Capitals of Uttarakhand:
  • Gairsain (Summer)
  • Dehradun (Winter)
• Elections in Uttarakhand
  • Uttarakhand State Election Commission
  • Local body elections in Uttarakhand

Branches of the government of Uttarakhand edit

• Government of Uttarakhand

Executive branch of the government of Uttarakhand edit

• Head of state: Governor of Uttarakhand
• Head of government: Chief Minister of Uttarakhand
  • Cabinet: Uttarakhand Council of Ministers

Legislative branch of the government of Uttarakhand edit

• Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
  • Speaker of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
  • Leader of the Opposition in the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
  • Constituencies of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly

Judicial branch of the government of Uttarakhand edit

• Uttarakhand High Court
  • Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court
  • Seat: Nainital

Law and order in Uttarakhand edit

• Uttarakhand Police

Government agencies in Uttarakhand edit

• Uttarakhand Public Service Commission
• Uttarakhand Human Rights Commission

• History of Uttarakhand

History of Uttarakhand, by period edit

Ancient Uttarakhand edit

• Uttarakuru Kingdom
• Paurava Kingdom
• Khasa Kingdom
• Kirata Kingdom
• Nanda Empire
• Maurya Empire
• Kushan Empire
• Kuninda Kingdom
• Gupta Empire

Medieval Uttarakhand edit

• Karkota Empire
• Garhwal Kingdom
  • Panwar dynasty
• Kumaon Kingdom
  • Katyuri dynasty
  • Chand dynasty
• Raika Kingdom
• Malla Kingdom
• Gorkha Kingdom
  • Shah dynasty
• Anglo-Nepalese War
• Treaty of Sugauli

Colonial Uttarakhand edit

• Company rule
  • Ceded and Conquered Provinces
  • North Western Provinces
  • Agra Presidency
• British rule
  • United Provinces of Agra and Oudh
  • United Provinces of British India
  • United Provinces
• Coolie-Begar movement

Contemporary Uttarakhand edit

• Uttarakhand movement
• Chipko movement
• Rampur Tiraha firing case
• Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000 – law that led to the formation of the State of Uttarakhand.

History of Uttarakhand, by region edit

• History of Dehradun

• Monuments in Uttarakhand
  • Monuments of National Importance in Uttarakhand
  • State Protected Monuments in Uttarakhand
• World Heritage Sites in Uttarakhand
  • Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks

Art in Uttarakhand edit

• Music of Uttarakhand
• Cuisine of Uttarakhand

Sports in Uttarakhand edit

• Cricket in Uttarakhand
  • Uttarakhand cricket team
• Football in Uttarakhand
  • Uttarakhand football team
  • Uttarakhand Super League

Symbols of Uttarakhand edit

• Symbols of Uttarakhand
  • state emblem: Diamond Shield
  • state song: Uttarakhand Devabhumi Matribhumi
  • state animal: Alpine Musk Deer
  • state bird: Himalayan Monal
  • state flower: Brahma Kamal
  • state tree: Burans

• Economy of Uttarakhand
  • Tourism in Uttarakhand
    • Chota Char Dham
  • State Industrial Development Corporation of Uttarakhand

Infrastructure of Uttarakhand edit

• Uttarakhand Transport Corporation
• Char Dham Highway
• Char Dham Railway
• Urban Development Directorate

• Education in Uttarakhand
  • Institutions of higher education in Uttarakhand
  • Uttarakhand Board of School Education

• Outline of India

  Wikimedia Atlas of Uttarakhand

• Official website of Uttarakhand government
• Official website of Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board
• Uttarakhand at Curlie
• Resources on Uttarakhand – news, policies, documents, articles
• Photos of the massive destruction due to floods, Uttarakhand
• Uttarakhand Tourism, a comprehensive guide