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UTTARAKHAND

CAPITAL
Dehradun
ESTABLISHED
November 9, 2000 from UP
CHIEF MINISTER
Trivendra Singh Rawat
GOVERNOR
Baby Rani Maurya
RULING PARTY
BJP
HIGH COURT
Nainital, 2000
STATE ANIMAL
Musk Deer
STATE BIRD
Himalayan Monal
STATE TREE
Burans
STATE FLOWER
Brahma Kamal
STATE FRUIT
Kaphal
STATE EMBLEM
---
STATE SONG
---
STATE SPORT
---
STATE LANGUAGE(S)
Hindi (State Language), Sanskrit, Garhwali, Kumaoni, English, Jaunsari
STAT DANCE(S)
  1. 1Jagar
  2. 2Chaufulla
  3. 3Jhumalia
  4. 4Jhoda
  5. 5Langvir Nritya
  6. 6Baradanati
  7. 7Choliya
  8. 8Bhotia
BOUNDARY STATES(5)
  1. 1Uttara Pradesh
  2. 2Himachal Pradesh
  3. 3Haryana
  4. 4Nepal
  5. 5China
AREA

53, 484 sq km (19th), Density: 189 per sq km

POPULATION

1,00,86,292 (20th), Male = 51,37,773 & Female = 49,48,519 Male : Female = 1000 : 963

LITERACY

79.63%

ASSEMBLY

70

LOK SABHA

5

RAJYA SABHA

3

TRIBES

Jaunsari, Raji, Tharu, Bhotiya

FESTIVALS
  1. 1Kumbh Mela
  2. 2Nanda Devi Mela
  3. 3Shravan Harela
  4. 4Gauchar Mela
  5. 5Baisakhi Mela
  6. 6Sankranti
  7. 7Vasant Panchami
  8. 8Phul Dei
DISTRICTS (13)
  1. 1Champawat
  2. 2Almora
  3. 3Bhageswar
  4. 4Chamoli
  5. 5Dehradun
  6. 6Pauri Garhal
  7. 7Haridwar
  8. 8Nainital
  9. 9Garhal
  10. 10Tehri
  11. 11Udham Singh Nagar
  12. 12Pithoragarh
  13. 13Rudraprayag
  14. 14Uttarakashi
MAIN CITIES
  1. 1Mussori
  2. 2Nainital
  3. 3Roorkee
  4. 4Ramnagar
  5. 5Kichha
  6. 6Udhamsingh Nagar
  7. 7Rudrapur
  8. 8Kashipur
  9. 9Rishikesh
  10. 10Pithoragarh
  11. 11Kathgodham
  12. 12Jaspur
  13. 13Kotdwar
  14. 14Haridwar (Ganga River)
  15. 15Badrinath (Ganga River)

TEMPLES/CHURCH/MASJID:

#Temple/Church/MasjidLocation
1Manasa Devi TempleHaridwar
2Badhrinarayan TempleBadhrinath
3Gangothri TempleUttarakashi

INDUSTRIES:

#Industry/Company NameYearLocation
1----------

POWER PLANTS:

#Power Plant NameYearLocation
1Chibro Power Plant------
2Khodri Power Plant------
3Chilla Power Plant------
4Naitwar Mori Hydro Electric Plant------
RIVERS
  1. 1Bhagirati
  2. 2Gangotri
  3. 3Ganga
  4. 4Yamuna
  5. 5Ramganga
  6. 6Kali
  7. 7Sarayu
  8. 8Alaknanda
  9. 9Dhauliganga
  10. 10Tons

LAKES:

#Lake NameRiverLocation
1Bheemtal lake---Nainital
2Gohna lake------
3Roopkund lake------
4Naini Lake------

PROJECTS/DAMS:

#Project/Dam NameRiverLocation
1Tehri Dam (Bhagirati)------
2Lakshwar DamYamuna River---
3Koteswar Dam (Bhagirati------

WATERFALLS/BEACH:

#NameLocation
1Vasudhara Waterfalls---
2Kempty Waterfalls---

PORTS:

#Port NameLocation
1PPPPPPP---

HILLS/VALLEY/CAVES:

#NameLocation
1Mussoorie Hills---
2Nainital Hills---
3Dhanaulti Hills---
4Almora Hills---
5Raniket Hills---
6Bhima Hills---

BIOSPHERE RESERVES:

Nil

TIGER RESERVES:

#NameYearLocation
1Jim Carbett Tiger Reserve1974Nainital & Pauri Garhwal Districts
2Rajaji Tiger Reserve2015Haridwar & Dehradun

NATIONAL PARKS:

#NameYearLocation
1Jim Carbett National Park1936--
2Govind Pashu Vihar National Park1955--
3Nanda Devi National Park1982Chamoli District
4Valley of Flowers National Park1982North Chamoli & Pithoragarh
5Gangotri National Park1989Uttar Kashi District

WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES:

#NameYearLocation
1Binsar W.L.S1988-
2Sonanandi W.L.S1987-
3Askot Musk Deer W.L.S1986-
4Nandhaur W.L.S2012-
5Govind Pashu Vihar W.L.S1955-
6Kedarnath W.L.S1972-
7Mussoorie W.L.S1993-

ZOO PARKS/MUSEUM:

#Zoo Park/Museum NameLocation
1Pt. G. B Pant High Altitude ZooNainital
2Sumitranandan Pant MuseumKausani

INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS:

Nil

AIRPORTS:

#Airport NameCityCategory
1Chaukhutia AirportChaukhutiaFuture
2Maa Ganga AirportChinyalsaurPrivate
3Jolly Grant AirportDehradunDomestic
4Gauchar AirportGaucharFuture
5Pantnagar AirportPantnagarDomestic
6Naini Saini AirportPithoragarhDomestic

IIT/IIM/NIT/IIIT/AIIMS:

#NameLocation
1Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)Roorkee
2National Institute of Technology (NIT)Srinagar
3Indian Institute of Management (IIM)Kashipur
4All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)Rishikesh

UNIVERSITIES:

#University NameLocation
1Uttarakhand Ayurveda UniversityDehradun
2University of Petroleum and Energy StudiesDehradun
3Yoga UniversityHaridwar
4Uttarkhand Sanskrit UniversityHaridwar
5Hemavati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal UniversitySrinagar
6Govind Vallab Pant University of Agriculture and TechnologyPantnagar
7Uttarakhand University of Horticulture & ForestryBharsar + Ranichauri

STADIUMS:

#Stadium NameLocation
1--------
FAMOUS PERSONS
  1. 1Sundarlal Bahuguna
  2. 2Vandana Shiva

MISCELLANEOUS:

Nanda Devi Peak – 7817 meters, Jyothir Math – Rishikeshi

Uttarakhand

  • 1Valley of Flowers

Rishikesh

  • 1City of Sages
  • 2World Capital of Yoga/Yoga City of India

Dehradun

  • 1School Capital of India

Mussoorie

  • 1Queen of the Hills/Mountains

Haridwar

  • 1Gateway of God

Dehradun

  • 1National Forest Research Institute
  • 2Army Cadet College
  • 3Institute for the Visually Handicaped
  • 4Indhira Gandhi National Forest Academy
  • 5India's first Earthquake Warning system
  • 6National Centre for Himalayan Studies
  • 7Indian Petroleum Research Institute
  • 8Indian Military Academy
  • 9Rashtriya Indian Military College
  • 10Indian Institute of Remote Sensing
  • 11Forest Survey of India
  • 12Central Forest Research Institute
  • 13Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)
  • 14National Blind Centre
  • 15Zoological Survey of India
  • 16Centre for Aromatic Plants (CAP)
  • 17Wildlife Institute of India
  • 18Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE)
  • 19The Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology
  • 20Forest Research Institute of India

Roorkee

  • 1Central Building Research Institute
  • 2Structural Engineering Research Centre
  • 3National Institute of Hydrology

Mussoorie

  • 1Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy for Administration

Nainital

  • 1Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES)