Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand
State
Location o Uttarakhand in Indie
Map o Uttarakhand
Coordinates (Dehradun): 30°20′N 78°04′E / 30.33°N 78.06°E / 30.33; 78.06
Kintra	Indie
Established	9 November 2000
Caipital	Dehradun†
Lairgest ceety	Dehradun
Destricts	13
Govrenment
• Govrenor	Aziz Qureshi
• Chief Meenister	Vijay Bahuguna (INC)
• Legislature	Unicameral (70 seats)
• Parliamentary constituency	5
• Heich Court	Uttarakhand Heich Court
Area
• Total	53,566 km2 (20,682 sq mi)
Area rank	18th
Population  (2011)
• Total	10,116,752
• Rank	19t
• Density	189/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	IN-UT
HDI	0.515[1]
HDI rank	7t (2011)
Literacy	79.63%
Sex ratio	963
Leids spoken	Garhwali, Kumaoni, Hindi, Urdu
Offeecial leids	Hindi, Sanskrit
Website	uk.gov.in
^† Dehradun is the proveesional caipital o the state. The new caipital haes no yet been chosen.

Uttarakhand/ˌᵿtərɑː khənd/, umwhile Uttaranchal, is a state in the northren pairt o Indie. It is aften referred tae as the "Land o the gods" due tae the mony holy Hindu temples an pilgrimage centres foond throughoot the state. Kent for its natural brawnnie o the Himalayas, the Bhabhar an the Terai, the state wis carvit oot o the Himalayan an adjoinin northwastren destricts o Uttar Pradesh on 9 November 2000, becomin the 27t state o the Republic o Indie.^[3] The state is dividit intae twa diveesions, Kumaon an Garhwal, wi a total o 13 destricts. The proveesional caipital of Uttarakhand is Dehradun, which is a railhead an the lairgest ceety in the region an aw. The heich court o the state is in Nainital.

1. ↑ "Inequality- adjusted Human Development Index for India's States-2011" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 1 Mairch 2013. Retrieved 17 Julie 2012.
2. ↑ http://www.harbanskapoor.com
3. ↑ "About Us". Government of Uttarakhand. Retrieved 17 Julie 2012.