Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Uttaranchal became the 27th state of the Republic of India on November 9, 2000. The State Uttaranchal is carved out of Uttar Pradesh. It occupies 17.3% of India?s total land area with 51,125 km². It has a population of about 6.0 million at 94.4 per km². International borders touched by the border of state of Uttaranchal are Tibet, Nepal. Neighbor states are Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. The capital of state Uttaranchal is Dehradun which is surrounded beautiful mountains and natural beauty. The High Court of state Uttaranchal is situated in District Nainital. Uttaranchal is a state of natural beauty and some of the untouched and unspoilt natural places such Nainital, Valley of Flowers, Dehradun, Himalayas, Kausani etc. Also famous for it's lakes, mountains, forests, national parks and santuries Uttaranchal is also a favourate destinatioan of wildlife lovers. ;Total Geographical area: 51125 km² Hill Area: 92.57% Plains Area: 7.43% Area Covered By Forest: 63% Total Literacy: 65 % ;Location Longitude 77° 34' 27" East to 81° 02' 22" E Latitude 28° 53' 24" North to 31° 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 Total No. Of Village: 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) ;Name Of Districts: Almora, Bageshwar, Champawat, Chamol, Nainital, Dehradun, Haridwar, Tehri, Uttarkashi, Puari, Udham Singh Nagar, Pithoragarh and Rudraprayag ;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) ;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, Ghugutee ;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 ;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 ;Major Trade Centers Haldwani, Rudrapur, Tanakpur, Dehradun, Haridwar, Kotdwar, Rishikesh. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.