Uttarakhand
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Facts about Uttarakhand State
CAPITAL : Dehardun
ESTABLISHED : November 9, 2000 from UP
CHIEF MINISTER : Trivendra Singh Rawat
GOVERNOR : Baby Rani Maurya
RULING PARTY : BJP
HIGH COURT : Nainital, 2000
DISTRICTS : 13
LANGUAGES : Hindi, Garvali, Kumaoni, Sanskrit, English
POPULATION : 1, 00, 86, 292 (20th)
[Male = 51, 37, 773 & Female = 49, 48, 519]
M : F = 1000 : 963
AREA : 53, 484 sq km (19th) Density: 189 per sq km
LITERACY : 79. 63%
ASSEMBLY : 70
LOKSABHA : 5
RAJYASABHA : 3
BOUNDARY STATES : Uttara Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Nepal, China
STATE ANIMAL : Musk Deer
STATE BIRD : Himalayan Monal
STATE TREE : Burans
STATE FLOWER : Brahma Kamal
STATE DANCE : Jagar, Chaufulla, Jhumalia, Jhoda, Langvir Nritya, Baradanati, Choliya
FESTIVALS : Kumbh Mela, Nanda Devi Mela, Gauchar Mela, Baisakhi Mela
TEMPLES : Manasa Devi Temple – Haridwar, Badhrinarayan Temple – Badhrinath, Gangothri Temple – Uttarakashi
RIVERS : Bhagirati, Gangotri, Ganga, Yamuna, Ramganga, Tons, Kali, Sarayu, Alaknanda, Dhauliganga
LAKES : Bheemtal lake, Gohna lake, Roopkund lake
POWER PLANTS : Chibro Power Plant, Khodri Power Plant, Chilla Power Plant
PROJECTS/ DAMS : Tehri Dam (Bhagirati), Lakshwar Dam (Yamuna), Koteswar Dam (Bhagirati)
NATIONAL PARKS & SANCTUARIES
Jim Carbett National Park (Tigers – Nainital)
Rajaji National Park (Tigers)
Gangotri National Park
Valley of Flowers National Park
Binsar Wild Life Sanctuary
Sonanandi Wild Life Sanctuary
Askot Musk Deer Wild Life Sanctuary
Govind Pashu Vihar Wild Life Sanctuary
Kedarnath Wild Life Sanctuary
Govind National Park
Nanda Devi National Park
INDUSTRIES : Forest based, Handicraft
MAIN CITIES
Mussori, Nainital, Roorke, Haridwar (Ganga River), Badrinath (Ganga River), Rudrapur, Kashipur, Rishikesh,Pithoragarh, Ramnagar, Kichha, Manglaur,Jaspur, Kotdwar, Udhamsingh Nagar, Kathgodham
AIRPORTS : Joly Grant Airport – Dehradun
Other Information
Valley of Flowers = Utterakhand
Yoga University = Haridwar
National Forest Research Institute = Dehradun
Army Cadet College = Dehradun
Rastriya Indian Military College = Dehradun
Indian Military Academy = Dehradun
Indian Institute of Petrolium = Dehradun
Institute for the Visually Handicaped = Dehradun
Indian Institute of Technology ( IIT ) = Roorkie
Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy for Administration = Mussori
Central Building Research Institute = Roorki
Structural Engineering Research Centre = Roorki
Indhira Gandhi National Forest Academy = Dehradun
India’s first Earthquake Warning system = Dehradun
Uttrakhand Ratna award – 2016 = Narayan Dutt
Districts in Uttarakhand ( 13 Districts )
- Almora
- Bageshwar
- Chamoli
- Champawat
- Dehradun
- Haridwar
- Nainital
- Pauri Garhwal
- Pithoragarh
- Rudra Prayag
- Tehri Garhwal
- Udam Singh Nagar
- Uttar Kashi
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