State Uttarakhand at a Glance

Important Facts about Uttarakhand

State

Uttarakhand

State Map
Capital Dehradun
Date of Formation 9 November 2000
Chief Minister Present Chief Minister – Trivendra Singh Rawat

List of Chief Ministers of Uttarakhand

First Chief Minister – Nityanand Swami

Governor Present Governor – SMT. BABY RANI MAURYA

List of Governors of Uttarakhand

First Governor – Surjit Singh Barnala

Seat of High Court Uttarakhand High Court

List of Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court

Members of Rajya Sabha Total number of Seats – 3

1. Shri Raj Babbar, Indian National Congress
2. Shri Anil Baluni, Bharatiya Janata Party
3. Shri Pradeep Tamta, Indian National Congress

Members of Parliment (MP Seats) Total number of Seats – 05

MP Constituencies

Updates as per 2019 Election

1. Nainital-Udhamsingh Nagar Present MP Bhatt, Shri Ajay
2. Hardwar Present MP Nishank, Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal
3. Garhwal Present MP Rawat, Shri Tirath Singh
4. Tehri Garhwal Present MP Shah, Smt. Mala Rajya Laxmi
5. Almora Present MP Tamta, Shri Ajay

MLA Seats Total number of Seats – 71

MLA Constituencies

Updates as per 2019 Election

1. Purola Present MLA Shri Rajkumar
2. Yamunotri Present MLA Shri Kedar Singh
3. Gangotri Present MLA Shri Gopal Singh Rawat
4. Badrinath Present MLA Shri Mahendra Bhatt
5. Tharali Present MLA Shri Magan Lal Shah
6. Karnprayag Present MLA Shri Surendra Singh Negi
7. Kedarnath Present MLA Shri Manoj Rawat
8. Rudraprayag Present MLA Shri Bharat Singh
9. Ghanshali Present MLA Shri Shakti Lal Shah
10. Devprayag Present MLA Shri Vinod Kandari
11. Narendranagar Present MLA Shri Subodh Uniyal
12. Pratapnagar Present MLA Shri Vijay Singh Panwar(Guddu Bhai)
13. Tehri Present MLA Shri Dhan Singh Negi
14. Dhanolti Present MLA Shri Pritam Singh Panwar
15. Chakrata Present MLA Shri Pritam Singh
16. Vikasnagar Present MLA Shri Munna Singh Chauhan
17. Sahaspur Present MLA Shri Sahdev Singh Pundir
18. Dharampur Present MLA Shri Vinod Chamoli
19. Raipur Present MLA Shri Umesh Sharma Kau
20. Rajpur Road Present MLA Shri Khajan Das
21. Dehradun Cantonment Present MLA Shri Harbans Kapoor
22. Mussoorie Present MLA Shri Ganesh Joshi
23. Doiwala Present MLA Shri Trivendra Singh Rawat
24. Rishikesh Present MLA Shri Premchand Aggarwal
25. Hardwar Present MLA Shri Madan Kaushik
26. B.H.E.L. Ranipur Present MLA Shri Adesh Chauhan
27. Jwalapur Present MLA Shri Suresh Rathore
28. Bhagwanpur Present MLA Shri Mamta Rakesh
29. Jhabrera Present MLA Shri Desraj Karanwal
30. Pirankaliyar Present MLA Shri Furkan Ahmad
31. Roorkee Present MLA Shri Pradeep Batra
32. Khanpur Present MLA Shri Kunwar Parnav Singh Champion
33. Manglore Present MLA Shri Qazi Mohd Nizamuddin
34. Laksar Present MLA Shri Sanjay Gupta
35. Hardwar Rural Present MLA Shri Yatishwaranand
36. Yamkeshwar Present MLA Shri Ritu Khanduri Bhushan
37. Pauri Present MLA Shri Mukesh Singh Koli
38. Srinagar Present MLA Dr. Dhan Singh Rawat
39. Chaubattakhal Present MLA Shri Satpal Maharaj
40. Lansdowne Present MLA Shri Daleep Singh Rawat
41. Kotdwar Present MLA Dr Harak Singh Rawat
42. Dharchula Present MLA Shri Harish Singh
43. Didihat Present MLA Shri Vishan Singh
44. Pithoragarh Present MLA Shri Prakash Pant
45. Gangolihat Present MLA Shri Meena Gangola
46. Kapkot Present MLA Shri Balwant Singh Bhouriyal
47. Bageshwar Present MLA Shri Chandan Ram Dass
48. Dwarahat Present MLA Shri Mahesh Singh Negi
49. Salt Present MLA Shri Surender Singh Jeena
50. Ranikhet Present MLA Shri Karan Mahara
51. Someshwar Present MLA Smt. Rekha Arya
52. Almora Present MLA Shri Raghunath Singh Chauhan
53. Jageshwar Present MLA Shri Govind Singh Kunjwal
54. Lohaghat Present MLA Shri Pooran Singh Phartyal
55. Champawat Present MLA Shri Kailash Chandra Gahtori
56. Lalkuwa Present MLA Shri Naveen Chandra Dumka
57. Bhimtal Present MLA Shri Ram Singh Kaira
58. Nainital Present MLA Sanjeev Arya
59. Haldwani Present MLA Smt. Dr. Indira Hridayesh
60. Kaladhungi Present MLA Shri Bansidhar Bhagat
61. Ramnagar Present MLA Shri Diwan Singh Bisht
62. Jaspur Present MLA Shri Adesh Singh Chauhan
63. Kashipur Present MLA Shri Harbhajan Singh Cheema
64. Bajpur Present MLA Shri Yashpal Arya
65. Gadarpur Present MLA Shri Arvind Pandey
66. Rudrapur Present MLA Shri Rajkumar Thukral
67. Kichha Present MLA Shri Rajesh Shukla
68. Sitarganj Present MLA Shri Saurabh Bahuguna
69. Nanak Matta Present MLA Dr. Prem Singh
70. Khatima Present MLA Shri Pushkar Singh Dhami
71. NOMINATED MLA Mr. George Iwan Gregory Man

Number of District 13

Name of the Districts

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

Area 53,483 km2
Rank of state by Area 19th
Population (2011) 10,086,292
Literacy rate 79.63%
Types of Religion Hinduism (80.97%), Islam (13.95%), Sikhism (2.34%), Christianity (0.37%), Buddhism (0.15%), Jainism (0.09%), Other or not religious (0.13%)
Neighbouring States UP, Himachal Pradesh
Neighbouring Countries China, Nepal
Main Language Hindi (87.95%)
Other Languages Urdu (5.86%), Punjabi (2.91%), Bengali (1.45%), Nepali (1.07%), Other (0.76%)
Biggest River in Uttarakhand Ganges
Number of River in Uttarakhand 12
Lakes in Uttarakhand 13 (Bhimtal Lake, Bhullatal Lake, Deoria Tal, Dodital, Homkund, Kedartal, Lakes of Kumaon hills, Nainital Lake, Naukuchiatal, Panna Tal, Roopkund, Satopanth Tal, Sattal)
Coastline – –
Number of Beaches in Uttarakhand – –
Number of Mountains in Uttarakhand – –
Agricultural land [Km2] – –
Forest Land [Km2] – –
Latitude 30.0668° N
Longitude 79.0193° E
City & Town Dehradun, Haridwar, Roorkee, Rudrapur, Kashipur, Rishikesh
Transport & Communication Road, Railway & Air
Airports in Uttarakhand 04 (Bharkot Airport, Jolly Grant Airport, Pantnagar Airport, Naini Saini Airport)
International Airports in Uttarakhand – –
Major Ports in Uttarakhand – –
Length of National Highways 2841.92 Km
National Highway Number 58, 72, 72A, 73, 74, 87, 94, 108, 109, 123, 119, 121, 87 Ext. & 125
Railway Length 339.80 Km
World Heritage Sites (UNESCO) in Uttarakhand Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks (1988,2005)
Waterfalls in Uttarakhand Birthi Falls, Corbett Falls, Gauri Kund, Kempty Falls, Pushpawati Falls, Surya Kund, Tapta Kund, Tiger Falls, Vasudhara Falls, Neer garh Falls
Wildlife Sanctuaries in Uttarakhand Govind Pashu Vihar WLS, Kedarnath WLS, Askot Musk Deer Sanctuary, Sonanadi WLS, Binsar WLS, Mussoorie WLS, Nandhaur WLS
Major Temples in Uttarakhand Badrinath temple
Kedarnath temple
Gangotri temple
Bhairavnath temple
Rudranath temple
Naina Devi temple
Mansa Devi temple
Madmaheshwar temple
Lakha Mandal temple
Har Ki Pauri
Gaurikund
Hemkund Saheb
Major Tourist Places in Uttarakhand 1. Dehradun & Mussoorie, 2. Nainital & Ranikhet, 3. Rishikesh and Haridwar, 4. Chamoli, 5. Binsar, 6. Jim Corbett, 7. Almora, 8. Auli, 9. Pithoragarh, 10. Munsiyari, 11. Chakrata, 12. Chopta, 13. Lansdowne, 14. Valley of Flowers & Hemkund Sahib, 15. Chardham,
Legislative Assembly Name Vidhan Sabha Bhavan
Emblem  
State Dance – –
State Anthem – –
Cuisine Chapati (Roti), Chapati of Bajra, Stuff Aaloo Paratha, Dal, Aloo Tamatar Jhol, Pahari Rajma Daal, Chana Dal, Jholi, Mixed Bhaddu Dal, Kafuli, Thechwani, Jhangore ki Kheer, Arsa, Til ke Laddus, Bal Mithai, Gahat Soup, Buranse
State Animal  Alpine Musk Deer
State Bird  Himalayan Monal
State Flower  Brahma Kamal
State Fruit  Kaphal
State tree  Burans
Sport – –
Number of National Park in Uttarakhand Corbett National Park, Gangotri National Park, Govind National Park, Nanda Devi National Park, Rajaji National Park, Valley of Flowers National Park
Movie Industry Name – –
Festivals Basant panchami, Bhaitauli and harela, Makar sankranti, Phool dei, Ghughutia, Khatarua festival, Bat savitri, Kandali festival, Nanda Devi rajjaat
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