Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand is State located in the Northern region of India. This article provides infomation about Uttarakhand's overview, population, demographic information, household data, administration, and a list of its sub-districts.

Uttarakhand Overview

Uttarakhand State is established on November 9, 1950 and the capital of Uttarakhand is Dehradun (Winter) & Gairsain (Summer). Total area of Uttarakhand is 53,483 km² including 52,581 km² rural area and 902 km² urban area. Hindi is the official language of Uttarakhand, which is spoken by the majority of the population. As per ISO 3166-2:IN standard, The ISO code of Uttarakhand is IN-UK.

Uttarakhand State is further divided in to districts for administrative purposes. Chamoli is the largest district of Uttarakhand which covers area of 8030 km² while Champawat is the smallest district of Uttarakhand which covers area of 1766 km². Hardwar is the most populated whereas Rudraprayag is the least populous district in Uttarakhand State.

Population of Uttarakhand

As of the 2011 census, Uttarakhand has a population of approximately 10,086,292 peoples which is divided into urban population of 3,049,338 and rular population of 7,036,954. The population density in Uttarakhand region is about 189 persons per square kilometer.

Household in Uttarakhand

There are about 2,056,975 houses in the district, including 631,889 urban houses and 1,425,086 rural houses. The average household size is about 5 people per house.

List Of District in Uttarakhand

As per 2011 stats, there are 13 districts in Uttarakhand. Here is the list of all Uttarakhand districts along with area & population information.

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