Uttarakhand

**Uttarakhand** (उत्तरखन्द्), is a state in northern India. It had a population of 8,479,562 people according to the 2001 census. It covers an area of . It is bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina, but smaller than Croatia, although the border with China is still disputed. The land contains high mountains. In traditional Indian geography, it falls within the North Indian zone.

## Infobox (place symbols)

- **embedded**: yes
- **region**: Uttarakhand
- **region type**: state
- **country**: India
- **foundation day**: Uttarakhand Day
- **instrument**: Dhol
- **mammal**: Alpine Musk Deer
- **bird**: Himalayan Monal
- **fish**: Golden Mahseer
- **butterfly**: West Himalayan Common Peacock
- **flower**: Brahma Kamal
- **tree**: Burans
- **sport**: Association football, Football


## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Uttarakhand
- **type**: States and union territories of India, State
- **flag size**: 100px
- **blank emblem size**: 100px
- **blank emblem type**: Emblem of Uttarakhand, Emblem
- **anthem**: "Uttarakhand Devbhumi Matribhumi"
("Uttarakhand, Land of the Gods, O Motherland!")
- **nickname**: "Devbhumi"
("Land of the Gods")
- **image map**: IN-UT.svg
- **map caption**: Location of Uttarakhand in India
- **image map1**: Uttarakhand locator map.svg
- **map caption1**: Map of Uttarakhand
- **coor pinpoint**: Dehradun
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision name**: India
- **established title**: Formation
- **established date**: 9 November 2000
- **image caption**: **Clockwise from top:** A view of the Garhwal Himalayas from Auli, India, Auli, Badrinath Temple at Badrinath, Kedarnath Temple at Kedarnath, the Raj Bhavan, Nainital, Raj Bhavan in Nainital, confluence of the Alaknanda River, Alaknanda and Mandakini River, Mandakini rivers at Rudraprayag, a friendly tussle of two Indian elephants at the Jim Corbett National Park, and Har Ki Pauri in Haridwar.
- **seat type**: List of state and union territory capitals in India, Capital
- **seat**: Bhararisain (summer)
Dehradun (winter)
- **seat1 type**: High courts of India, Judicial seat
- **seat1**: Nainital
- **seat2 type**: List of cities in India by population, Largest city
- **seat2**: Dehradun
- **parts type**: List of districts in India, Districts
- **parts style**: coll
- **government type**: State governments of India, State Government
- **governing body**: Government of Uttarakhand
- **leader title**: List of Governors of Uttarakhand, Governor
- **leader name**: Gurmit Singh (general), Gurmit Singh
- **leader title1**: List of Chief Ministers of Uttarakhand, Chief Minister
- **leader name1**: Pushkar Singh Dhami (Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP)
- **leader title2**: List of Chief Justices of the Uttarakhand High Court, Chief Justice
- **leader name2**: Sanjaya Kumar Mishra
- **leader title3**: List of Speakers of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly, Speaker of the Assembly
- **leader name3**: Premchand Aggarwal (Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP)
- **leader title4**: Legislature
- **leader name4**: *State Legislature (India), State Legislature
_Unicameralism, unicameral_
** Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
(List of constituencies of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly, 70 seats)
* Parliament of India
_Bicameralism, bicameral_
** Rajya Sabha
(List of parliamentary constituencies in Uttarakhand, 3 seats)
** Lok Sabha
(List of parliamentary constituencies in Uttarakhand, 5 seats)
- **unit pref**: Metric
- **area total km2**: 53,483
- **area rank**: List of states and union territories of India by area, 19th
- **elevation max m**: 7,816
- **elevation max point**: Nanda Devi
- **elevation max rank**: List of Indian states and territories by highest point, 2nd
- **elevation min m**: 190
- **elevation min point**: Sharda River, Sharda Sagar Reservoir
- **population total**: 10086292
- **population blank1 title**: Male
- **population blank1**: 5,137,773
- **population blank2 title**: Female
- **population blank2**: 4,948,519
- **population as of**: 2011 Census of India, 2011
- **population rank**: List of states and union territories of India by population, 21st
- **population density km2**: 189
- **population density rank**: List of states and union territories of India by population, 27th
- **population demonym**: Uttarakhandi people, Uttarakhandi
- **demographics type1**: Gross Domestic Product, GDP (nominal)
- **demographics1 title1**: Total
- **demographics1 info1**: (List of Indian states and union territories by GDP, 20th)
- **demographics1 title2**: Per capita
- **demographics1 info2**: (List of Indian states and union territories by GDP per capita, 10th)
- **demographics type2**: Languages of India, Languages
- **demographics2 title1**: Languages with official status in India, Official
- **demographics2 info1**: Hindi
- **demographics2 title2**: Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India, Additional official
- **demographics2 info2**: Sanskrit
- **demographics2 title3**: Native
- **demographics2 info3**: Garhwali language, Garhwali, Kumaoni language, Kumaoni
and Jaunsari language, Jaunsari
- **timezone1**: Indian Standard Time, IST
- **utc offset1**: +05:30
- **iso code**: ISO 3166-2:IN, IN-UT
- **registration plate**: Vehicle registration plates of India, UK 01—XX
- **blank name sec2**: Human Development Index, HDI
- **blank info sec2**: 0.684
 (List of Indian states and territories by Human Development Index, 18th)
- **blank1 name sec2**: Literacy in India, Literacy
- **blank1 info sec2**: 87.60% (List of Indian states and union territories by literacy rate, 17th)
- **blank2 name sec2**: Human sex ratio, Sex ratio
- **blank2 info sec2**: 963 females, ♀/1000 males, ♂ (List of states and union territories of India by sex ratio, 14th)