Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand formerly Uttaranchal, is a state in the northern part of India and its established in 9 November 2000. Dehradun is the Capital of Uttarakhand in india, and its largest city in the state. Uttaranchal has 13 districts. its population is 1,01,16,752 and density is 189/sq.km. Uttarakhand literacy rate is 79.63%, and Languages spoken are Garhwali, Kumaoni, Hindi and Urdu.

Uttarakhand has long been called as the "Land of the gods" due to the holiest Hindu shrines, and for more than 7000 years pilgrims has been visiting the region. The Pilgrim places in Uttarakhand are Adi Badri, Adi Kailash, Almora, Augustmuni, Badrinath, Baijnath, Devprayag, Dwarahat, Gangnani, Gangolihat, Gangotri, Gaurikund, Ghangaria, Guptkashi, Hanuman Chatti, Haridwar, Hemkund Sahib, Jageshwar, Janki Chatti, Joshimath, Kalpeshwar, Karnaprayag, Kedarnath, Madmaheshwar, Nanakmatta, Patal Bhuvaneshwar, Rishikesh, Rudranath, Rudraprayag, Tungnath, Ukhimath, Yamunotri

Two of the most important rivers in Hinduism originate in the region, the Ganga at Gangotri and the Yamuna at Yamunotri. These two along with Badrinath and Kedarnath form the Chota Char Dham, a holy pilgrimage for the Hindus. Uttarakhand derived from sanskrit, uttara means northern part and khand means part of country.

uttarakhand map