List of districts of Uttarakhand
A district of Uttarakhand state is an administrative geographical unit, headed by a Deputy Commissioner (earlier called District Collector) or District Magistrate, an officer belonging to the Indian Administrative Service.
Four new districts are proposed in Uttarakhand: Ranikhet, Didihat, Kotdwar and Yamunotri.[1]
Alphabetical listing
Code
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District
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Headquarters[2]
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Population (As of 2011[update])[3]
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Area (km²)[4]
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Density (/km²)
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Division
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Map
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AL |
Almora |
Almora |
621,972 |
3,083 |
202 |
Kumaon |
|
BA |
Bageshwar |
Bageshwar |
259,840 |
2,302 |
113 |
Kumaon |
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CL |
Chamoli |
Gopeshwar |
391,114 |
8,030 |
51 |
Garhwal |
|
CP |
Champawat |
Champawat |
259,315 |
1,781 |
146 |
Kumaon |
|
DD |
Dehradun |
Dehradun |
1,695,860 |
3,088 |
550 |
Garhwal |
|
HA |
Haridwar |
Haridwar |
1,927,029 |
2,360 |
817 |
Garhwal |
|
NA |
Nainital |
Nainital |
955,128 |
3,860 |
247 |
Kumaon |
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PG |
Pauri Garhwal |
Pauri |
686,572 |
5,399 |
127 |
Garhwal |
|
PI |
Pithoragarh |
Pithoragarh |
485,993 |
7,100 |
68 |
Kumaon |
|
RP |
Rudraprayag |
Rudraprayag |
236,857 |
1,890 |
125 |
Garhwal |
|
TG |
Tehri Garhwal |
Tehri |
616,409 |
4,080 |
151 |
Garhwal |
|
US |
Udham Singh Nagar |
Rudrapur |
1,648,367 |
2,908 |
567 |
Kumaon |
|
UT |
Uttarkashi |
Uttarkashi |
329,686 |
8,016 |
41 |
Garhwal |
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Proposed Districts
- Didihat, from Pithoragarh district
- Kashipur, from Udham Singh Nagar district
- Kotdwar, from Pauri Garhwal district
- Ramnagar, from Nainital district
- Ranikhet, from Almora district
- Rishikesh, from Dehradun district, Tehri Garhwal district, and Pauri Garhwal district
- Roorkee, from Haridwar district
- Yamunotri, from Uttarkashi district
- Government should make a joint city with kashipur and ramnagar with single municipal cooperation and bigger combined budget for two citys*
References
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