Outline of Uttarakhand

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{{Short description|1=Overview of and topical guide to Uttarakhand}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=June 2017}}

[[File:IN-UT.svg|thumb|200px|Location of [[Uttarakhand]]]]

The following [[outline (list)|outline]] is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Uttarakhand:

'''[[Uttarakhand]]''' – state in the northern part of [[India]]. It is often referred to as the Devabhumi (literally: "Land of the Gods") due to many [[Hindu temple]]s and pilgrimage centres found throughout the state. Uttarakhand is known for its natural environment of the [[Himalayas]], the [[Bhabar]] and [[Terai]].
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== General reference ==

=== Names ===
* Common English name(s): [[Uttarakhand]]
** [[International Phonetic Alphabet|Pronunciation]]: {{IPAc-en|ˌ|ʊ|t|ə|ˈ|r|ɑː|k|ʌ|n|d}}
* Official English name(s): [[Uttarakhand]]
* Nickname(s): Devabhumi ("Land of the Gods")
* [[List of adjectival and demonymic forms of place names#Indian states and territories|Adjectival]](s): [[Uttarakhandi people|Uttarakhandi]]
* [[List of adjectival and demonymic forms of place names#Indian states and territories|Demonym]](s): [[Uttarakhandi people|Uttarakhandi]]

=== Rankings (amongst States and Union Territories of India) ===

* [[List of states and union territories of India by area|by area]]: 19th
* [[List of Indian states and territories by highest point|by elevation]]: 2nd
* [[List of states and union territories of India by population|by population]] (2011): 21st
* by population density (2011): 27th
* [[List of Indian states and union territories by GDP|by gross domestic product (GDP nominal)]] (2017–18): 19th
* [[List of Indian states and union territories by GDP per capita|by gross domestic product (GDP nominal) per capita]]: 9th
*[[List of Indian states and territories by Human Development Index|by Human Development Index (HDI)]] (2017): 19th
* [[List of Indian states by life expectancy at birth|by life expectancy at birth]] (2010–2014): 3rd
* [[List of states and union territories of India by sex ratio|by sex ratio]]: 14th
* [[List of Indian states and union territories by literacy rate|by literacy rate]] (2011): 17th

== Geography of Uttarakhand ==

* [[Geography of Uttarakhand]]
** Uttarakhand is: a [[State of India]]
** Population of Uttarakhand: 10,116,752
** Area of Uttarakhand: 53,483 km²
** [[:commons:Atlas of Uttarakhand|Atlas of Uttarakhand]]

=== Environment of Uttarakhand ===

* [[Environment and Forests Department (Uttarakhand)|Environment and Forests Department]]

==== Ecoregions of Uttarakhand ====

* [[Western Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows]]
* [[Western Himalayan subalpine conifer forests]]
* [[Himalayan subtropical pine forests]]
* [[Western Himalayan broadleaf forests]]
* [[Himalayan subtropical broadleaf forests]]
* [[Terai-Duar savanna and grasslands]]
* [[Upper Gangetic Plains moist deciduous forests]]

==== Natural geographic features of Uttarakhand ====

* [[Great Himalaya]]s
* [[Garhwal Himalaya]]s
* [[Sivalik Hills]]
* [[Bhabar]]
* [[Terai]]
* [[Doab]]
* [[Indo-Gangetic Plain]]
* [[Ganges Basin]]
* [[List of mountain peaks of Uttarakhand|Mountains peaks of Uttarakhand]]
* [[Lakes of Kumaon hills]]

=== Location of Uttarakhand ===
* Uttarakhand is situated within the following regions:
** [[Northern Hemisphere]]
** [[Eastern Hemisphere]]
*** [[Eurasia]]
**** [[Asia]]
***** [[South Asia]]
****** [[Indian subcontinent]]
******* [[India]]
******** [[North India]]
* [[Time zone]]: [[Indian Standard Time]] ([[UTC+05:30]])

{{Geographic Location
|Centre = Uttarakhand
|North = [[Tibet Autonomous Region]], {{flag|China}}
|Northeast =
|East = [[Sudurpashchim Pradesh]], {{flag|Nepal}}
|Southeast =
|South = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
|Southwest = [[Haryana]]
|West =
|Northwest = [[Himachal Pradesh]]
}}

=== Regions of Uttarakhand ===

==== Administrative divisions of Uttarakhand ====

* [[Administrative divisions of Uttarakhand]]
** [[List of districts of Uttarakhand|Districts of Uttarakhand]]
*** [[List of tehsils of Uttarakhand|Tehsils of Uttarakhand]]
*** [[List of community development blocks of Uttarakhand|Community development blocks of Uttarakhand]]
**** [[List of urban local bodies in Uttarakhand|Urban local bodies of Uttarakhand]]

===== Districts of Uttarakhand, by division =====

* [[Kumaon division]]
** [[Almora district]]
** [[Bageshwar district]]
** [[Champawat district]]
** [[Nainital district]]
** [[Pithoragarh district]]
** [[Udham Singh Nagar district]]
* [[Garhwal division]]
** [[Chamoli district]]
** [[Dehradun district]]
** [[Haridwar district]]
** [[Pauri Garhwal district]]
** [[Rudraprayag district]]
** [[Tehri Garhwal district]]
** [[Uttarkashi district]]

===== Districts of Uttarakhand, by division =====

* [[Kumaon division]]
** [[Almora district]]
** [[Bageshwar district]]
** [[Champawat district]]
** [[Nainital district]]
** [[Pithoragarh district]]
** [[Udham Singh Nagar district]]
* [[Garhwal division]]
** [[Chamoli district]]
** [[Dehradun district]]
** [[Haridwar district]]
** [[Pauri Garhwal district]]
** [[Rudraprayag district]]
** [[Tehri Garhwal district]]
** [[Uttarkashi district]]

===== Districts of Uttarakhand, by division =====

* [[Kumaon division]]
** [[Almora district]]
** [[Bageshwar district]]
** [[Champawat district]]
** [[Nainital district]]
** [[Pithoragarh district]]
** [[Udham Singh Nagar district]]
* [[Garhwal division]]
** [[Chamoli district]]
** [[Dehradun district]]
** [[Haridwar district]]
** [[Pauri Garhwal district]]
** [[Rudraprayag district]]
** [[Tehri Garhwal district]]
** [[Uttarkashi district]]

===== Municipalities of Uttarakhand =====

* [[List of municipal corporations in Uttarakhand|Municipal Corporations of Uttarakhand]]
** [[Dehradun]]
** [[Haridwar]]
** [[Haldwani]]
** [[Roorkee]]
** [[Rudrapur, Uttarakhand|Rudrapur]]
** [[Kashipur, Uttarakhand|Kashipur]]
** [[Rishikesh]]
** [[Kotdwar]]

== Demographics of Uttarakhand ==

*[[List of cities in Uttarakhand by population]]

=== People of Uttarakhand ===

* [[List of people from Uttarakhand|People from Uttarakhand]]
* [[Indo-Aryan people]]
** Pahari people
*** [[Garhwali people]]
*** [[Kumaoni people]]
*** [[Jaunsari people]]
*** [[Khas people]]
** [[Bhoksa people|Buksa people]]
** [[Tharu people]]
* [[Tibeto-Burman languages|Tibeto-Burman people]]
** [[Bhotiyas of Uttarakhand|Bhotiya people]]
** [[Raji people]]
** [[Jad people]]
** [[Ban Rawats|Banrawat people]]

=== Languages of Uttarakhand ===

* [[Indo-Aryan languages]]
** [[Northern Indo-Aryan languages]]
*** [[Garhwali language]]
*** [[Kumaoni language]]
*** [[Jaunsari language]]
** [[Eastern Indo-Aryan languages]]
*** [[Tharu languages]]
* [[Tibeto-Burman languages]]
** [[West Himalayish languages]]
*** [[Rongpo language]]
*** [[Byangsi language]]
*** [[Chaudangsi language]]
*** [[Darmiya language]]
** [[Greater Magaric languages]]
*** [[Raji language]]
*** [[Rawat language]]
** [[Bodish languages]]
*** [[Jad language]]

== Government and politics of Uttarakhand ==

* [[Form of government]]: [[State governments of India|state government]] ([[parliamentary system]] of [[representative democracy]])
* [[Capital city|Capitals]] of Uttarakhand:
** [[Gairsain]] (Summer)
** [[Dehradun]] (Winter)
* [[Elections in Uttarakhand]]
** [[Uttarakhand State Election Commission]]
** [[Local body elections in Uttarakhand]]

=== Branches of the government of Uttarakhand ===

* [[Government of Uttarakhand]]

==== Executive branch of the government of Uttarakhand ====

* [[Head of state]]: [[List of governors of Uttarakhand|Governor of Uttarakhand]]
* [[Head of government]]: [[List of chief ministers of Uttarakhand|Chief Minister of Uttarakhand]]
** [[Cabinet (government)|Cabinet]]: [[Uttarakhand Council of Ministers]]

==== Legislative branch of the government of Uttarakhand ====

* [[Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly]]
** [[List of speakers of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly|Speaker of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly]]
** [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition in the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly]]
** [[List of constituencies of Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly|Constituencies of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly]]

==== Judicial branch of the government of Uttarakhand ====

* [[Uttarakhand High Court]]
** [[List of Chief Justices of the Uttarakhand High Court|Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court]]
** Seat: [[Nainital]]

=== Law and order in Uttarakhand ===

* [[Uttarakhand Police]]

===Government agencies in Uttarakhand===

* [[Uttarakhand Public Service Commission]]
* [[Uttarakhand Human Rights Commission]]

== History of Uttarakhand ==

* [[History of Uttarakhand]]

=== History of Uttarakhand, by period ===

==== Ancient Uttarakhand ====
* [[Uttarakuru|Uttarakuru Kingdom]]
* [[Pauravas|Paurava Kingdom]]
* [[Khasas|Khasa Kingdom]]
* [[Kirata Kingdom]]
* [[Nanda Empire]]
* [[Maurya Empire]]
* [[Kushan Empire]]
* [[Kuninda Kingdom]]
* [[Gupta Empire]]

==== Medieval Uttarakhand ====
* [[Karkota Empire]]
*
* [[Garhwal Kingdom]]
** [[Parmar|Panwar dynasty]]
* [[Kumaon Kingdom]]
** [[Katyuri kings|Katyuri dynasty]]
** [[Chand kings|Chand dynasty]]
* [[Doti|Raika Kingdom]]
* [[Khas Kingdom|Malla Kingdom]]
* [[Gorkha Kingdom]]
** [[Shah dynasty]]
* [[Anglo-Nepalese War]]
* [[Treaty of Sugauli]]

==== Colonial Uttarakhand ====
* [[Company rule in India|Company rule]]
** [[Ceded and Conquered Provinces]]
** [[North Western Provinces]]
** [[Agra Presidency]]
* [[British rule in India|British rule]]
** [[United Provinces of Agra and Oudh]]
** [[United Provinces of British India]]
** [[United Provinces (1937–1950)|United Provinces]]
* [[Coolie-Begar movement]]

==== Contemporary Uttarakhand ====
* [[Uttarakhand movement]]
* [[Chipko movement]]
* [[Rampur Tiraha firing case]]
* [[Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000]] – law that led to the formation of the State of Uttarakhand.

=== History of Uttarakhand, by region ===

* [[History of Dehradun]]

== Culture of Uttarakhand ==

* Monuments in Uttarakhand
** [[List of Monuments of National Importance in Uttarakhand|Monuments of National Importance in Uttarakhand]]
** [[List of State Protected Monuments in Uttarakhand|State Protected Monuments in Uttarakhand]]
* World Heritage Sites in Uttarakhand
** [[Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks]]

=== Art in Uttarakhand ===
* [[Music of Uttarakhand]]
* [[Cuisine of Uttarakhand]]

=== Sports in Uttarakhand ===

* [[Cricket Association of Uttarakhand|Cricket in Uttarakhand]]
** [[Uttarakhand cricket team]]
* [[Uttarakhand State Football Association|Football in Uttarakhand]]
** [[Uttarakhand football team]]
** [[Uttarakhand Super League]]

=== Symbols of Uttarakhand ===

* [[List of Uttarakhand state symbols|Symbols of Uttarakhand]]
** [[List of Indian state emblems|state emblem]]: [[Emblem of Uttarakhand|Diamond Shield]]
** [[List of Indian state songs|state song]]: [[Uttarakhand Devabhumi Matribhumi]]
** [[List of Indian state animals|state animal]]: [[Alpine Musk Deer]]
** [[List of Indian state birds|state bird]]: [[Himalayan Monal]]
** [[List of Indian state flowers|state flower]]: [[Brahma Kamal]]
** [[List of Indian state trees|state tree]]: [[Burans]]

== Economy and infrastructure of Uttarakhand ==

* [[Economy of Uttarakhand]]
** [[Tourism in Uttarakhand]]
*** [[Chota Char Dham]]
** [[State Industrial Development Corporation of Uttarakhand]]

=== Infrastructure of Uttarakhand ===
* [[Uttarakhand Transport Corporation]]
* [[Char Dham Highway]]
* [[Char Dham Railway]]
* [[Urban Development Directorate (Uttarakhand)|Urban Development Directorate]]

== Education in Uttarakhand ==

* [[Education in Uttarakhand]]
** [[List of institutions of higher education in Uttarakhand|Institutions of higher education in Uttarakhand]]
** [[Uttarakhand Board of School Education]]

== See also ==

* [[Outline of India]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
{{Sister project links|voy=Uttarakhand|Uttarakhand}}
{{wikiatlas|Uttarakhand}}
*{{Official website|www.uk.gov.in}} of Uttarakhand government
*{{Official website|uttarakhandtourism.gov.in}} of Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board
*{{curlie|Regional/Asia/India/Uttarakhand|Uttarakhand}}
*[http://indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/uttaranchal-uttarakhand Resources on Uttarakhand – news, policies, documents, articles]
*[https://www.flickr.com/photos/csepictures/with/9084501178/ Photos of the massive destruction due to floods, Uttarakhand]
*[http://eragenx.com/2016/08/03/uttarakhand-tourism-places-visit-trip-guide/ Uttarakhand Tourism, a comprehensive guide]

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