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{{Short description|District in Uttarakhand, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2017}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Udham Singh Nagar district
| nickname =
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Uttarakhand|District of Uttarakhand]]
| image_skyline = {{Photomontage

| photo1a = Atariya temple, rudrapur.jpg{{!}}Atariya temple
| photo2a = Entrance to Gurudwara Nanakmatta.jpg{{!}}Nanakmatta Sahib
| photo3a = Metropolis rudrapur.jpg{{!}}Metropolis mall
| photo3b= Kashipur Palace 08.JPG{{!}}Kashipur Palace
}}
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| image_map = Udham Singh Nagar district.svg
| map_caption = Location in Uttarakhand, India
| coordinates = {{coord|28.98|N|79.40|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|..Uttarakhand Flag(INDIA).png}} [[Uttarakhand]]
| subdivision_type2 = Division
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kumaon division|Kumaon]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Rudrapur, Uttarakhand|Rudrapur]]
| government_type =
| governing_body =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 2908
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 1,648,902
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes = <ref name="Cesnsus2011Gov"/>
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]<ref>{{cite web|title=52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India|url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|website=nclm.nic.in|publisher=[[Ministry of Minority Affairs]]|access-date=22 December 2018 |page=18|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|archive-date=25 May 2017}}</ref>
| demographics1_title2 = Additional official
| demographics1_info2 = [[Sanskrit]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Trivedi |first=Anupam |title=Sanskrit is second official language in Uttarakhand |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/sanskrit-is-second-official-language-in-uttarakhand/story-wxk51l8Re4vNxofrr7FAJK.html |newspaper=Hindustan Times |date=19 January 2010 |access-date=30 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Sanskrit second official language of Uttarakhand|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-otherstates/Sanskrit-second-official-language-of-Uttarakhand/article15965492.ece |work=The Hindu |date=21 January 2010 |access-date=30 August 2017}}</ref>
| demographics1_title3 = Regional
| demographics1_info3 = [[Kumaoni language|Kumaoni]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Kumaoni |url=https://www.ethnologue.com/language/kfy |website=Ethnologue |access-date=28 November 2020}}</ref>
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = 
| postal_code =
| registration_plate = UK 06, UK 18
| website = {{URL|usnagar.nic.in}}
| footnotes =
}}

'''Udham Singh Nagar District''' is a district of [[Uttarakhand]] state in northern [[India]]. [[Rudrapur, Uttarakhand|Rudrapur]] is the district headquarters. This district consists of seven [[Tehsil]]s named [[Bajpur]], [[Gadarpur]], [[Jaspur]], [[Kashipur, Uttarakhand|Kashipur]], [[Kichha]], [[Khatima]], [[Sitarganj]]. The district is located in the [[Terai]] region, and is part of [[Kumaon Division]]. It is bounded on the north by [[Nainital District]], on the northeast by [[Champawat District]], on the east by [[Nepal]], and on the south and west by [[Bareilly]], [[Rampur district|Rampur]], [[Moradabad]], [[Pilibhit]] and [[Bijnor District]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]] state. The district was created in 29 September,<ref>{{Cite book|last=धामी|first=भगवान सिंह|title=यूकेपीडिया|publisher=समय साक्ष्य|year=2021|isbn=978-93-90743-32-2|location=देहरादून|pages=162}}</ref>1995<ref>{{Cite book|last=सकलानी|first=शक्ति प्रसाद|title=तराई रुद्रपुर का इतिहास और विकास|publisher=गौरव प्रकाशन|year=1996|location=दिल्ली|pages=473}}</ref> by [[Mayawati|Mayawati government]] out of Nainital District. It is named for freedom fighter and Indian revolutionary [[Udham Singh]].<ref name="Singh 2015">{{cite web | last=Singh | first=Anand Raj | title=Mayawati may create new district to tame old foe | website=The New Indian Express | date=12 March 2015 | url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/article398789.ece | access-date=14 May 2016}}</ref>

As of 2011 it is the third most populous district of Uttarakhand (out of [[List of districts of Uttarakhand|13]]), after [[Haridwar district|Haridwar]] and [[Dehradun district|Dehradun]].<ref name="Cesnsus2011Gov"/>

==Tehsils in Udham Singh Nagar district==
# [[Kashipur, Uttarakhand|Kashipur]]
# [[Jaspur]]
# [[Bajpur]]
# [[Gadarpur]]
# [[Rudrapur, Uttarakhand|Rudrapur]]
# [[Kichha]]
# [[Sitarganj]]
# [[Nanakmatta]]
# [[Khatima]]

==Cities in Udham Singh Nagar district==
# [[Kashipur, Uttarakhand|Kashipur]]
# [[Jaspur]]
# [[Bajpur]]
# [[Gadarpur]]
# [[Dineshpur]]
# [[Rudrapur, Uttarakhand|Rudrapur]]
# [[Pantnagar]]
# [[Kichha]]
# [[Sitarganj]]
# [[Nanakmatta]]
# [[Khatima]]
# [[Sultanpur, Uttarakhand]]

==Administrative divisions==
The district lies in [[Nainital–Udhamsingh Nagar (Lok Sabha constituency)]]. which includes whole [[Nainital district]] as well as Udham Singh Nagar district.
For election purposes District is divided into nine [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituencies:

# [[Bajpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bajpur (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)]]
# [[Kashipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kashipur (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)]]
# [[Rudrapur (Assembly constituency)|Rudrapur (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)]]
# [[Kichha (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)]]
# [[Sitarganj (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)]]
# [[Khatima (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)]]

==Demographics==
{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Religion in Udham Singh Nagar district (2011)<ref name="Udham Singh Nagar District Population">{{cite web|url=https://www.censusindia2011.com/uttarakhand/udham-singh-nagar-population.html|title=Udham Singh Nagar District Population|work=Census India|accessdate=11 July 2021}}</ref><ref name="Religion">{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW05C-01%20MDDS.XLS|title= C-1 Population By Religious Community Data - Census 2011 - Udham Singh Nagar district, Uttarakhand|website=censusindia.gov.in|access-date=23 December 2019}}</ref>
|label1 = [[Hinduism]]
|value1 = 66.98
|color1 = Orange
|label2 = [[Islam]]
|value2 = 22.58
|color2 = Green
|label3 = [[Sikhism]]
|value3 = 9.87
|color3 = Yellow
|label4 = [[Christianity]]
|value4 = 0.37
|color4 = Blue
|label5 = [[Buddhism]]
|value5 = 0.03
|color5 = Gold
|label6 = [[Jainism]]
|value6 = 0.04
|color6 = Maroon
|label7 = Others
|value7 = 0.01
|color7 = Grey
|label8 = Not Stated
|value8 = 0.12
|color8 = Black
}}

According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Udham Singh Nagar district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 1,648,902,<ref name="Cesnsus2011Gov">{{cite web |title=Census of India: Udham Singh Nagar district |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=61805 |website=www.censusindia.gov.in |access-date=23 December 2019}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Guinea-Bissau]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 1 October 2011 | quote = Guinea-Bissau 1,596,677 July 2011 est. }}</ref> or the US state of [[Idaho]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php|title=2010 Resident Population Data|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau|access-date=30 September 2011| quote =Idaho 1,567,582}}</ref> The population in the age range of 0–6 years was 229,162. The number of literates in Udham Singh Nagar district is 1,037,839 (62.9%), with 598,525 (68.7%) male literates and 751,789 (55.6%) female literates. The effective 7+ literacy of the district is 73.1%. The [[sex ratio]] of 920 females for every 1,000 males.<ref name="Cesnsus2011Gov"/> The [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]] population was 238,264 and 123,037 respectively. There were 308581 households in the district in 2011.<ref name="Cesnsus2011Gov"/>
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=1,31,811|13=1911|14=1,31,608|15=1921|16=1,12,634|17=1931|18=1,12,804|19=1941|20=1,18,733|21=1951|22=1,36,446|23=1961|24=3,01,681|25=1971|26=4,51,717|27=1981|28=6,68,751|29=1991|30=9,24,856|31=2001|32=12,35,614|33=2011|34=16,48,902|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html|title=Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|website=www.censusindia.gov.in|access-date=23 December 2019}}</ref>|align=middle}}

== Languages ==
The major languages of the district according to the 2011 census are [[Hindi]] ({{sigfig|62.37|2}}%), [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] ({{sigfig|10.09|2}}%), [[Bengali language|Bengali]] ({{sigfig|7.856|2}}%), [[Urdu]] ({{sigfig|6.377|2}}%), [[Kumaoni language|Kumaoni]] ({{sigfig|5.220|2}}%), [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]] ({{sigfig|3.647|2}}%), and [[Tharu languages|Tharu]] ({{sigfig|2.881|2}}%).<ref name="census2011-C16"/> The two Tharu languages spoken are [[Buksa language|Buksa]] (mostly in the development blocks of [[Bajpur]] and [[Gadarpur]]),<ref>{{Cite book| last = Pant| first = Jagdish| year = 2015| chapter = Buksa/Buksari| pages = 3–26| title = The Languages of Uttarakhand | editor-last1= Devy| editor-first1 = Ganesh| editor-last2= Bhatt| editor-first2 = Uma| editor-last3= Pathak| editor-first3 = Shekhar| series = People's Linguistic Survey of India| volume = 30| number = 2 | place = Hyderabad| publisher = Orient Blackswan| isbn = 9788125056263}}</ref> and [[Rana Tharu language|Rana]] (in the areas of [[Khatima]] and [[Sitarganj]]).<ref>{{cite web|editor-last1 = Eberhard| editor-first1 = David M.| editor-last2 = Simons| editor-first2 = Gary F.| editor-last3 = Fennig| editor-first3 = Charles D.| year=2019|title=India – Languages|edition=22nd|website = Ethnologue|publisher=SIL International|url=https://www.ethnologue.com/country/IN/languages | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190401120331/https://www.ethnologue.com/country/IN/languages | archive-date = 1 April 2019}}<br/>{{Cite book| last = Singh| first = Sidheswar| year = 2015| chapter = Tharu| title = The Languages of Uttarakhand | editor-last1= Devy| editor-first1 = Ganesh| editor-last2= Bhatt| editor-first2 = Uma| editor-last3= Pathak| editor-first3 = Shekhar| series = People's Linguistic Survey of India| volume = 30| number = 2 | place = Hyderabad| publisher = Orient Blackswan| isbn = 9788125056263| pages = 163–76}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|- valign=top
! colspan=4| Udham Singh Nagar district: mother-tongue of population, according to the [[2011 Indian Census]].<ref name="census2011-C16">{{cite report |title=C-16 Population By Mother Tongue – Uttarakhand |url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-0500.XLSX |publisher = Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |access-date=14 July 2020}}</ref>
|- valign=top
! Mother tongue code
! Mother tongue
! People
! Percentage
|- valign=top
|| 002007 || [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
| align=right | 129,537
| align=right | 7.9%
|- valign=top
|| 006030 || [[Awadhi language|Awadhi]]
| align=right | 1,412
| align=right | 0.1%
|- valign=top
|| 006102 || [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]]
| align=right | 60,141
| align=right | 3.6%
|- valign=top
|| 006195 || [[Garhwali language|Garhwali]]
| align=right | 5,840
| align=right | 0.4%
|- valign=top
|| 006240 || [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| align=right | 1,028,354
| align=right | 62.4%
|- valign=top
|| 006340 || [[Kumauni language|Kumauni]]
| align=right | 86,078
| align=right | 5.2%
|- valign=top
|| 006439 || [[Pahari language|Pahari]]
| align=right | 2,067
| align=right | 0.1%
|- valign=top
|| 010011 || Purbi Maithili
| align=right | 1,392
| align=right | 0.1%
|- valign=top
|| 010014 || [[Tharu language|Tharu]]
| align=right | 47,501
| align=right | 2.9%
|- valign=top
|| 014011 || [[Nepali language|Nepali]]
| align=right | 1,622
| align=right | 0.1%
|- valign=top
|| 016038 || [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
| align=right | 166,327
| align=right | 10.1%
|- valign=top
|| 019014 || [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]]
| align=right | 1,142
| align=right | 0.1%
|- valign=top
|| 022015 || [[Urdu language|Urdu]]
| align=right | 105,148
| align=right | 6.4%
|- valign=top
|| 053005 || [[Gujari language|Gujari]]
| align=right | 859
| align=right | 0.1%
|- valign=top
| align=center | –
|| [[Languages of India|Others]]
| align=right | 11,482
| align=right | 0.7%
|- valign=top class=sortbottom
| colspan=2 | Total
| align=right | 1,648,902
| align=right | 100.0%
|-
|}

==Education==
[[Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture & Technology]] in Pantnagar, is located 5 km from Rudrapur.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://usnagar.nic.in}}
{{Geographic location
|Centre = Udham Singh Nagar district
|North = [[Nainital district]]
|Northeast = [[Champawat district]]
|East = {{NEP|Nepal}}
|Southeast =
|South =
|Southwest =
|West =
|Northwest =
}}

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Udham Singh Nagar district - Revision history

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