Uttarakhand is a state located in the northern part of India. The state is the origin of national river of the India i.e. Ganga. Vyas Maharishi author of Mahabharat is believed to have lived in the caves of Uttarakhand. It was known as Uttaranchal. Uttarakhand became the 27th state of the Republic of India on November 9, 2000 .
Uttarakhand borders Tibet to the north, Nepal to the east, and the states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh (of which it formed a part before 2000) in the west and south respectively. The region is traditionally referred to as Uttarakhand in Hindu scriptures and old literature, a term which derives from the Sanskrit for Northern Country or Section. With an area of 20,682 sq mi (53,566 km²).
In January 2007, the name of the state was officially changed from Uttaranchal, its interim name, to Uttarakhand, according to the wishes of a large section of its people. The provisional capital of Uttarakhand is Dehradun which is also a rail-head and the largest city in the region. The small hamlet of Gairsen has been mooted as the future capital owing to its geographic centrality but controversies and lack of resources have led Dehradun to remain provisional capital. The High Court of the state is in Nainital.
Recent developments in the region include initiatives by the state government to capitalise on handloom and handicrafts, the burgeoning tourist trade as well as tax incentives to lure high-tech industry to the state. The state also has big-dam projects, controversial and often criticised in India, such as the very large Tehri dam on the Bhagirathi-Bhilangana rivers, conceived in 1953 and about to reach completion.[2] Uttarakhand is also well known as the birthplace of the Chipko environmental movement,[3] and a myriad other social

Some facts Of State Uttaranchal
Total Geographical area	51125 Sq. Km
Hill Area	92.57%
Plains Area	7.43%
Area Covered By Forest	63%
Total Literacy	65 %
?Location	Longitude 77 ?34' 27" East to 81deg 02' 22" E Latitude 28? 53' 24" North to 31deg 27' 50" N
Total Population	70,50,634 (Male : Female =1000 : 976)
Male	51.91 %
Female	48.81 %
Rural Population	76.90 %
Urban Population	23.10 %
S.T.Population	17.48 %
S.C.Population	3.10 %
Other Minorities	2.0 % (approx)
Literacy Rate	65 %
Total No. Of Districts	13
Name Of Districts	Almora, Bageshwar, Champawat, Chamol, Nainital, Dehradun, Haridwar, Tehri, Uttarkashi, Puari, Udham Singh Nagar, Pithoragarh and Rudraprayag
Total No. Of Villege	15620
Total No. Of city or Urban	Area 81
No of Railway Stations	5 (Major) Kathgodam, Dehradun, Haridwar, Rishikesh, LalKauwn
No. of Airports	3 (Pant Nagar, Nainisaine ,jollyGrant)
Major
Major Rivers	Ganga, Yamuna And Kali (Sharada)
Major Mountain Range(Peaks)(height in Mts.)	Gauri Parvat (6590),Gangotri(6614), Panchuly(6910), Nanda Devi(7816), Nanda Kot (6861) Kameth(7756) badrinath(7140), Trishul(7120), Chaukhamba(7138), Dunagiri(7066) etc.
Major Pass	Mana (5450), Nitipass(5070) Lipulekh(5122), LumpiaDhura (5650)
Resources	Water, Forest, Dairy, Woolen, Herb, Medicine, Fruit, Land etc.
Industry	Tourism, Dairy, Agriculture, Horticulture, Floriculture, Sugar and other small scale industries
Major Festivals	Uttarani, Nanda devi Mela, Holi, Dipawali, Kandali, Hilljatra, Bikhoti,Bagwal, Harela, Ghuguteeetc.
Major Events	Sardoutasv, Bansntoutsav, Nanda Devi Rajjaat, Chipla Kedar Jaat, Kadernath Yatra, Badrinath Yatra, Kumbh Mela, Ardh Kumbh Mela, Ramleela, Dashara
Major Species Of Trees	Shoria Robusta, Agile Marmilos, Embica Aaficinelis, Cigigime Quiminy, Bombex Shiva, Ajadyrecta Indica, Junglash regia, Cidres Devdaar, Betula Utilus, Rhododendhren Arbhenium, Pine, Tectona Grandish etc.
Major Species Of Herb (Some of the species of herb are very rare and these are included in the list of endangered species.)	Cordyceps sinnesis, Sinoarundinaria falcata, Aehmanthera gossypina, Meizotropic pillita, Morchell esculenta, Terachycarpus takin, Wyrtex Nirgundo, Geradernia hetrofila, Barebris aristata, Scentla ascetica etc.
Major Trade Centers	Haldwani, Rudrapur, Tanakpur, Dehradun, Haridwar, Kotdwar, Rishikesh.