Udham Singh Nagar
District in Uttarakhand, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Udham Singh Nagar is a district of Uttarakhand state in northern India. Rudrapur is the district headquarter. The district consists of nine Tehsils named Bajpur, Gadarpur, Jaspur, Kashipur, Khatima, Kichha, Nanakmatta, Rudrapur, 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, Moradabad, Pilibhit and Bijnor District of Uttar Pradesh state. The district was created on 29 September 1995,[7][8] by Mayawati government out of Nainital District. It is named for freedom fighter and Indian revolutionary Udham Singh.[9]
Udham Singh Nagar | |
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Coordinates: 28.98°N 79.40°E / 28.98; 79.40 | |
Country | India |
State | Uttarakhand |
Division | Kumaon |
Founded by | Udham Singh Nagar has been carved out of Nainital. |
Named for | Udham Singh |
Headquarters | Rudrapur |
Government | |
• District Magistrate | Mr. Uday Raj Singh, IAS[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 3,055 km2 (1,180 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 1,648,902 |
• Density | 540/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi[4] |
• Additional official | Sanskrit[5][6] |
• Regional | Kumaoni, Tharu, Punjabi, Bengali, Urdu, Bhojpuri |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Vehicle registration | UK 06, UK 18 |
Website | usnagar |
As of 2011, it is the third most populous district of Uttarakhand (out of 13), after Haridwar and Dehradun.[3]