Uttarakhand State is divided into two divisions namely Garhwal and Kumaon. Its High Court is in Nainital. It is the only state in India with Sanskrit as one of its Official Language. This is the state where two most important rivers originates, i.e, The Ganga at Gangotri and the Yamuna at Yamunotri. This state has the oldest National Park named Jim Corbett National Park. Some important facts of Uttarakhand are given below. Hope that you would find it interesting!

Uttarakhand is a State of India which is situated in the part of northern India just west of Nepal and on the Tibet border. Uttaranchal became the 27th state of the Republic of India on the 9th of November 2000. The name of the state was officially changed from Uttaranchal to Uttarakhand in January 2007. We will explore more about Uttaranchal Culture (Food and Dining, Fair and Festivals, Music and Folk Dance, Art and Craft etc) later. The population of Uttarakhand state is 10,086,292. The density of Uttarakhand is 189 per sq. km. Uttarakhand State is spread over 53,483 Sq Km. Dehradun is the capital city of Uttarakhand and is located in the Garhwal region.The Honorable High Court of Uttarakhand state is situated in District Nainital.

Uttarakhand is a place with great diversity of the region where snow-clad mountains, green hills, fertile valleys, flowing rivers and thriving lakes add to the natural beauty.

Uttarakhand is also known as the Abode of the gods (Dev Bhoomi), there are several highly venerated pilgrimage places. The tourists must visit Kedarnath, Badrinath, Hemkund Sahib, Gangotri, Yamunotri, Jageshwar, Bageshwar, Rishikesh and Haridwar for their religious importance on Uttarakhand Travel. Each hilltop or bent is known to have a temple, big or small, which are considered very sacred by the locals.

History
Uttarakhand has a significant impact in ancient history as Land of Gods and source of the Ganges River. Its peaks and valleys were well known in ancient times. The Pauravas, Kushanas, Kunindas, Guptas, Katyuris, Palas, the Chands, and Parmars or Panwars and the British have ruled Uttarakhand in turns. The present state of Uttarakhand was earlier a part of the United Province of Agra and Awadh, which came into existence in 1902. In 1935, the name of the state was shortened to the United Province. In January 1950, the United Province was renamed, as Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal remained a part of Uttar Pradesh before it came into being on 9 November 2000, the 27th state of India. In January 2007 Uttaranchal was renamed officially as Uttarakand.

Culture and Tradition
The culture of Uttarakhand refers to the way of life of the people of Uttarakhand. Uttarakhand’s languages, religions, dance, music, architecture, food, and customs develop a great and versatile culture which is influenced from the indigenous population as well as from the immigrants to this beautiful state. In the whole state there are very strong cultural impact of Kumaon and Garhwal regions

Tour and Travel
The beautiful northern Indian state Uttarakhand is famous for it’s lakes, rivers, mountains, forests, national parks, sanctuaries. It is also a favorite destination of the people who love wild-life tour, adventure-tour, Yoga. Travelers get natural beauty and some of the untouched and unspoiled natural places such valley of flowers, Gangotri, Yamunotri etc. This state is famous as one of the important pilgrimage HUB of India. There is no doubt that Nainital and Mussoorie are the dream destinations for holidays and honeymoon in North India. These are best known for pleasant climate, lakes, boat riding, water sports, candle light dinner, local shopping market, rock climbing, ride to snow View, fishing enthusiasts etc