A district of Uttarakhand state is an administrative geographical unit, headed by a Deputy Commissioner or District Magistrate, an officer belonging to the Indian Administrative Service. The district magistrate or the deputy commissioner is assisted by a number of officers belonging to Uttarakhand Civil Service and other Uttarakhand state services.
A Superintendent of Police, an officer belonging to the Indian Police Service is entrusted with the responsibility of maintaining law and order and related issues of the district. He is assisted by the officers of the Uttarakhand Police Service and other Uttarakhand Police officials.
A Deputy Conservator of Forests, an officer belonging to the Indian Forest Service is responsible for managing the Forests, environment and wild-life related issues of the district. He is assisted by the officers of the Uttarakhand Forest Service and other Uttarakhand Forest officials and Uttarakhand Wild-Life officials.
Sectoral development is looked after by the district head of each development department such as PWD, Health, Education, Agriculture, Animal husbandry, etc. These officers belong to the various State Services
Alphabetical listing[]
Code | District | Headquarters[1] | Population (as of 2001)[1] | Area (km²)[1] | Density (/km²) | Map |
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AL | Almora | Almora | 630567 | 3083 | 205 | |
BA | Bageshwar | Bageshwar | 249462 | 2302 | 108 | |
CL | Chamoli | Chamoli Gopeshwar | 370359 | 7613 | 49 | |
CP | Champawat | Champawat | 224542 | 1781 | 126 | |
DD | Dehradun | Dehradun | 1282143 | 3088 | 418 | |
HA | Haridwar | Haridwar | 1447187 | 2360 | 613 | |
NA | Nainital | Nainital | 762909 | 3860 | 198 | |
PG | Pauri Garhwal | Pauri | 697078 | 5399 | 129 | |
PI | Pithoragarh | Pithoragarh | 462289 | 7100 | 65 | |
RP | Rudra Prayag | Rudraprayag | 227439 | 1890 | 120 | |
TG | Tehri Garhwal | New Tehri | 604747 | 4080 | 148 | |
US | Udham Singh Nagar | Rudrapur | 1235614 | 2908 | 425 | |
UT | Uttarkashi | Uttarkashi | 295013 | 8016 | 37 |
References[]
- ^ a b c "Uttarakhand - Districts of India: Know India". National Portal of India. http://india.gov.in/knowindia/districts/andhra1.php?stateid=UA. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
2. More about Uttarakhand at aboutUttarakhand.com
Divisions and districts of Uttarakhand |
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Kumaon division: Almora | Bageshwar | Champawat | Nainital | Pithoragarh | Udham Singh Nagar |
Garhwal division: Chamoli | Dehradun | Haridwar | Pauri Garhwal | Rudra Prayag | Tehri Garhwal | Uttarkashi |
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