Udham Singh Nagar district

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Udham Singh Nagar is a district of Uttarakhand state in northern India. Rudrapur is the district headquarters. 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 Uttar Pradesh state. The district was created in October 1995 out of Nainital District, and is named for Udham Singh.

G.B. Pant University, noted for its engineers & agriculture scientists, is located 5 km from Rudrapur.

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Districts of Uttarakhand (as of 2001)

Divisions and districts of Uttarakhand
Kumaon division: Almora \| Bageshwar \| Champawat \| Nainital \| Pithoragarh \| Udham Singh Nagar
Garhwal division: Chamoli \| Dehradun \| Haridwar \| Pauri Garhwal \| Rudra Prayag \| Tehri Garhwal \| Uttarkashi