List of districts of Uttarakhand

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 2011)[1] Area (km²)[1] Density (/km²) Map
AL Almora Almora 621972 3083 202
BA Bageshwar Bageshwar 259840 2302 113
CL Chamoli Chamoli Gopeshwar 391114 7613 51
CP Champawat Champawat 259315 1781 146
DD Dehradun Dehradun 1695860 3088 550
HA Haridwar Haridwar 1927029 2360 817
NA Nainital Nainital 955128 3860 247
PG Pauri Garhwal Pauri 686572 5399 127
PI Pithoragarh Pithoragarh 485993 7100 68
RP Rudra Prayag Rudraprayag 236857 1890 125
TG Tehri Garhwal New Tehri 616409 4080 151
US Udham Singh Nagar Rudrapur 1648367 2908 567
UT Uttarkashi Uttarkashi 329686 8016 41

References

2. More about Uttarakhand at state

four new district created in uttrakhand. 1. Ranikhet 2. Didihat 3. Kotadwar 4. Yumnotri