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Uttarakhand: statehood, Chief Ministers and Governors

Statehood, borders, Census 2011 figures and the list of office holders, all from the state government's own pages.

At a glance

ParticularsDetailsSource
Formation of the state9 November 2000cm.uk.gov.in
Order among Indian states27th state of India, carved out of northern Uttar Pradeshuk.gov.in
Total area53,483 sq kmcm.uk.gov.in
CapitalDehradun (temporary), as the state government page puts itcm.uk.gov.in
Summer capitalGairsaincm.uk.gov.in
International borderChina and Nepalcm.uk.gov.in
Borders with other statesUttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradeshcm.uk.gov.in
DivisionsTwo: Garhwal (7 districts) and Kumaon (6 districts)uk.gov.in
Change of nameThe state was called Uttaranchal until the Uttaranchal (Alteration of Name) Act, 2006 (Act 52 of 2006, assented 21 December 2006) renamed it Uttarakhand from 1 January 2007indiacode.gov.in
Lok Sabha seats5indiacode.gov.in
Rajya Sabha seats3indiacode.gov.in
Vidhan Sabha seats70indiacode.gov.in
High CourtAt Nainital; the 18th High Court in the country, set up under Part IV of the Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000highcourtofuttarakhand.gov.in
First Chief Justice of the High CourtJustice Ashok A. Desai (transferred from the Allahabad High Court)highcourtofuttarakhand.gov.in
Sanctioned strength of High Court judges7 at creation, 11 as the High Court page now stateshighcourtofuttarakhand.gov.in
Population (Census 2011)1,00,86,292cm.uk.gov.in
Male population (2011)51,37,773cm.uk.gov.in
Female population (2011)49,48,519cm.uk.gov.in
Sex ratio (2011)963 females per 1,000 malescm.uk.gov.in
Child sex ratio890 females per 1,000 malesuk.gov.in
Population density189 per sq kmuk.gov.in
Literacy rate78.82% (male 87.40%, female 70.01%)uk.gov.in
Rural and urban populationRural 70.37%, urban 30.50% (as printed on the state portal)uk.gov.in

Chief Ministers

NameTerm
Nityanand Swami09/11/2000–29/10/2001
Bhagat Singh Koshyari30/10/2001–01/03/2002
Narayan Dutt Tiwari02/03/2002–07/03/2007
Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri07/03/2007–26/06/2009; 11/09/2011–13/03/2012
Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank27/06/2009–10/09/2011
Vijay Bahuguna13/03/2012–31/01/2014
Harish Singh Rawat01/02/2014–27/03/2016; 21/04/2016–22/04/2016; 11/05/2016–18/03/2017
Trivendra Singh Rawat18/03/2017–09/03/2021
Tirath Singh Rawat10/03/2021–04/07/2021
Pushkar Singh Dhamiserving (the official page prints no start date)

Governors

NameTerm
Surjit Singh Barnala09/11/2000–07/01/2003
Sudarshan Agarwal08/01/2003–28/10/2007
B. L. Joshi29/10/2007–05/08/2009
Margaret Alva06/08/2009–14/05/2012
Aziz Qureshi15/05/2012–07/01/2015
K. K. Paul08/01/2015–25/08/2018
Baby Rani Maurya26/08/2018–08/09/2021
Gurmit Singhserving (the official page prints no start date)

Terms are given exactly as the official lists print them. Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri and Harish Singh Rawat have more than one term on the official list. The pages for the serving Chief Minister and Governor do not print the date they took office, so none is given here. State symbols (animal, bird, tree, flower) are not on this page because no official page stating them was found. Checked 22 September 2026.

What to remember for the exam

  • Uttarakhand became the 27th state of India on 9 November 2000, under the Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000.
  • The first Chief Minister was Nityanand Swami (09/11/2000–29/10/2001) and the first Governor Surjit Singh Barnala (09/11/2000–07/01/2003).
  • The state was renamed from Uttaranchal to Uttarakhand on 1 January 2007, under the Uttaranchal (Alteration of Name) Act, 2006 (Act 52 of 2006).
  • Uttarakhand has 5 Lok Sabha seats, 3 Rajya Sabha seats and 70 Vidhan Sabha seats.
  • The High Court sits at Nainital and is the 18th High Court in the country; its first Chief Justice was Justice Ashok A. Desai.
  • Census 2011: population 1,00,86,292, sex ratio 963 females per 1,000 males, literacy 78.82% (male 87.40%, female 70.01%).

Every fact is taken from a government website and its source is listed. Where two official sources differ, both figures are shown.

Practise

10 questions generated from the verified data on this page. Every answer links to its official source.

Frequently asked questions

When was Uttarakhand formed?

On 9 November 2000, carved out of Uttar Pradesh; it is the 27th state of India.

Who was the first Chief Minister of Uttarakhand?

Nityanand Swami (09/11/2000–29/10/2001), per the Chief Minister's Office list.

Who was the first Governor of Uttarakhand?

Surjit Singh Barnala (09/11/2000–07/01/2003), per the Raj Bhawan list.

What is the capital of Uttarakhand?

The state government page gives Dehradun as the capital (temporary) and Gairsain as the summer capital.

When was Uttaranchal renamed Uttarakhand?

The Uttaranchal (Alteration of Name) Act, 2006 (Act 52 of 2006, assented 21 December 2006) renamed the state with effect from 1 January 2007.

How many Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and Vidhan Sabha seats does Uttarakhand have?

5 in the Lok Sabha and 70 in the Vidhan Sabha (Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000), and 3 in the Rajya Sabha (Fourth Schedule to the Constitution).

Where is the Uttarakhand High Court?

At Nainital. It is the 18th High Court in the country, set up under Part IV of the Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000.

What was the population of Uttarakhand in the 2011 Census?

1,00,86,292 (men 51,37,773, women 49,48,519).

Sources

  1. cm.uk.gov.in/geography/, Government of Uttarakhand
  2. uk.gov.in/pages/display/107-state-profile, Government of Uttarakhand
  3. uk.gov.in/, Government of Uttarakhand
  4. indiacode.gov.in/handle/123456789/496635, India Code, Government of India
  5. indiacode.gov.in/handle/123456789/522302, India Code, Government of India
  6. indiacode.gov.in/handle/123456789/15240, India Code, Government of India
  7. indiacode.gov.in/handle/123456789/522305, India Code, Government of India
  8. highcourtofuttarakhand.gov.in/about-department/about-us/, Government of Uttarakhand
  9. cm.uk.gov.in/sex-ration/, Government of Uttarakhand
  10. cm.uk.gov.in/former-chief-ministers/, Government of Uttarakhand
  11. cm.uk.gov.in/about-chief-minister/, Government of Uttarakhand
  12. governoruk.gov.in/former-governors/, Government of Uttarakhand
  13. governoruk.gov.in/our-governor-bioprofile-of-honble-governor-uttarakhand/, Government of Uttarakhand

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