Udham Singh Nagar district

Udham Singh Nagar
Udham Singh Nagar
District of Uttarakhand
	Clockwise from top-left: Palace of Dronacharya, Gurudwara Nanakana Sahib in Kashipur, Baigul Dam, Crops Research Center at Pantnagar, Metropolis city in Rudrapur
	Location in Uttarakhand
	Coordinates: 28°59′N 79°24′E / 28.98°N 79.40°E
Country	India
State	Uttarakhand
Division	Kumaon
Founded by	Udham Singh Nagar has been carved out of Nainital.
Named for	Udham Singh
Headquarters	Rudrapur
Government
• District Magistrate	Mr. Uday Raj Singh, IAS
Area
• Total	3,055 km2 (1,180 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	1,648,902
• Density	540/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
• Additional official	Sanskrit
• Regional	Khari Boli, Kumaoni, Tharu, Punjabi, Bengali
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UK 06, UK 18
Website	usnagar.nic.in

Udham Singh Nagar is a district of Uttarakhand state in northern India. Rudrapur is the district headquarter. The district consists of nine Tehsils named Bajpur, Gadarpur, Jaspur, Kashipur, Khatima, Kichha, Nanakmatta, Rudrapur, Sitarganj. 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 Bareilly, Rampur, Moradabad, Pilibhit and Bijnor District of Uttar Pradesh state. The district was created on 29 September 1995,^[7]^[8] by Mayawati government out of Nainital District. It is named for freedom fighter and Indian revolutionary Udham Singh.^[9]

As of 2011, it is the third most populous district of Uttarakhand (out of 13), after Haridwar and Dehradun.^[3]

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