Uttarkhand / Uttaranchal

Uttarakhand also known as Uttaranchal is one of the 28 states, located in the northern part of the Indian sub continent. Since there are many holy temples and Pilgrimage centres of the Hindu Religion here, it is also called as the Land of the Gods. The state was carved out of the Himalayan and the north western parts of the state of Uttar Pradesh in the year 2000. The state shares borders with Tibet Autonomous Region on the North, MahaKali Zone of the Nepal on the East, Uttar Pradesh on the south and Himachal Pradesh on the northwest.
The state Uttarakhand is divided into two divisions Kumaon and Garhwal. It has 13 districts with Dehradun as the capital city.
Almora, Champawat, Bagheshwar, Nainital, Pithoragarh and Udhamsingh Nagar from the Kumaon Division.
Dehradun, Teri garhwal, Haridwar, Uttar Kashi, Chamoli, Rudraprayag and Pauri Garhwal from the Garhwal division.

About Uttaranchal / Uttarkhand, one of the states in India
Uttarkhand / Uttaranchal, a state known for its natural beauty, is  located in North India.  This state was carved out of the Himalayan regions  and the nearby adjoining districts of Uttar Pradesh in the year 2000, thus becoming the 27th state of the Republic of India. The borders of the state of Uttaranchal / Uttarkhand are Tibet autonomous region on the north, Uttar pradesh on the south, Haryana to the west and Nepal to the east. Himachal Pradesh islocated on the Northwest of Uttaranchal. Dehradun is the  provisional capital , the railway station, airport and the largest city of the state.

Uttarkhand  has a total area of about 51 sq kilometers out of which 93% are mountainous and 64% are dense forest. As most of the state are a part of the Great Himalayan Ranges, it is covered by high peaks and glaciers  while the lower parts have dense forests.  The Himalayan Eco system which is unique and one of its kind plays host to large number of wild animls like Bharal, Snow leopard, Leopards and tigers as well as rare herbs  and plants.

Tourism in Uttaranchal / Uttarkhand of India
There are  many national parks there for the various types of Flora and fauna namely, Jim Corbett National park, Valley of flowers National park, Nandadevi national Park, Unesco world heritage site, Rajaji National Park, Govinda Pashu Vihar National park and Gangotri National Park.

Uttarkhand is also known as the abode of Gods, as there are some ancient hindu shrines, which are about a thousand years old, found there. Gangotri and Yamunotri the sources of gamga and the yamuna rivers respectively, fall in the upper reaches  and Badrinath dedicated to Lord Vishnu   and Kedarnath dedicated to Lord Shiva  tohether make Chardham pilgrimage circuits.
There are many other temples too of Lord Shiva and Durga the local deities but the architecture of these temples are typical of the region and slightly different from other parts of India.

Hemkund is nestled in the Himalayas  and is a pilgrimage center for the Sikhs. Mindroling Monastery  and its Buddha stupa is said to be the highest in the world and is located in the Southwest of Dehradun.

Adventure tourism in Uttaranchal / Uttarkhand state of India
Adventure sports is also very famous here namely trekking, hiking, Mountaineering, rock climbing, rafting  and many others.
Rafting in Rishikesh
Skiing in Auli slopes
Trekking to Hemkund

How to Reach Uttaranchal / Uttarkhand state
By air
There are three airports in Uttaranchal they are Jolly Grant airport at Dehradun, Pant nagar airport  and the Chakrata Airforce base near Dehradun. Pant Nagar airport is a domestic one and Chakrata handles only defence  based airport.
By Rail
You can reach Dehradun railway station through any of the major railway stations. Since this is a  capital city of the state of Uttaranchal as well as a connection to the tourist destinations in the area most of the trains travelling this side stop at the station. You can get connections from Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Chandigarh etc. Haridwar and Kathgodam are other main railway stations in the state of Uttaranchal.
By Road
Since capital city Dehradun and the state Uttaranchal are tourist oriented, there is a good network of roads in the state connecting almost all of the tourist destinations  like Almora, Auli skiing slopes, Jim Corbett Park, Mussoorie, Haridwar and many more.