Uttarakhand: Density as Per Census 2011

Uttarakhand

A new state called Uttarakhand was inaugurated on November 9, 2000, making it the country’s 27th. North of Uttar Pradesh, it was born. Located at the base of the Himalayan mountains, it is a hilly state. In the north, it shares borders with China (Tibet) and Nepal. Uttar Pradesh borders Himachal Pradesh in the north and west, respectively. As a result of its abundance of natural resources (especially water and forests), it is a natural wonderland. There are four revered Hindu pilgrimage sites in the Himalayas: Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri, and Yamunotri. God’s Land, without a doubt (Dev Bhoomi). The state capital of Uttarakhand is Dehradun. In India’s sub-mountain regions, it’s known as one of the country’s most attractive resorts. Mineral deposits like marble, dolomite, magnesite, gypsum, limestone, marble, etc., are abundantly found in Uttarakhand. 

Since the 2001 census, Uttarakhand’s population has risen from 84.89 lakhs to 1.01 crores. Males accounted for 4,325,924 of the country’s total population in 2001, while females accounted for 4,163,425. The total population increase in this decade was 18.81%, compared to 19.20% in the previous decade. Uttarakhand had a population of only 0.83% of India’s total in 2011. In 2001, this percentage was 0.83 per cent. In the present decade, the population density in Uttarakhand is 488 people per square mile.

The population of Uttarakhand’s districts varies greatly. Dehradun, Haridwar, Udham Singh Nagar, and Nainital, four of the state’s 13 districts, account for 61.5 per cent of the state’s total population. Tehri Garhwal, Pauri Garhwal, and Almora make for roughly 81 per cent of the total. This clearly illustrates that the population density in the mid and foothills is much higher than in the remaining six high-hill regions.

According to the 2011 census, the population density is 189 people per square kilometre, up from 150 in the 2001 census. There is a huge difference in population density between districts, with Haridwar, US Nagar, and Dehradun having high densities of 817, 648, and 550 people per square km, respectively; on the other hand, districts like Uttarkashi, Chamoli, and Pithoragarh have low densities of 41, 49, and 69 people per square km.

Given below is the list of the Population of Uttarakhand, district wise, as per the census 2011

The State boasts an abundance of quality human resources, with literacy levels greater than the national average. Uttarakhand has quickly established itself as a major investment destination for the manufacturing, tourism, and infrastructure industries. The emphasis is on maximising the potential of all three sectors of the economy (agricultural, industrial, and services) in unison with the state’s geographic character. To stimulate investment in the various sectors of Uttarakhand’s economy, the state government has implemented a number of policy initiatives and incentives.

Uttarakhand has a literacy rate of 79.63 per cent, which is higher than the national average of 74.04 per cent, according to provisional Census 2011 data. During the 2010 Census, a total of 6,997,433 individuals were discovered to be literate in Uttarakhand. Of the total literate population, 3,930,174 were men with an 88.33 percent literacy rate, while the remaining 3,067,259 were females with a 70.70 percent literacy rate. These literacy averages had grown since Census 2001, when male and female literacy rates were 81.02 per cent and 63.36 per cent, respectively.

Conclusion

Uttarakhand is primarily a rural state, with 16,826 rural communities, 12,699 (81%) of which have populations of less than 500 people. More than 75-85 percent of rural communities in most districts have a population of fewer than 500 people. Only 17% of rural settlements had a population of 500 in 1999, while villages with a population of 2000 or more are extremely unusual (2.7 per cent). With such a large number of small and scattered hamlets, primarily due to difficult geographical conditions, service delivery in Uttarakhand is a serious issue.