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       Uttarakhand is a state in the northeastern part of India. Located in the foothills of the Himalayas, the State has international boundaries with China (Tibet) in the north and Nepal in the east. On its northwest lies Himachal Pradesh; while on the south is Uttar Pradesh. Uttarakhand or 'Uttaranchal' with Dehra Dun as its Capital has a Population of 8,489,349 as per 2001 census. Garhwal and Kumaon are famous places of this State. There are 13 Districts, 76 Cities & Towns, 95 Panchayat Blocks, and 7,207 Villages in this State. 

 
Roads: The total length of roads in Uttarakhand is 19,543 km.

Railways: The main railway stations are Dehradun, Hardwar, Roorkee, Kotdwar, Kashipur, Udhamsingh Nagar, Haldwani, Ramnagar and Kathgodam.

Aviation: There are air strips at Jolly Grant (Dehradun), and Pantnagar (Udham Singh Nagar). Air strips at Naini-Seni (Pithoragarh), Gauchar (Chamoli) and Chinyalisaur (Uttarkashi) are under construction. From this year Pawan Hans Ltd., has started helicopter service from Rudraprayag to Kedarnath for pilgrims.
Places of pilgrimage/tourist interests are Gangotri, Yamunotri, Badrinath, Kedarnath, Hardwar, Rishikesh, Hemkund Sahib, Nanakmatta, etc. Kailash Mansarovar Yatra can be performed through Kumaon region. The world-famous Valley of Flowers, Pindari Glacier, Roop Kund, Dayara Bugyal, Auli, and hill stations like Mussoorie, Dehradun, Chakrata, Nainital, Ranikhet, Bageshwar, Bhimtal, Kausani are the important places of tourist interest.

1. Dehradun, (UTT), Population: 530,263
2. Hardwar,( UTT), Population: 220,767
3. Haldwani cum Kathgodam, (UTT), Population: 158,896
4. Roorkee, (UTT), Population: 115,278
5. Kashipur, (UTT), Population: 92,967
6. Rudrapur, (UTT), Population: 88,676
7. Rishikesh, (UTT), Population: 78,805
8. Ramnagar, (UTT), Population: 46,205
9. Pithoragarh, (UTT), Population: 44,964
10. Manglaur, (UTT), Population: 42,584
11. Naintal, (UTT), Population: 39,911
12. Jaspur, (UTT), Population: 38,937
13, Almora, (UTT), Population: 32,358
14. Kichha, (UTT), Population: 30,503
15. Mussoorie, (UTT), Population: 29,329
16. Tehri, (UTT), Population: 25,423
17. Kotdwara, (UTT), Population: 24,947
18. Pauri, (UTT), Population: 24,743
19. Nagla, (UTT), Population: 22,947
20. Sitarganj, (UTT), Population: 22,027
21. Bazpur, (UTT), Population: 21,792
22. Chamoli Gopeshwar, (UTT), Population: 19,833
23. Srinagar, (UTT), Population: 19,658
24. Ranikhet, (UTT), Population: 19,055
25. Laksar, (UTT), Population: 18,242
26. Uttarkashi, (UTT), Population: 16,218
27. Landhaura, (UTT), Population: 16,036
28. Tanakpur, (UTT), Population: 15,811
29. Dhandera, (UTT), Population: 15,288
30. Khatima, (UTT), Population: 14,335
31. Gadarpur, (UTT), Population: 13,645
32. Joshimath, (UTT), Population: 13,204
33. Vikasnagar, (UTT), Population: 12,486
34. Dhaluwala, (UTT), Population: 11,444
35. Jhabrera, (UTT), Population: 9,384
36. Herbertpur, (UTT), Population: 9,243
37. Kashirampur, (UTT), Population: 9,033
38. Bandia, (UTT), Population: 8,896
39. Mahua Kheraganj, (UTT), Population: 8,858
40. Dineshpur, (UTT), Population: 8,856
41. Mohanpur Mohammadpur, (UTT), Population: 8,696
42. Banbasa, (UTT), Population: 8,179
43. Doiwala, (UTT), Population: 8,043
44. Lansdowne, (UTT), Population: 7,902
45. Muni Ki Reti, (UTT), Population: 7,880
46. Bageshwar, (UTT), Population: 7,803
47. Kela Khera, (UTT), Population: 7,782
48. Sultanpur, (UTT), Population: 7,714
49. Gochar, (UTT), Population: 7,303
50. Pratitnagar, (UTT), Population: 7,077
51. Karnaprayag, (UTT), Population: 6,977
52. Chamba, (UTT), Population: 6,580
53. Lalkuan, (UTT), Population: 6,524
54. Dharchula, (UTT), Population: 6,324
55. Kaladhungi, (UTT), Population: 6,128
56. Mahua Dabra Haripura, (UTT), Population: 6,103
57 Barkot, (UTT), Population: 6,095
58. Bhimtal, (UTT), Population: 5,874
59. Lohaghat, (UTT), Population: 5,829
60 Bhowali, (UTT), Population: 5,512
61. Narendranagar, (UTT), Population: 5,304
62. Didihat, (UTT), Population: 4,806
63. Shaktigarh, (UTT), Population: 4,776
64. Kachnal Gosain, (UTT), Population: 4,200
65. Champawat, (UTT), Population: 3,959
66. Dharchula Dehat, (UTT), Population: 3,739
67. Chakrata, (UTT), Population: 3,496
68. Dwarahat, (UTT), Population: 3,092
69. Dogadda, (UTT), Population: 2,998
70. Devaprayag, (UTT), Population: 2,769
71. Rudraprayag, (UTT), Population: 2,250
72. Nandprayag, (UTT), Population: 1,704
73. Badrinathpuri, (UTT), Population: 1,682
74. Kirtinagar, (UTT), Population: 1,040
75. Gangotri, (UTT), Population: 605
76. Kedarnath, (UTT), Population: 482