Udham Singh Nagar district
is a district of
Uttarakhand
state in northern India. Rudrapur is the district headquarters. This district
consists of seven Tehsils named Bajpur, Gadarpur, Jaspur, Kashipur, Kichha,
Khatima, 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 Uttar Pradesh state. The district was created in October
1995 out of Nainital District, and is named for Udham Singh. As of 2011 it is
the third most populous district of Uttarakhand (out of 13), after Haridwar and
Dehradun. G.B. Pant University, noted for its engineers & agriculture scientists,
is located 5 km from Rudrapur.
