Uttarakhand

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Overview

Uttarakhand, a state carved out from hill regions of Uttar Pradesh in 2000, is 27th state of India located in the northern part of India. In 2007, the name of the state was officially changed from Uttaranchal, its interim name. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region on the north, Nepal on the east and the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh to the south, Haryana to the west and Himachal Pradesh to the north west. The total geographical area of the State is 53483 Km², which is about 1.65 percent of geographical area of India and 0.04 percent of world’s surface area. The State is divided into two geographical regions called Divisions, Garhwal and Kumaon. The state comprises of 13 districts, 7 in Garhwal region and 6 districts in Kumaon region. 9 Out of 13 districts are hilly districts whereas 2 districts, Dehradun and Nainital, are foothill districts and remaining 2 districts, Haridwar and Udham Singh Nagar, are plain districts. The State has 78 sub-districts (Tehsils), 95 development blocks, 670 Nyay Panchayats, 7541 Gram Panchayats and 16826 villages.

As per Census 2011, total population of the state is 10,116,752 of which male and female are 5,154,178 and 4,962,574, respectively. The total population growth in this decade was 19.17 percent. The population of Uttarakhand forms 0.84 percent of India’s population. Region wise distribution of population reveals that 44.31 percent population was based in hill districts, which now reduced to 38.31 percent. However, the distribution of population in both foothill and plan districts increased by 2.14 percent and 3.74 percent, respectively. Overall, 62 percent population of the State resides in 4 foothill/plain districts, namely, Dehradun, Nainital, Haridwar, Udham Singh Nagar and rest 38 percent population is spread out in 9 hilly districts of the State.

Literacy rate in Uttarakhand has seen an upward trend and is 79.63 percent as per 2011 population census. Of that, male literacy stands at 88.33 percent while female literacy is at 70.70 percent. In 2001, literacy rate in Uttarakhand stood at 71.62 percent of which male and female were 81.02 percent and 63.36 percent literate respectively.

The state is recognized among Indian States and the world for its pilgrimages, tourist destinations, mountains and several academic and non-academic institutions. IIT Roorkee, Forest Research Institutions, National Defense Academy, Lal Bahadur Shashtri Academiy of Administration, Survey of India, Indian Institute of Petroleum, Zoological Survey of India are some of the premier institutions in the State. Schools like Doon School, Welham, and Sherwood School established in the State, are providing elementary/secondary education and are legendary in the country.

Dehradun is the capital city of the State of Uttarakhand in north India. It is famous for its picturesque landscape and pleasant climate and provides a gateway to the surrounding region. It is well connected and in close proximity to popular Himalayan tourist destinations such as Mussoorie, Nainital and Auli and Hindu holy cities of Haridwar and Rishikesh along with the Himalayan pilgrimage circuit of Char Dham.

(Source: http://en.wikipedia.org)

Field Updates

Development of Special Training Package for out of school children in collaboration with SCERT
Development of Training module for School Management Committee in collaboration with SSA
Development of Child Newsletter
Process Documentation and Process Evaluation of BTC Curriculum (Revamped) – A Research study
CCE workshop organized
Piloting of Life skill Module in KGBV, Pithoragarh
Regional Resource Group Workshops (Subject-wise) for BTC IIIrd Semester

Facts and Figures

Item	Data
# of Districts	13
Population - Decadal Growth (%)	19.17
Child Population (0-6) (%pop. of India)	13,28,844 (0.83%)
Child Population (0-6) (%pop. of State)	13.14
Sex Ratio (Total Population)	963
Sex Ratio (0-6)	886
Literacy (Person)	79.63
Literacy (Male)	88.33
Literacy (Female)	70.70
Population Density	189

Population (Source : Census 2011)

Four districts, namely, Haridwar, Dehradun, US Nagar and Nainital cover 61.57% Population of State
Decadal population growth rate in Almora in -1.73% and in Pauri, it is -1.51.
Decadal population growth rate is 33.40 in US Nagar, 33.16 in Haridwar and 32.48 in Dehradun.
Population density is highest in Haridwar (817) and lowest in Uttarkashi (41)

Gender Disparity (Source : Census 2011)

Sex Ratio - 879 in Haridwar, 1142 in Almora, 1121 in Chamoli, 1120 in Rudraprayag and 1103 in Pauri)
Three districts US Nagar, Hardwar and Dehradun are identified as Gender Critical Districts on basis of Census 2001
Maximum Gender Gap in literacy rate is observed in Tehri (28.14) and in Uttarkashi (27.03%)

Literacy (Source : Census 2011)

Difference in male and female literacy - 17.73
Overall Literacy rate in Uddhamsingh Nagar is 74.44 and in Haridwar, it is 74.62
Female Literacy rate in Uttarkashi and Tehri is 62.23% and 61.77% respectively.

School Education (Source : DISE Flash Statistics 2008-09)

Single teacher schools – 19%
%age Enrolment in all govt. mgmt. schools (class I-VIII) – 66% Retention Rate at primary level – 76%
Average number of teachers per government school – 2.6 (Irrational distribution)
Shift in enrolment from government to private schools – 8.4% (from 2002-03 to 2008-09 )
EDI Rank -19

Key Programs

Our work is currently focused along three main dimensions:

Resource Support and Material Development: Material Development and resource support to various agencies of the State, NGOs and Private Schools in various subjects.
Communication and Engagement: Networking with State, NGOs, Youth and Teachers and development of active youth and teachers’ forums
Information and Research Centre: Development of Activity Center and Library