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People from Dehradun by occupation (10 C) + Women from Uttarakhand by occupation (10 C) A. Uttarakhand academics (2 C, 1 P) Activists from Uttarakhand (2 C, 7 P)
People from Uttarakhand by occupation (21 C) * Lists of people from Uttarakhand (8 P) + Women from Uttarakhand (1 C, 2 P) B. People from Bageshwar (5 P) D.
The native people of Uttarakhand are generally called Uttarakhandi and sometimes specifically either Garhwali or Kumaoni depending on their place of origin in either the Garhwal or Kumaon region. According to the 2011 Census of India , Uttarakhand has a population of 10,086,292 comprising 5,137,773 males and 4,948,519 females, with 69.77% of ...
Their main traditional occupation used to be Indo-Tibetan trade, with limited amounts of agriculture and pastoralism. [1] The Indo-Tibetan trade came to a halt following the 1962 Sino-Indian war, and was resumed only in the early 1990s under state-regulated mechanisms. Their major livelihood at present is the collection of medicinal and ...
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The Scheduled Tribes in Uttarakhand comprise 5 tribes, with a population of 2,91,903, constituting 2.9% of the state's population according to the 2011 census. [1]
In 2000, the new state of Uttarakhand was carved out of Uttar Pradesh, including Kumaon. The people of Kumaon are known as Kumaonis and speak the Kumaoni language. Kumaon is home to a famous Indian Army regiment, the Kumaon Regiment. The hill town Nainital is its administrative centre and this is where the Uttarakhand high court is located. [8]
However, almost all the Hurkiya have abandoned their traditional occupation, and are now involved in selling fancy items such as bangles, combs, mirrors and toys. A significant numbers have taken to tailoring, and in absence of a traditional tailoring castes in their neighbourhood, have in effect become the traditional tailors of Uttarakhand. [4]