Udham Singh Nagar district (
Hindi: ऊधम सिंह नगर ज़िला) 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.