Name Change in Udham Singh Nagar
The local side of a name change for people in Udham Singh Nagar district: how we serve Rudrapur and Kashipur, where each record is corrected, and the points that come up for families with names written in more than one script, for factory workers, for farmers and for those going abroad.
A name change in Udham Singh Nagar follows the same three steps as anywhere in the state: an affidavit, a newspaper notice and the Gazette. The Gazette of India file goes to Delhi. We serve Rudrapur, Kashipur and the rest of the district on WhatsApp and by courier, from our Dehradun office.
This page is about name change in Udham Singh Nagar district: Rudrapur, Kashipur, Kichha, Sitarganj, Khatima and the towns between. It does not repeat the process. It tells a resident where things are here, and covers the points that come up often with a name change in Udham Singh Nagar.
For the steps themselves, read gazette name change in Uttarakhand.
How Do We Serve the District?
We have no office in Udham Singh Nagar district. Our associate office is in Dehradun, and our gazette desk is in Delhi. A name change needs no visit to either.
How a client here works with us
- Photos of the papers on WhatsApp 9540005064
- We say, free, if a Gazette is needed
- Drafts sent back for you to read and approve
- You sign before a notary near you, and courier the papers
- The published Gazette is sent to you as a file to print
If you would rather meet
Dehradun District Court, 47/9, Haridwar Road, Near Prince Chowk, Court Road, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, 248001
Mon to Sat: 9 AM to 6 PM
Call 9540005026 before you travel.
We are a private documentation consultancy, and not a Government office.
What Are the Three Steps, for a Resident of the District?
The process is the same across the state and is set out in full elsewhere. This is the outline, with the local point at each step.
Step 1: Decide if you need a Gazette at all
A spelling slip on one paper is corrected at the office that issued it. Send us the papers and we will tell you, free.
Step 2: Sign the affidavit before a notary
Notaries sit at the court complexes at Rudrapur and Kashipur and near the tehsil offices. Read our draft first. See name change affidavit in Uttarakhand.
Step 3: Publish the newspaper notice
In a daily local leading newspaper, in the edition that serves this district. Keep the full original page.
Step 4: Sign the Gazette form, the undertaking and the certificate
With two witnesses. We prepare the typed copies and the CD.
Step 5: Pay the Government charge on BharatKosh
Online, from anywhere. Print the receipt.
Step 6: Send the file to the Department of Publication in Delhi, and wait for the Gazette
The Gazette of India is published online. Download the notification and print clear copies.
For the detail, read newspaper notice for a gazette name change and how to send the gazette file from Uttarakhand to Delhi.
Where Is Each Record Corrected in the District?
Each record is updated at its own office. These are the kinds of office a resident of the district deals with. Check the address and timings of each before you go.
| Record | Where a resident of the district goes | Our page |
|---|---|---|
| Aadhaar | An Aadhaar centre, or a bank or post office that offers updates | Aadhaar |
| PAN | Online, or through a PAN service centre | PAN |
| Passport | The passport office for the state and its service centres, by appointment | Passport |
| Driving licence and vehicle papers | The transport office for your area, largely online | Driving licence |
| Birth and death certificates | The municipal corporation at Rudrapur or Kashipur, the municipal body of your town, or the local body in a village | Birth certificate |
| Residence, caste and tribe certificates | The tehsil for your address, or the state's service portal | Caste certificate |
| Land records | The tehsil where the land lies | Khatauni |
| Provident fund | Online on the member portal, and through the employer | EPFO and UAN |
| Farmers' payment and other schemes | The scheme's portal, a common service centre, and the tehsil for the land record | Scheme records |
| Electricity connection | The power corporation's sub-division for your area | Electricity bill |
| Business registrations | Online, through your accountant | Udyam and GST |
The district is long, with its headquarters at Rudrapur and a second large town at Kashipur. A resident of Khatima, Sitarganj, Bazpur or Jaspur goes to that tehsil and that town's own local body, not to Rudrapur.
What Happens When a Name Is Written in More Than One Script?
The plains of this district were settled by families from many places, alongside its own older communities. A household may write its name in Hindi, Punjabi or Bengali, and every English spelling on its papers is somebody's rendering of that. The same name comes out in several ways.
How the variants arise
- A sound that English spells two ways: v and w, or v and b, a single or a double vowel
- A second name such as Singh or Kaur treated as a surname on one paper and as a middle name on another, with a family or village name added after it
- A family name spelt as it sounds in one language on a school record and as it is written in another on Aadhaar
- A clerk who did not know the name writing what he heard
What to do about them
- Pick one English spelling, usually the one on the class 10 certificate, and bring the other papers to it
- A difference of spelling is a correction at each office. It is not a change of name
- Adding or dropping a family name is treated more strictly, and differently by each office
- Where two forms have both been in long use, a Gazette notice stating both ties them together
None of this is peculiar to any one community. It is what happens whenever a name moves between scripts. Read Hindi to English name spelling difference, adding a surname to a single name and removing a surname or caste name.
What Should Those Going Abroad Settle First?
Young people from this district often go abroad to study or to work, and many families here have relatives settled overseas. A passport and a visa file are the strictest readers of a name.
- The passport has a given name and a surname. Decide how your name divides between the two, and make every other paper agree.
- A second name that is on the passport as the surname, and on a degree as a middle name with a family name after it, is the commonest trouble. Settle it before the visa file, not during it.
- The class 10 certificate, the degree, the passport and the language test result should all carry one name.
- A passport is changed on the proof the passport rules list, which for a major change includes a Gazette notification.
- A relative already abroad who has changed a name there needs that country's paper for it, and the Indian mission's advice for Indian records.
Start months ahead. A Gazette commonly takes 3 to 7 weeks, and a passport reissue follows it. Read name change in passport, name order and surname first in documents and name change for NRIs from Uttarakhand.
What Comes Up for Factory Workers?
The district has large industrial estates, and many workers come from other states.
- The commonest trouble is a provident fund record that does not match Aadhaar, found when a claim or a transfer is returned.
- That needs no Gazette. It is corrected on the member portal, with the employer where the account is older.
- A worker's Aadhaar was often made in the home state, in that state's spelling. Decide which spelling is right before correcting anything.
- A worker employed through a contractor should check the name the contractor has given the fund and the insurance scheme.
- Before changing jobs, bring Aadhaar, the bank account and the fund record to one name, and give the new employer the existing account number.
What Comes Up for Farmers and Land?
- This is a farming district, and land records are read here all the time: for crop loans, the farmers' payment, procurement and sale.
- The name in the khatauni has to match Aadhaar for the farmers' payment and for a bank's loan papers.
- A clerk's slip in the khatauni is corrected by the Tahsildar on older records. It needs no Gazette.
- Land still in a father's or grandfather's name needs a mutation by succession, not a name correction.
- Land allotted to a settler family decades ago may carry a name written as the allotting office heard it. Older allotment papers are the best proof of what was meant.
- A member of a tribal community should make sure the tribe certificate, the land record and Aadhaar carry one spelling, since land held by tribal families is specially protected and offices read those papers closely.
Which Newspapers Serve for the Notice?
The Department of Publication asks for the change of name to be advertised in a daily local leading newspaper. It does not name newspapers.
- The Hindi dailies that circulate in the Terai carry pages for Rudrapur and Kashipur in their regional editions.
- Book the notice in the edition that reaches your own town.
- The notice is written in the language of the newspaper. Your name in it should be spelt as it will appear in the Gazette.
- Choose a daily, not a weekly.
- Read the proof before it prints, and keep the full original page.
We do not sell newspaper space. We give you the wording. See newspaper notice for a gazette name change.
What About Older Records, and the Parent District?
| When | What changed | What it means for a paper |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Udham Singh Nagar district was formed, out of Nainital district | Older district-level papers from Rudrapur, Kashipur or Khatima name Nainital |
| 9 November 2000 | Uttarakhand was formed | Papers before this were issued under Uttar Pradesh |
- A paper naming Nainital district or Uttar Pradesh is not a mismatch in your name.
- A birth registered locally is in the local registrar's own register. The registrar here corrects it.
- Land records stayed with the tehsil and were carried forward.
- A family that came from another state holds older papers issued there. A correction of one of those goes back to the office that issued it.
- An old caste, tribe or residence certificate is best replaced by a fresh one from the tehsil, in your present name.
What Does It Cost, and How Long Does It Take?
| Item | Cost | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Government fee, Gazette of India | Commonly Rs 1,100 for an adult and Rs 1,700 for a minor, paid on BharatKosh | Commonly 3 to 7 weeks to publication |
| Newspaper notice | The newspaper's own rate | A few days |
| Notary | The notary's fee and stamp | The same day |
| Our charge | Quoted per case | We start the day your papers are complete |
The Government fee and the time are the same from every district. Read gazette name change time and fees in Uttarakhand.
Which Areas of the District Do We Serve?
The whole district, on WhatsApp and by courier.
For the neighbouring district, see name change in Nainital.
People Also Ask About Name Change in Udham Singh Nagar
Where can I get a name change done in Rudrapur?
The Gazette of India file is sent to Delhi. We prepare it on WhatsApp and by courier.
Do you have an office in Rudrapur or Kashipur?
No. Our associate office is in Dehradun, and no visit is needed.
My name is spelt differently on my papers. Do I need a gazette?
Usually not. A spelling is corrected at each office.
Should Singh be my surname or my middle name on a passport?
Either can be used. What matters is that every paper divides the name the same way.
Where is the name change affidavit made in Kashipur?
Before a notary, at the court complex or near your tehsil office.
How long does a gazette name change take from Rudrapur?
Commonly 3 to 7 weeks, the same as from any district.
When was Udham Singh Nagar district formed?
In 1995, out of Nainital district. The district's own website says October 1995, and other sources give 29 or 30 September. Older papers from the area name Nainital district.
Who is Udham Singh Nagar named after?
Udham Singh, the freedom fighter who shot Michael O'Dwyer to avenge the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
What are the tehsils of Udham Singh Nagar?
Nine: Bajpur, Gadarpur, Jaspur, Kashipur, Khatima, Kichha, Nanakmatta, Rudrapur and Sitarganj. Your certificates and land record come from the one for your address.
Which languages are spoken in Udham Singh Nagar?
At the 2011 Census, mainly Hindi, with Punjabi, Bengali, Urdu, Kumaoni, Bhojpuri and Tharu. That mix is why one name can be spelt several ways in English.
Which tribes live in Udham Singh Nagar?
The Tharu, whose Rana speech is heard around Khatima and Sitarganj, and the Buksa, mostly around Bajpur and Gadarpur. Their tribe certificate, land record and Aadhaar should carry one spelling.
What is SIDCUL at Rudrapur?
The industrial area of the State Industrial Development Corporation of Uttarakhand, near Rudrapur, which brought many workers from other states. Their provident fund and insurance records should match Aadhaar before a job change.
Talk to Us About a Case From the District
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Name Change in Udham Singh Nagar: Frequently Asked Questions
How is a name change in Udham Singh Nagar done?
Do you have an office in Rudrapur or Kashipur?
Do I have to travel to Dehradun or Delhi?
Where do I get the affidavit notarised?
Which newspaper counts as local here?
My name is spelt three ways on my papers. Is that a change of name?
Some papers have my family name after Singh and some do not. What do I do?
I am going abroad. What should I check?
My provident fund claim was returned for a name mismatch. Do I need a Gazette?
My khatauni spells my name differently from Aadhaar. Do I need a Gazette?
Where is a birth certificate corrected?
I live in Khatima. Do I go to Rudrapur for certificates?
My old certificate says Nainital district. Is that a problem?
Is the Government fee different here?
What do you charge?
Will you tell me if I do not need a Gazette?
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Who Wrote and Reviewed This Page?
This page is written by the Documentation Desk Team of UttarakhandNameChange.com, the team that prepares Gazette files for people across Uttarakhand.
It is reviewed by Advocate Vipin Chauhan.
This is a local page. It names kinds of office and not their addresses or timings, which change. The requirement of a daily local leading newspaper is from the Department of Publication's guideline. The notes on the district's history, towns, industry and communities are general knowledge. Check each office's own website before you visit.
Official Sources
- District Udham Singh Nagar, official websiteThe district administration, tehsils and public services.
- Department of Publication: Change of Name and Public NoticesThe change of name guideline, for the Gazette of India.
- The Gazette of India, e-Gazette portalWhere the central notification is published.
- Passport Seva, Ministry of External AffairsPassport appointments and the rules on names.
- Apuni Sarkar, Government of UttarakhandTehsil and local body services online.
Name Change in Udham Singh Nagar: The Short Version
The steps are the same as in the rest of the state, and the Gazette of India file goes to Delhi. Records are corrected at the tehsil and local body for your own town. A name spelt several ways is a correction at each office, not a change of name. A provident fund or khatauni mismatch needs no Gazette. Those going abroad should bring every paper to the passport's name first.
We serve the district on WhatsApp and by courier. Send your papers on WhatsApp 9540005064, and we will reply in working hours.
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