Uttara, which means "north" in Sanskrit and many other South Asian languages, may refer to: Places Uttara Export Processing Zone, Bangladesh Uttara, a suburb north of Dhaka, Bangladesh Uttara East Thana Uttara West Thana Uttaradit, a city in Thailand Uttara Kannada, a district in Karnataka state Uttarakhand, a Himalayan state in North India Uttarakuru, a legendary location in ancient Indian texts Uttarapatha, a legendary location in ancient Indian texts Films Uttara (film), a 2000 Bengali film Uttarayan (film), a 2004 Marathi film Uttarayanam, a 1975 Malayalam film People Uttara Baokar, Indian actress Uttara Mhatre Kher (born 1963), Indian model Other uses Uttara (Mahabharata), son of King Virata who went into battle with Arjuna Uttarā (Mahabharata), daughter of Virata and mother of Parikshita Uttara Bank, Bangladesh Uttara University, Dhaka, Bangladesh Uttaradhi Arora, an Arora clan of North India Uttaramadra, a legendary clan found in Uttarakuru Uttara Foods and Feeds, an Indian company Uttarayana, spring equinox in Hindu traditions See also Utara (disambiguation) Uttar (disambiguation) Uttara-kuru (disambiguation)