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Uttar Pradesh उत्तर प्रदेश
State
Center: Varanasi Munshi Ghat; Clockwise from top: Taj Mahal; Kashi Vishwanath Temple; Buland Darwaza; Tomb of Itimad ud Daula; New Yamuna Bridge, Allahabad; Dhamekh Stupa, Sarnath; Prem Mandir, Mathura; University of Allahabad
Center: Varanasi Munshi Ghat; Clockwise from top: Taj Mahal; Kashi Vishwanath Temple; Buland Darwaza; Tomb of Itimad ud Daula; New Yamuna Bridge, Allahabad; Dhamekh Stupa, Sarnath; Prem Mandir, Mathura; University of Allahabad
Coat of arms of Uttar Pradesh उत्तर प्रदेश
Coat of arms
Location of Uttar Pradesh in India
Location of Uttar Pradesh in India
Coordinates: 26°51′N 80°55′E / 26.85°N 80.91°E / 26.85; 80.91Coordinates: 26°51′N 80°55′E / 26.85°N 80.91°E / 26.85; 80.91
Country  India
Statehood

26 January 1950

Capital Lucknow
Districts 75
Government
 • Body Government of Uttar Pradesh
 • Governor Ram Naik
 • Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav (Samajwadi Party)
 • Legislature
 • Parliamentary constituency
 • High Court Allahabad High Court
Area
 • Total 240,928 km2 (93,023 sq mi)
Area rank 4th
Population (2011)
 • Total 199,281,477
 • Rank 1st
 • Density 830/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Uttarpradeshi
Languages
 • Official Hindi
 • Additional official Urdu
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)
UN/LOCODE IN-UP
Vehicle registration UP 01—XX
HDI Increase 0.5415 (medium)
HDI rank 18th (2007-08)
Literacy
  • 67.7%
  • 77.3% (male)
  • 57.2% (female)
Website www.up.gov.in
Million Plus Cities of Uttar Pradesh by population (2011 Census)
Name Population Name Population
Kanpur 2,920,067 Lucknow 2,901,474
Ghaziabad 2,358,525 Agra 1,746,467
Varanasi 1,435,113 Meerut 1,424,908
Allahabad 1,216,719 Bareilly 979,933

26 January 1950

Uttar Pradesh (/ˈʊtər prəˈdɛʃ/), abbreviated as UP, is the most populous state in the Republic of India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was created on 1 April 1937 as the United Provinces during British rule, and was renamed Uttar Pradesh in 1950. Lucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh. Ghaziabad, Bulandshahr, Kanpur, Gorakhpur, Allahabad, Bhadohi, Raebareli, Moradabad, Bareilly, Aligarh, Sonbhadra, and Varanasi are known for their industrial importance in the state. On 9 November 2000, a new state, Uttarakhand, was carved out from the Himalayan hill region of Uttar Pradesh. The state in the northern region of the Indian subcontinent has over 200 million inhabitants.

The state is bordered by Rajasthan to the west, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Delhi to the northwest, Uttarakhand and Nepal to the north, Bihar to the east, Madhya Pradesh to the south, and touches the states of Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh to the southeast. It covers 243,290 square kilometres (93,933 sq mi), equal to 6.88% of the total area of India, and is the fourth largest Indian state by area. Hindi is the official and most widely spoken language in its 75 districts. Uttar Pradesh is the third largest Indian state by economy, with a GDP of 9,763 billion (US$150 billion). Agriculture and service industries are the largest parts of the state's economy. The service sector comprises travel and tourism, hotel industry, real estate, insurance and financial consultancies.


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