The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Uttar Pradesh:
Uttar Pradesh – 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, Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Kanpur, Gorakhpur, Allahabad, 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.
General reference edit
Names edit
- Common English name: Uttar Pradesh
- Pronunciation: English: /ˌʊtər prəˈdɛʃ/, Hindi: [ˈʊtːəɾ pɾəˈdeːʃ] ⓘ
- Official English name(s): State of Uttar Pradesh
- Abbreviation: U.P.
- UN/LOCODE: IN-UP
- Nickname(s): Scotland of East (unofficial)
- Adjectival(s): Uttar Pradeshi
- Demonym(s): Uttar Pradeshis
Rankings (amongst India's states) edit
- by population: 1st
- by area (2011 census): 4th
- by crime rate (2015): 27th
- by gross domestic product (GDP) (2014): 3rd
- by Human Development Index (HDI): 10th
- by life expectancy at birth: 20th
- by literacy rate: 29th
Geography of Uttar Pradesh edit
- Uttar Pradesh is: an Indian state
- Population of Uttar Pradesh: 199,812,341 (2011)
- Area of Uttar Pradesh: 243,290 km2(93,930 sq mi)
- Atlas of Uttar Pradesh
Location of Uttar Pradesh edit
- Uttar Pradesh is situated within the following regions:
- Time zone: Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30)
Environment of Uttar Pradesh edit
Places in Uttar Pradesh
List of historic places in Uttar Pradesh
List of bridges in Uttar Pradesh
List of parks in Uttar Pradesh
List of museums in Uttar Pradesh
Environment of Uttar Pradesh edit
Natural History of Uttar Pradesh
Geographical features of Uttar Pradesh edit
Regions of Uttar Pradesh
Administrative divisions of Uttar Pradesh edit
Administrative divisions of Uttar Pradesh
List of districts of Uttar Pradesh
Municipalities of Uttar Pradesh edit
Municipalities of Uttar Pradesh
- Capital of Uttar Pradesh: Lucknow
- Cities of Uttar Pradesh
Demography of Uttar Pradesh edit
Government and politics of Uttar Pradesh edit
- Form of government: Indian state government (parliamentary system of representative democracy)
- Uttar Pradesh State Capitol
- Capital of Uttar Pradesh: Lucknow
- Political Party strength in Uttar Pradesh
- Elections in Uttar Pradesh
- (specific elections)
Union government in Uttar Pradesh edit
- Rajya Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh
- Uttar Pradesh Pradesh Congress Committee
- Indian general election, 2009 (Uttar Pradesh)
- Indian general election, 2014 (Uttar Pradesh)
Branches of the government of Uttar Pradesh edit
Executive branch of the government of Uttar Pradesh edit
- Head of state: Governor of Uttar Pradesh: Ram Naik (19th governor)
- Head of government: Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh: Yogi Adityanath (21st chief minister)
- Council of Ministers of Uttar Pradesh
Legislative branch of the government of Uttar Pradesh edit
Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Judicial branch of the government of Uttar Pradesh edit
Law and order in Uttar Pradesh edit
History of Uttar Pradesh edit
History of Uttar Pradesh, by topics edit
MPL winner
World Asia record holder
Rajesh prasad Sah, MPL grand League winner of 2020 he won 7.70crore Dharikshan Mishr, Bhojpuri language poet Sachchidananda Vatsyayan 'Agyeya', noted Hindi writer.
Indian Rebellion of 1857 edit
Uttar Pradesh under British Rule
Uttar Pradesh under Mughal rule
United Provinces
United Provinces of Agra and Oudh
Rani of Jhansi edit
Medieval Uttar Pradesh edit
Ancient Uttar Pradesh edit
Modern Uttar Pradesh (1956- present) edit
History of Uttar Pradesh, by region edit
History of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh
History of Uttar Pradesh, by subject edit
History of education in Uttar Pradesh
History of Uttar Pradesh police
History of Islam in Uttar Pradesh
History of Hinduism in Uttar Pradesh
History of Christianity in Uttar Pradesh
Culture of Uttar Pradesh edit
- Architecture of Uttar Pradesh
- Languages of Uttar Pradesh
- Museums in Uttar Pradesh
- Religion in Uttar Pradesh
- Cuisine of Uttar Pradesh
- Monuments in Uttar Pradesh
- Public holidays in Uttar Pradesh
- Records of Uttar Pradesh
- World Heritage Sites in Uttar Pradesh
Art in Uttar Pradesh edit
People of Uttar Pradesh edit
Religion in Uttar Pradesh edit
- Christianity in Uttar Pradesh
- Hinduism in Uttar Pradesh
- Islam in Uttar Pradesh
- Buddhism in Uttar Pradesh
- Jainism in Uttar Pradesh
- Sikhism in Uttar Pradesh
Sports in Uttar Pradesh edit
Symbols of Uttar Pradesh edit
- State animal: Barasingha
- State bird: Sarus crane
- State flower: Palash
- State seal: Emblem of Uttar Pradesh
- State tree: Ashoka tree
- Nickname(s): Scotland of the East (unofficial)