Outline of Uttar Pradesh

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]

Geography of Uttar Pradesh

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:
- Northern Hemisphere
- Eastern Hemisphere
  - Eurasia
    - Asia
      - South Asia
        Indian subcontinent
        India
        North India
Time zone: Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30)

Environment of Uttar Pradesh[edit]

Climate of Uttar Pradesh

Places in Uttar Pradesh

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]

Environment of Uttar Pradesh

Climate of Uttar Pradesh

Natural History of Uttar Pradesh

Forests in Uttar Pradesh

Flora of Uttar Pradesh

Fauna of Uttar Pradesh

Mammals in Uttar Pradesh

Birds of Uttar Pradesh

Geographical features of Uttar Pradesh[edit]

Lakes of Uttar Pradesh

Rivers of Uttar Pradesh

Mountains of Uttar Pradesh

Regions of Uttar Pradesh

Government and politics of Uttar Pradesh[edit]

Politics of Uttar Pradesh

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]

Branches of the government of Uttar Pradesh[edit]

Government of Uttar Pradesh

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

Constituencies of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly

Judicial branch of the government of Uttar Pradesh[edit]

Allahabad High Court

Courts in Uttar Pradesh

Law and order in Uttar Pradesh[edit]

History of Uttar Pradesh[edit]

History of Uttar Pradesh

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.