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Uttar Pradesh. Uttar Pradesh (/ ˌʊtər prəˈdɛʃ / UUT-ər prə-DESH; [13] Hindi: [ˈʊtːəɾ pɾəˈdeːʃ]; lit. 'North Province') is a state in northern India. With over 241 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world – more populous than all but four other ...
Awadhi. Bhojpuri. Braj. Bundeli. Bagheli. Uttar Pradesh is a multilingual state with 3 predominant languages and 26 other languages spoken in the state. The languages of Uttar Pradesh primarily belong to two zones in the Indo-Aryan languages, Central and East. After the state's official language Hindi (and co-official Urdu which is mutually ...
A relief map of Uttar Pradesh. Uttar Pradesh is India's fourth largest state by land area, and most populous state, located in the north-central part of the country. It spreads over a large area, and the plains of the state are quite distinctly different from the high mountains in the north.
Ethnic groups. Uttar Pradesh is the most populous state in India with a population of over 199.5 million people on 1 March 2011. It is more populated than the world's 242 countries. If independent it would be the 6th largest country in the world as per Population. At the 2011 census of India, 79.7% of Uttar Pradesh population is Hindu.
The history of Uttar Pradesh, a state in India, stretches back several millennia. The region shows the presence of human habitation dating back to between 85,000 and 73,000 years ago. Additionally, the region seems to have been domesticated as early as 6,000 BC. The early modern period in the region started in 1526 after Babur invaded the Delhi ...
Although Uttar Pradesh's primary official language is Hindi, the most commonly spoken language is colloquial Hindustani. [178] Indian English is also well understood and is widely used for business and administrative purposes, as a result of India's British heritage and Commonwealth tradition , as well as globalisation.
Administrative Divisions of Uttar Pradesh. The northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, which borders Nepal, comprises 18 administrative divisions. Within these 18 divisions, there are a total of 75 districts. [1] The following table shows the name of each division, its administrative capital city, its constituent districts, and a map of its ...
List of districts of Uttar Pradesh. Uttar Pradesh, the most populous state in India, has 75 districts. These districts, most of which have populations above 12 lakhs, are grouped into 18 divisions for administrative convenience.