State	Uttar Pradesh
Capital	Lucknow
Formation	1 November, 1956
Area	2,40,928 sq. kms.
District	75
Administrative Division	18
Population	19,98,12,341

 

 

 

State Emblem: A pall wavy, in chief a bow–and–arrow and in base two fishes		State Bird: Sarus Crane (Grus Antigone)
State Animal: Barasingha (Rucervus Duvaucelii)		State Tree: Ashoka
State Flower: Palash		State Sport: Hockey

 organisation of State – 1 November, 1956

• Name of State – North-West Province (From 1836)
  • – North-West Agra and Oudh Province (From 1877)
  • – United Provinces Agra and Oudh (From 1902)
  • – United Provinces (From 1937)
  • – Uttar Pradesh (From 24 January, 1950)
• State Capital – Agra (From 1836)
  • – Prayagraj (From 1858)
  • – Lucknow (partial) (From 1921)
  • – Lucknow (completely) (From 1935)

• Partition of State – 9 November, 2000 [Uttaranchal (currently Uttarakhand) was formed by craving out 13 districts of Uttar Pradesh.
• Districts of Uttar Pradesh in the National Capital Region (NCR) – 8 (Meerut, Ghaziabad, Gautam Budh Nagar, Bulandshahr, Hapur, Baghpat, Muzaffarnagar, Shamli)
• Such Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh, who got the distinction of being the Prime Minister of India – Chaudhary Charan Singh and Vishwanath Pratap Singh
• Such Speaker of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, who also became Chief Minister – Shri Banarsidas and Shripati Mishra
• Speaker of the 18^th Legislative Assembly – Shri Satish Mahana
• Number of women members in the 18^th Legislative Assembly – 47
• Leader of the Opposition in the 18^th Assembly – Shri Akhilesh Yadav (Samajwadi Party)
• President’s rule in the state for the first time – 25 February 1968 To 26 February 1969
• State legislature – Bicameral legislature
• Number of Lok Sabha seats – 80
• Number of Rajya Sabha seats – 31
• Speaker of the Assembly for the most time – Shri Atmaram Govind Kher and Keshari Nath Tripathi (3-3 times)
• Total Member of the Legislative Assembly – 403
• Total Member of the Legislative Council – 100
• The first state Legislative Assembly constituted – July 1937
• District With Most Legislative Assembly Seats – Prayagraj (12 Seats)
• District With Lowest Legislative Assembly Seats – Shravasti, Mahoba, Chitrakoot (2-2 seats)
• State’s first central jail – Bareilly
• First Chief Ministers of the state – Pt. Govind Ballabh Pant
• First Deputy Chief Minister of the State – Chaudhary Narayan Singh
• First woman chief minister of state and country – Sucheta Kripalani
• First woman governor of state and country – Sarojini Naidu
• India’s first night wildlife park (Night Safari Park) is located in – Greater Noida
• First Speaker of the state Legislative Assembly after independence – Rajarshi Purushottam Das Tandon
• First Legislative Council Chairman of the state after independence – Chandra Bhal
• First Chief Justice of Uttar Pradesh Allahabad High Court – Sir Walter Morgan

Geographic Situations

• Area of Uttar Pradesh – 2,40,928 Sq Kms. (About 7.33% of India’s area)
• Latitude – 23°52′ North Latitude to 30°28′ North Latitude
• Longitude – 77°3′ East Longitude to 84°39′ East Longitude
• Length of the state from east to west – 650 Kms.
• Length of the state from north to south – 240 Kms.
• The state shares boundaries – 9 (8 states and 1 union territory)
• Number of states boundaries Sonbhadra – 4 (Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Bihar)
• State with maximum border with Uttar Pradesh – Madhya Pradesh
• State with the shortest border with Uttar Pradesh – Himachal Pradesh
• Most eastern district of the state – Ballia
• Westernmost district of the state – Shamli
• Northernmost district of the state – Saharanpur
• Southernmost district of the state – Sonbhadra
• Largest district of the state (in area) – Lakhimpur Kheri (7680 sq. km.)
• Smallest district of the state (in area) – Hapur (660 sq. km.)
• Number of states share boundaries to Saharanpur – 3 (Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand)
• Agro– Climatic Zones in the state – 9
• Major rivers flowing in the state – Ganga, Yamuna, Ramganga, Gomti and Ghaghra
• Longest canal system in the state – Sharda Canal
• The District of Uttar Pradesh is surrounded by Madhya Pradesh on three sides – Lalitpur

 

Geographical Boundary of Uttar Pradesh State
S.No.	State/Country	Uttar Pradesh shares its District Boundaries
1.	Madhya Pradesh	11 (Agra, Etawah, Jalaun, Jhansi, Lalitpur, Mahoba, Banda, Chitrakoot, Prayagraj, Mirzapur and Sonbhadra)
2.	Bihar	7 (Sonbhadra, Chandauli, Ghazipur, Ballia, Deoria, Kushinagar and Maharajganj)
3.	Uttarakhand	7 (Saharanpur, Muzaffarnagar, Bijnor, Moradabad, Rampur, Bareilly and Pilibhit)
4.	Haryana	6 (Saharanpur, Shamli, Baghpat, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Aligarh and Mathura)
5.	Delhi	3 (Baghpat, Ghaziabad and Gautam Buddha Nagar)
6.	Rajasthan	2 (Agra and Mathura)
7.	Chhattisgarh	1 (Sonbhadra)
8.	Jharkhand	1 (Sonbhadra)
9.	Himachal Pradesh	1 (Saharanpur)
10.	Nepal	7 (Maharajganj, Siddharthnagar, Balrampur, Shravasti, Bahraich, Lakhimpur Kheri and Pilibhit)

 

States and their districts share the border with Uttar Pradesh
S.No.	State	Share Districts
1.	Madhya Pradesh	13 (Morena, Bhind, Datia, Shivpuri, Ashoknagar, Sagar, Tikamgarh, Niwari Chhatarpur, Panna, Satna, Rewa, Singrauli)
2.	Bihar	8 (West Champaran, Gopalganj, Siwan, Saran, Bhojpur, Buxar, Kaimur, Rohtas)
3.	Haryana	7 (Yamunanagar, Karnal, Panipat, Sonipat, Faridabad, Palwal, Nuh (Mewat)
4.	Uttarakhand	5 (Dehradun, Haridwar, Pauri, Nainital, Udham Singh Nagar)
5.	Rajasthan	2 (Bharatpur and Dholpur)
6.	Chhattisgarh	1 (Balrampur)
7.	Jharkhand	1 (Garhwa)
8.	Himachal Pradesh	1 (Sirmaur)

 

 

Major Institutes in Uttar Pradesh UTTAR PRADESH GK GS

• Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research – Lucknow
• Central Institute for Subtropical Horticulture – Lucknow
• National Sugar Institute – Kanpur
• Indian Institute of Pulses Research – Kanpur
• Indian Institute of Technology – Kanpur
• Laxmipat Singhania Institute of Cardiology – Kanpur
• Indian Veterinary Research Institute – Izatnagar (Bareilly)
• Indian Institute of Vegetable Research – Varanasi
• Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute – Jhansi
• Indian Institute of Carpet Technology – Bhadohi
• Indian Institute of Handloom Technology – Chaukaghat (Varanasi)
• Uttar Pradesh Council of Agricultural Research – Lucknow
• State Disaster Management Authority – Lucknow
• Trade Facilitation Center and Craft Museum – Varanasi
• Biotechnology Park Uttar Pradesh – Lucknow
• VV Giri National Labor Institute – Noida
• Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Corporation Limited – Kanpur
• Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences – Saifai (Etawah)
• UP Industrial Co– operative Association Limited – Kanpur
• Uttar Pradesh Financial Corporation – Kanpur
• Pradeshiya Industrial & Investment Corporation – Lucknow
• Institute of Entrepreneurship Development – Lucknow
• Fragrance and Flavour Development Centre – Kannauj
• Uttar Pradesh Textile Technology Institute – Kanpur
• Uttar Pradesh Small Industries Corporation Limited – Kanpur
• Uttar Pradesh Export Corporation Ltd – Lucknow
• State Leather Development and Marketing Corporation Limited – Agra
• Uttar Pradesh Electronics Corporation Limited – Lucknow
• Government Porcelain Development Center – Chunar and Khurja
• Uttar Pradesh Handicrafts Development & Marketing Corporation Limited – Lucknow
• Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Authority – Kanpur

• Total Districts – 75
• Sub divisions – 18
• Special Area Development Authority – 5
• Gram Panchayat – 59163
• Tehsils – 350 (As on 2018)
• Nagar Panchayat – 437
• Municipal Council – 198 (As on 2018)
• Municipal Corporation – 17
• Block Panchayats – 821 (As of 2018)
• Nyaya Panchayats – 8,135 (As on 2018)
• Community Development Block – 822

 

Energy

• Formation of Uttar Pradesh State Electricity Council – 1959
• Order of total power generation in the state – Thermal Power > Hydropower > Nuclear > Solar Power
• UP Electricity Regulatory Commission setup – 1998
• NTPC’s Gas Based Thermal Projects in the State – 3 (Auraiya, Amla, Dadri)
• State’s oldest thermal project – Harduaganj Thermal Power Station (1942)
• Establishment of only nuclear power station in the state – Narora (Bulandshahar) (1991-92)
• Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency – 1983

Minerals

• State Mineral Development Corporation setup – 1974
• Uttar Pradesh is a state in terms of mineral resources. Lower – Middle Range
• Largest coal reserves in the state – Sonbhadra
• Copper reserve in the state – Sonrai (Lalitpur)

Transport and Communication

• State’s position in the country in terms of length of National Highways – Second (Maharashtra is at first position with total legth of approximately 18,000 kms)
• Uttar Pradesh State Highways Authority constituted – 2004
• Formation of Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority – 2001
• State’s longest Highway – National Highway 19 (Old Name NH– 2 (Grand Trunk Road)
• Country’s longest green field (controlled access) expressway – Purvanchal Expressway (340.8 km)
• Establishment of Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation – 1972
• Establishment of Uttar Pradesh State Bridge Corporation – 1973
• World’s longest railway platform – Gorakhpur
• Formation of Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation Limited – 2013
• Lucknow Metro launches commercial operations – 5 September 2017
• Railway Safety Commission, Headquarters – Lucknow
• The first train in the state was run in March 1859. – Prayagraj to Kanpur
• Total Rail Network in the State – 9167 km. (first in the country)
• Bus transport services in the state of U.P. began on 15 May 1947 – Lucknow to Barabanki
• Approximate Length of Purvanchal Expressway – 340.82 Kms.
• Lucknow Doordarshan started functioning on – 27 November 1975
• Bus service started between Ayodhya to Janakpur (Nepal) – May 2018
• Paratroopers Training School is located at – Agra
• Aditya Birla Group develops private airport – Mayorpur (Sonbhadra)
• India’s first multi– modal terminal has been built – Ralhupur (Varanasi)
• Lucknow Akashvani (All India Radio) established in the state – 2 April, 1938
• First air postal service started in India – Between Allahabad (Prayagraj) to Naini
• Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi is located at – Fursatganj (Amethi)

Census– 2011

• Total Population of Uttar Pradesh – 19,98,12,341 (16.51% of the total population of the country)
• Percentage of males in the total population of the state – 52.29%
• Percentage of women in the total population of the state – 47.71%
• Percentage of Rural Population to Total Population of the State – 77.73%
• Percentage of urban population to the total population of the state – 22.27%
• Most populous district – (1) Prayagraj (2) Moradabad (3) Ghaziabad
• Least populated district – (1) Mahoba (2) Chitrakoot (3) Hamirpur

Population Density

• Population Density of Uttar Pradesh – 829 people per sq km.
• Increase in Population Density during 2001-11 – 139 persons per sq.km.
• Districts have the highest density of population (in descending order) – (1) Ghaziabad (2) Varanasi (3) Lucknow
• Districts have the Lowest density of population (in ascending order) – (1) Lalitpur (2) Sonbhadra (3) Hamirpur

Literacy Rate

• Total Literacy in Uttar Pradesh – 67.72%
• Male Literacy in Uttar Pradesh – 77.30%
• Female Literacy of Uttar Pradesh – 57.20%
• Increase in Average Literacy during 2001-11 – 11.36%
• Difference between male and female literacy – 20.10%
• Highest Literacy Districts – (1) Gautam Buddha Nagar (2) Kanpur Nagar (3) Auraiya
• Lowest literacy districts (same order of male literacy) – (1) Shravasti (2) Bahraich (3) Balrampur

Sex Ratio

• Average Sex Ratio of Uttar Pradesh (as per 2011 census) – 912 (Sex Ratio of India is 943)
• The sex ratio of Uttar Pradesh increased during 2001-11 – 14 points
• Highest Sex Ratio Districts (in descending order) – (1) Jaunpur (1024) (2) Azamgarh (1019) (3) Deoria (1017)
• Lowest Sex Ratio Districts (in ascending order) – (1) Gautam Buddha Nagar (851) (2) Hamirpur and Baghpat (861) (3) Kanpur Nagar, Banda and Mathura (863)

Child Sex Ratio (2011)

• Child Sex Ratio of Uttar Pradesh (0-6 Years Age Group) – 902 (In 2001 the child sex ratio was 916)
• Highest and Lowest child sex ratio Districts in the state are respectively – Balrampur and Baghpat

Decadal Growth Rate

• Average Decadal growth rate during 2001-11 – 20.23%
• Average Annual Growth Rate during 2001-11 – 1.85%
• Decline in Decadal growth during 2001-11 – 5.62%
• Growth rates in males and females during 2001-11 respectively – 19.31% and 21.23%
• Highest Decadal growth rate Districts – (1) Gautam Buddha Nagar (2) Ghaziabad (3) Shravasti
• Lowest Decadal growth rate Districts – (1) Kanpur Nagar (2) Hamirpur (3) Baghpat

Scheduled Castes

• Percentage of Scheduled Castes in the Total Population of Uttar Pradesh – 20.69%
• State with highest number of Scheduled Castes in the country – Uttar Pradesh (16.6%)
• Highest Scheduled Caste Population District – Sitapur
• Lowest Scheduled Caste Population District – Baghpat

Scheduled Tribes

• Percentage of Scheduled Tribes in the Total Population of Uttar Pradesh – 0.6%
• District With Highest ST Population – Sonbhadra
• District with lowest ST population – Baghpat
• Districts devoid of Scheduled Tribes in the state – Ayodhya and Jalaun

Slum Census

• The place of Uttar Pradesh in the total slum population of the country – Fourth
• The slum population in the total population of the country in the 2011 census is – 9.5%
• Districts with highest slum population in the state (in descending order) – Meerut, Agra, Kanpur Nagar
• Percentage of slum population in the total population of the state – 3.12%

Religion – Census

• Religious Population (In Decreasing Order) – Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Christian, Jain, Buddhist
• Percentage of minorities in the total population of the state – 19.33%
• Religious communities with highest and lowest sex ratio respectively – Christians (950) and Sikhs (885)

Cultural Diversity in Uttar Pradesh

• Beginning of modern painting in Uttar Pradesh – from the 20^th century
• Birth place of Amir Khusrau – Patiyali (Kasganj)
• Inventor of Tabla and Sitar – Amir Khusrau
• Bada Khayal Promoters – Sultan Hussain Sharqi (Jaunpur)
• The golden age of the Lucknow gharana from music – Nawab Wajid Ali Shah’s period
• Bismillah Khan and Mumtaz Khan are shehnai players – of the Banaras Gharana
• Bindadin, Kodau Singh, Khurshed Ali Khan, Shambhu Maharaj, Birju Maharaj are related to – From Lucknow Gharana
• Choti Maina, Badi Maina, Rasoolanbai, Saraswati Devi, Vidyadhari ki Devi, Moti Kesar etc. are the thumri– tappa singers – Banaras Gharana
• Jhula, Hori, Phag, Languria and Rasia folk songs are related to – from Braj region
• There is a special area of Sanskar Geet, Sohar, Natka and Qawwali. – Awadh region
• The only classical dance form of Uttar Pradesh is – Kathak
• Known as the father of Kathak dance – Thakur Prasad
• The dance performed by the Kahars of Jaunpur is – Chaurasia Dance
• Famous Gharanas for Kathak are – Lucknow and Varanasi
• Folk theatre (drama) in Uttar Pradesh – Ramlila, Rasleela and Nautanki
• Kalinjar Fort is located in Uttar Pradesh – Banda
• Ganga Mahotsava (Ganga Dussehra) – Varanasi and Prayagraj
• There are three monuments of the state included in the World Heritage – Fatehpur Sikri, Agra Fort and Taj Mahal
• The main center of Muslim education during the Mughal period was – Agra
• The region of Kannauj language is – Kannauj, Farrukhabad, Shahjahanpur, Pilibhit, Kanpur Nagar, Etawah, Auraiya, Kanpur Dehat
• Major tourist places located in Fatehpur Sikri (Agra) – Buland Darwaza, Birbal Mahal, Salim Chishti’s Dargah, Jodha Bai Mahal, Jama Masjid, Diwan I– Khas, Panchmahal, Mariam Mahal etc.
• Tulsi Memorial, Tulsi Birthplace – Rajapur (Chitrakoot)
• Tomb of Sufi Saint Haji Waris Ali Shah – Deva Sharif (Barabanki)
• There are Dashavatar temples (Gupta period) of Devgarh and 31 Jain temples, Matatila, Rajghat dam. – Lalitpur
• Shringi Rishi Temple is located at – Shringirampur (Farrukhabad)
• Nizamuddin Auliya was born in – Badaun
• Among the Navratnas of Akbar belong to Uttar Pradesh – Raja Todarmal

Education

• Establishment of State Council of Educational Research and Training – 1981 (Lucknow)
• Establishment of Uttar Pradesh Secondary Education Service Selection Board – 1982 (Prayagraj)
• School Chalo Campaign started for primary education – 2001
• Establishment of Uttar Pradesh State Council of Higher Education – 1995
• Saakshar Bharat Program/Mission was started in – 2009
• Total Central Universities in the State – 6 (4 General + 1 Agriculture + 1 Aviation)
• Oldest university in the state – Prayagraj University, Prayagraj (1887)

Major Medical Colleges of Uttar Pradesh

• Lala Lajpat Rai Memorial Medical College – Meerut
• Maharani Laxmibai Medical College – Jhansi
• Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College – Kanpur
• Sarojini Naidu Medical College – Agra
• Baba Raghav Das Medical College – Gorakhpur
• Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College – Aligarh
• Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj (King George’s) Medical University – Lucknow

Economy

• SEZs in Uttar Pradesh – Eastern Economic Zone (28 districts), Western Economic Zone (30 districts), Central Economic Zone (10 districts), Bundelkhand Economic Zone (7 districts)
• The most developed area of the state from the point of view of industrial development – Western Sector
• Least developed area in terms of industrial development – Bundelkhand
• The most employable industry in the state after agriculture – Handloom Cottage Industry
• UP Handicraft Promotion Policy Implemented – 2014
• Sporting Goods – Agra and Meerut
• Carpets and Rugs industry is developed – Bhadohi, Mirzapur, Agra, Varanasi
• Council of Science & Technology, Uttar Pradesh was formed – 1975
• Uttar Pradesh Khadi and Village Industries Board was formed – 1960
• The first sugar mill of India and Uttar Pradesh was established in 1903 – Pratappur (Deoria)
• Chief Minister Yuva Swarozgar Yojana launched – 2017
• ‘Kisan Samridhi Commission’ was formed in the state – 2017
• Mukhya Mantri Kanya Sumangala Yojana launched – 25 October 2019

Major Places of Interest
Place/Site	District
Taj Mahal	Agra
Sant Kabir Nirvana Sthal	Maghar (Saint Kabir Nagar)
Vrindavan Temples	Mathura
Mathakur Buddha Statue	Kushinagar
Khanqah Rashidiya	Mainpuri
Dashavatara Temple	Deogarh (Lalitpur)
God’s Varaha temple	Soron (Kasganj)
Haridev Ji Temple	Mathura
Rumi Darwaza	Lucknow
Radharani Ladliji Temple	Mathura
Gola GokaranNath Temple	Lakhimpur Kheri
Bhitargaon Gupta Temple	Kanpur
Chakratirth Naimisharanya	Sitapur
Bharadwaj Ashram and Akshayvat	Prayagraj
Anand Bhavan	Prayagraj
Shakambari Devi Temple	Saharanpur
Kadakshah Baba’s tomb	Kaushambi
Danteerth (Hastinapur)	Meerut
Bavani Imli Sahid Sthal	Fatehpur
Jharkhandeshwar Temple	Hapur
Fansi Imli Memorial	Prayagraj
Vyas Tila and Narsingh Tila	Jalaun
Chhavani Shahid Sthal	Basti
Vindhyavasini Temple	Mirzapur
Kanak Bhawan	Ayodhya
Lodheshwar Temple	Barabanki
Saptamatrika Sculptures	Kannauj
Bhrigu Temple	Ballia
J.K. Temple Kanpur	Kanpur
Mughal Ghat	Farrukhabad
Digambar Jain Idols (obtained from Asai Fort)	Etawah
Aughadnath Temple	Meerut
Shukl Talab	Kanpur Dehat
Jayasi Memorial	Raebareli
Gorakhnath Temple	Gorakhpur
Ashfaq Ullah’s tomb	Shahjahanpur
Buddhist stupa	Kushinagar and Piprahwa (Siddharthnagar)
Mr. Dauji Maharaj	Hathras
Baba Somnath Ji Temple	Deoria
China temple	Shravasti
Kamadgiri Mountain	Chitrakoot
Rani Mahal	Jhansi
Kalinjar Fort	Banda
Makarbai Temple	Mahoba
Raza Library	Rampur
Tomb of Sheikh Salim Chishti	Fatehpur Sikri (Agra)
Shibli Academy	Azamgarh
Imambara and Chhatar Manzil	Lucknow
Devipatan (Pateswari Devi) Temple	Balrampur
Lal Darwaza Mosque	Jaunpur
Arga Parvati Temple	Gonda
Haji Waris Ali’s Mazar (Deva Sharif)	Barabanki
Renukeshwar Mahadev Temple	Sonbhadra
Dargah of Ghazi Saiyyad Salar Masud	Bahraich
Sitakund Ghat	Sultanpur
KapilMuni Ashram, Rameshwardham Temple and Bhedakund	Farrukhabad
Sita Samahit Sthal (Sitamarhi)	Bhadohi (Sant Ravidas Nagar)
Maharshi Dadhichi Ashram	Sitapur
Chaurasi Gumbad	Kalpi (Jalaun)
Kshemkali Devi Temple, Padmavati Sati Temple, Jaichand Fort and Haji Sharif Dargah	Kannauj
Belha Devi Temple	Pratapgarh
Bharatkund	Ayodhya
Ejaz Ali Hall	Bijnor
Dargah of Syed Mahmud Shah Ashraf Jahangir	Ambedkar Nagar
Ancient Shiva Temple of Shukratal	Muzaffarnagar
Dargah of Syed Shah Abdul Razzaq	Barabanki
Dhanapur Martyrs Memorial	Chandauli
Maharishi Durvasa Ashram	Prayagraj
Lord Cornwallis Tomb	Ghazipur
Lodheshwar Mandir	Barabanki
Shri Sanatan Dharma Mandir	GautamBuddha Nagar
Salamat Shah’s tomb	Barabanki
Devkali Temple	Auraiya
Rajarajeshwari Srividya Mandir	Unnao
Victoria Hall Belfry	Hardoi
Dauji Temple	Mathura
Yagyashala	Baghpat
Tulsi Memorial	Banda