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    Uttar Pradesh ( / ˌʊtər prəˈdɛʃ /; [13] 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 countries outside of India [14] – and accounting for 16.5 per ...

  2. Uttar Pradesh, the heart of India, is a land of epics, holy rivers, ancient cities and pilgrimage. In modern times, it is emerging as a driver of the nation's economy with its network of expressways, industrial corridors, international airports, centers of educational and medical excellence, and an exporter of indigenous products.

  3. 5 days ago · Uttar Pradesh, the most populous and fourth largest state of India, which lies in the north-central part of the country. The state’s name is Hindi for ‘northern state’ and its capital is Lucknow, in the west-central part of the state.

  4. 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.

  5. Uttar Pradesh. India, Asia. There are few states more quintessentially Indian than Uttar Pradesh. The subcontinent's historic and religious roots – Hindu, Buddhist, Islamic and secular – intertwine in this land of sacred rivers and vast plains, manifesting in sights of profound importance.

  6. The name was shortened to the United Provinces in 1935. In January 1950 the United Provinces was renamed as Uttar Pradesh. The State is bound by Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh in the north, Haryana in the west, Madhya Pradesh in the South and Bihar in the east. Uttar Pradesh can be divided into two distinct regions (i) Southern Hills and (ii ...

  7. Uttar Pradesh 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 countries outside of India – and accounting for 16.5 per cent of the population of India or around 3 per cent of the ...

  8. Uttar Pradesh is one of the states that aesthetically defines India and its rich history that’s as ancient as the time known. This is the land wherein great sages have emerged, religions evolved and two great epic of India: Ramayana and Mahabharata have been inspired from.

  9. Uttar Pradesh ( Hindi: उत्तर प्रदेश, Urdu: اتر پردیش‎) is a state in northern India. For short, people call it UP. Lucknow is the capital city of UP. The population of the state is 199,581,477 ( census 2011). Uttar Pradesh has more people than any other state of India. It covers an area of 93,933 mi² (243,286 km² ).

  10. A systematic history of India and the area of Uttar Pradesh dates to the end of the 7th century bce, when 16 mahajanapadas (great states) in northern India were contending for supremacy. Of those, seven fell entirely within the present-day boundaries of Uttar Pradesh.