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UTTAR PRADESH

CAPITAL
Lucknow (Gomti River)
ESTABLISHED
January 24, 1950
CHIEF MINISTER
Yogi Adityanath
GOVERNOR
Anandiben Pates
RULING PARTY
BJP
HIGH COURT
Allahabad
STATE ANIMAL
Swamp Deer
STATE BIRD
Sarus Crane
STATE TREE
Ashoka Tree
STATE FLOWER
Palash
STATE FRUIT
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STATE EMBLEM
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STATE SONG
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STATE SPORT
Field Hockey
STATE LANGUAGE(S)
Hindi (State Language), Urdu, Awadhi, Bhojpuri, Bundeli, Bruj
STATE DANCE(S)
  1. 1Kathak (State Dance)
  2. 2Chapeli
  3. 3Kajri
  4. 4Nauthanki
  5. 5Rasaleela
  6. 6Kumavan
  7. 7Karan
  8. 8Thora (Folk Dance)
BOUNDARY STATES (10)
  1. 1Uttarakhand
  2. 2Himachal Pradesh
  3. 3Haryana
  4. 4Rajasthan
  5. 5Delhi
  6. 6Madhya Pradesh
  7. 7Chhattisgarh
  8. 8Jharkhand
  9. 9Bihar
  10. 10Nepal
AREA

2,43,286 sq km (4th), Density: 820 per sq km

POPULATION

19,98,12,341 (1st), Male = 10,44,80,510 & Female = 9,53,31,831 Male : Female = 1000 : 908

LITERACY

67.70%

ASSEMBLY

403, Vidhanaparishath = 108

LOK SABHA

80

RAJYA SABHA

31

TRIBES

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FESTIVALS
  1. 1Brahmostav
  2. 2Ram navami
  3. 3Sravana festival
  4. 4Ban yatra
  5. 5Dasara
  6. 6Kans Ka Mela
  7. 7Kumbh Mela
  8. 8Jhoola fair
  9. 9Kartik Poornima
  10. 10Cattle fair
DISTRICTS (75)
  1. 1Ambedkar Nagar
  2. 2Agra
  3. 3Aliagarh
  4. 4Allahabad
  5. 5Amethi
  6. 6Bulandhshahr
  7. 7Auraiya
  8. 8Azamgarh
  9. 9Bagpat
  10. 10Bareilly
  11. 11Meerut
  12. 12Mirzapur
  13. 13Bahraich
  14. 14Ballia
  15. 15Balrampur
  16. 16Banda
  17. 17Farrukhabad
  18. 18Basti
  19. 19Bijnor
  20. 20Budaun
  21. 21Chandauli
  22. 22Lakhimpur Kheri
  23. 23Deoria
  24. 24Etah
  25. 25Etawah
  26. 26Faizabad
  27. 27Muzaffarnagar
  28. 28Firozabad
  29. 29Ghaziabad
  30. 30Ghazipur
  31. 31Gonda
  32. 32Saharanpur
  33. 33Gorakhpur
  34. 34Hamirpur
  35. 35Hardoi
  36. 36Barabanki
  37. 37Siddharthnagar
  38. 38Jalaun
  39. 39Janupur
  40. 40Jhansi
  41. 41Kannauj
  42. 42Sant Kabir Nagar
  43. 43Shamli
  44. 44Shravasti
  45. 45Chitrakoot
  46. 46Fatehpur
  47. 47Maharajganj
  48. 48Mahoba
  49. 49Mainpuri
  50. 50Mathura
  51. 51Mau
  52. 52Moradabad
  53. 53Kaushambi
  54. 54Kushinagar
  55. 55Lalitpur
  56. 56Lucknow
  57. 57Kanpur Nagar
  58. 58Pilibhit
  59. 59Pratapgarh
  60. 60Raebareli
  61. 61Rampur
  62. 62Shajahanpur
  63. 63Sitapur
  64. 64Sonbhadra
  65. 65Sultanpur
  66. 66Unnao
  67. 67Kasganj – Kanshi Ram
  68. 68Hapur – Panchasheel Nagar
  69. 69Bhadoi
  70. 70Amroha/Jyotiba Phule Nagar
  71. 71Gautam Budha Nagar
  72. 72Varanasi
  73. 73Hathras – Mahamaya Nagar
  74. 74Kanpur Dehat – Ramabai Nagar
  75. 75Sambhal –Bheem Nagar
MAIN CITIES
  1. 1Allahabad
  2. 2Madhura
  3. 3Kushi
  4. 4Jhansi
  5. 5Sitapur
  6. 6Shahjahanpur
  7. 7Almora
  8. 8Sikindar
  9. 9Gorakhpur
  10. 10Moradabad
  11. 11Muzaffarnagar
  12. 12Ghaziabad
  13. 13Bareilly
  14. 14Aligarh
  15. 15Sarsawa
  16. 16Bulandshahr
  17. 17Faizabad
  18. 18Rae Bareli
  19. 19Sambhal
  20. 20Hapur
  21. 21Mau
  22. 22Ayodhya (Sarayu River)
  23. 23Lucknow (Gomti River)
  24. 24Meerut
  25. 25Kanpur (Ganga River)
  26. 26Varanasi (Ganga River)
  27. 27Agra (Yamuna River)

TEMPLES/CHURCH/MASJID:

#Temple/Church/MasjidLocation
1Ram JanmabhumiAyodhya
2Kashi Viswanath TempleVaranasi
3Maa Vindhyavasini Devi Temple---
4Gola Gokaran Nath Tempe/Choti Kashi---

INDUSTRIES:

#Industry/Company NameYearLocation
1------------

POWER PLATNS:

#Power Plant NameYearLocation
1Narora Atomic Power Station------
2Rehand Hydro Power Plant------
3Auraiya Thermal Power Station------
4Singroli & Vobra Thermal Power Station------
5Dadri Thermal Power Station------
6Anpara Thermal Power Station------
7Ghatampur Thermal Power Station---Ghatampur/Kanpur
RIVERS
  1. 1Ganga
  2. 2Yamuna
  3. 3Gomati
  4. 4Ramganga
  5. 5Gagra
  6. 6Sarayu
  7. 7Saraswati
  8. 8Varuna
  9. 9Betwa
  10. 10Ashi
  11. 11Chambal

LAKES:

#Lake NameRiverLocation
1Keetham Lake------
2Belasagar Lake---Kulphahar
3Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar---Sonbhadra
4Barua Sagar Lake------
5Tal Lake------

PROJECTS/DAMS:

#Project/Dam NameRiverLocation
1Rihand dam------
2Banasagar Canal Project---Mirjapur

WATERFALLS/BEACH:

#NameLocation
1--------

PORTS:

#Port NameLocation
1---------

HILLS/VALLEY/CAVES:

#NameLocation
1-------

BIOSPHERE RESERVES:

Nil

TIGER RESERVES:

#NameYearLocation
1Dudhwa Tiger Reserve1988Lakhimpur Kheri
2Amangarh Tiger Reserve2012Bijnor District
3Pilibhit Tiger Reserve2020Pilibhit & Shahjahanpur Districts

NATIONAL PARKS:

#NameYearLocation
1Dudwa National Park1977Kheri & Lakhimpur Districts

WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES:

#NameYearLocation
1Chandra Prabha W.L.S1957-
2Bakhira W.L.S1990-
3Kaimur W.L.S1982-
4Saman Bird W.L.S1990-
5Mahavir Swami W.L.S1977-
6Samsapur Bird Sanctuary1987Rae Bareli
7Dr. B R Ambedkar Bird W.L.S2003-
8Lakh Bahosi Bird W.L.S1988-
9Parvati Aranga W.L.S1990-
10Sandi Bird Sanctuary1990Hardoi
11Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary1984Kanpur
12National Chambal W.L.S1979-
13Patna W.L.S1990-
14Sohelwa W.L.S1988-
15Sur Sarovar W.L.S1991-
16Jai Prakash Narayan (Surhatal) W.L.S1991-
17Sohagibarwa W.L.S1987-
18Hastinapur W.L.S1986-
19Katerinaghat W.L.S1976-
20Kishnapur W.L.S1972-
21Okhala Bird Sanctuary1990-
22Ranipur W.L.S1977-
23Turtle W.L.S1989Allahabad

ZOO PARKS/MUSEUM:

Janeshwar Mishra Park

#Zoo Park/Museum NameLocation
1Gorakhpur Zoological GardenGorakhpur
2Lucknow ZooLucknow
3Saranath Deer ParkVaranasi
4Etawah Safaro ParkEtawah
5Kanpur Zoological ParkKanpur
6Police museumGhajiabad

INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS:

#Airport NameCityCategory
1Chaudhary Charan Singh International AirportLucknowInternational
2Lal Bahadur Shastri International AirportVaranasiInternational

AIRPORTS:

#Airport NameCityCategory
1Agra AirportAgraDomestic
2Akbarpur (Ambedkar Nagar) AirstripAkbarpurPrivate
3Aligarh AirportAligarhFuture
4Allahabad AirportAllahabadDomestic
5Faizabad AirportAyodhyaFuture
6Azamgarh AirportAzamgarhFuture
7Bareilly AirportBareillyDomestic
8Chitrakoot AirportChitrakootFuture
9Saifai AirportEtawahPrivate
10Mohammadabad AirstripFarrukhabadPrivate
11Hindon AirportGhaziabadDomestic
12Andhau AirstripGhazipurPrivate
13Gorakhpur AirportGorakhpurDomestic
14Jhansi AirportJhansiFuture
15Kanpur AirportKanpurDomestic
16Flight Laboratory, IIT KanpurKanpurPrivate
17Kanpur Civil AerodromeKanpurDomestci
18Marthamtabad AirstripKanpur DehatPrivate
19Kushinagar International AirportKushinagarFuture
20Palia AirstripLakhimpur KheriPrivate
21Lalitpur AirportLalitpurFuture
22Lucknow Air Force StationLucknowDefense
23Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar AirstripMeerutPrivate
24Moradabad AirportMoradabadFuture
25Noida International AirportNoidaFuture
26Fursatgunj AirfieldRaebareliPrivate
27Sarsawa Air Force StationSaharanpurDefense
28Shravasti AirportShravastiFuture
29Muirpur AirportSonbhadraFuture
30Amhat AirstripSultanpurPrivate

IIT/IIM/NIT/IIIT/AIIMS:

#NameLocation
1Indian Institute of Management (IIM)Lucknow
2Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT)Lucknow + Allahabad
3Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)Kanpur
4Motilala Nehru National Institute of Technology (NIT)Allahabad

UNIVERSITIES:

#University NameLocation
1Baba Shahed Bhimrao Ambedkar UniversityLucknow
2Dr A P J Abdul Kalam Technical UniversityLucknow
3Dr Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law UniversityLucknow
4Dr Shakuntala Mirsa National Rehabilitation UniversityLucknow
5Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Urdu, Arabi Farsi UniversityLucknow
6Chatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj UniversityKanpur
7Chandra Shekar Azad University of Agriculture & TechnologyKanpur
8Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University)Varanasi
9Banaras Hindu UniversityVaranasi
10Sampurnanandn Sanskrit UnversityVaranasi
11Deendayal Upadyaya UniversityGorakhpur
12Madan Mohan Malaviya University of TechnologyGorakhpur
13Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation UniversityRaebareli
14Chaudhary Charan Singh UniversityMeerut
15Sardar Vallabhai Patel University of Agriculture & TechnologyMeerut
16Sardar Vallabhai Patel University of Agriculture & UniversityMeerut
17Gautama Budha UniversityNoida
18Aligarh Muslim UniversityAligarh
19Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal UniversityJaunpur
20Benaras Hindu Central University---

STADIUMS:

#Stadium NameLocation
1K D Singh Babu Stadium (Multipurpose)Lucknow
2Green Park Cricket StadiumKanpur
3Dhyan Chand Astroturf Hockey StadiumLucknow
4BRSABV Ekana Cricket StadiumLucknow
FAMOUS PERSONS
  1. 1Vijayalaxmi Pandit
  2. 2Patanjali
  3. 3Purushotham Das Tandon – UP Gandhi
  4. 4Jhansi Rani
  5. 5Sarojini Naidu – Nightingale of India
  6. 6Madan Mohan Malavya – Prince of Beggars & Mahamana
  7. 7Indira Gandhi – Iron Lady of India & Priyadarshini
  8. 8Jawaharlal Nehru – Rithurajan
  9. 9Amir Kusru – The Parrot of India
  10. 10Thulasidas
  11. 11Chandra Shekar Azad

MISCELLANEOUS:

Taj Mahal – Agra, Fatehpur Sikri, Akbar's Tomb – Sikindar (Agra), Buland Darwaza – Fatehpur Sikri (The highest and biggest gateway of India near Agra built by Akbar), Banasagar Canal Project – Mirjapur, Birbal Palace – Agra, One day CM = Jagadambika pal

Uttar Pradesh

  • 1Sugar Bowl of India

Kanpur

  • 1Financial Capital of U. P
  • 2Industrial Capital of U. P
  • 3Leather City of the World
  • 4Leather City of World
  • 5Manchester of North India
  • 6Leather City of World
  • 7Manchester of North India

Lucknow

  • 1Constantinople of India
  • 2Golden City of the East
  • 3City of Nawabs
  • 4Jagjivan Ram Railway Protection Force Academy (JRRPFA)
  • 5Indian Railway Institute of Transport Management (IRITM)

Varanasi

  • 1Spiritual City of India
  • 2Holi City

Allahabad

  • 1City of Prime Ministers

Lucknow

  • 1Central Drug Research Institute
  • 2Central Institute of Medicinal & Aromatic Plants
  • 3Industrial Toxicology Research Centre
  • 4National Botanical Research Institute
  • 5Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences
  • 6Bhatkhande Music Institute
  • 7Central Institute of Medicinal & Aromatic Plants
  • 8Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany
  • 9Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)
  • 10Human DNA Bank
  • 11Ambedkar Memorial and Cultural Centre
  • 12Indian Railway Institute of Transport Management (IRITM)

Kanpur

  • 1Indian Institute of Pulses Research (IIPR)
  • 2National Sugar Institute

Varanasi

  • 1Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies
  • 2Diesel Locomotive Works

Gorakhpur

  • 1North Eastern Railway

Raebareli

  • 1National Institute of Fashion Technology
  • 2Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology
  • 3Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Academy

Noida

  • 1Footwear Design and Development Institute
  • 2Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

Allahabad

  • 1North Central Railway Headquarter

Ijjat Nagar

  • 1Indian Veternary Science College
  • 2Indian Veternary Research Institute

Bareilly

  • 1Indian Veterinary Research Institute

Hapur

  • 1Indian Grain Storage Research and Training Institute

Ghaziabad

  • 1National Institute of Organic Farming