About Uttar Pradesh (UP)
The state, named Uttar Pradesh, was formed on 24 January 1950 and the state was reorganized on 1 November 1956. The administrative capital of Uttar Pradesh is Lucknow and the judicial capital is Prayagraj. United Province is the ancient name of Uttar Pradesh (UP).
Area wise Uttar Pradesh is the fourth largest state of India with an area of 240,928 sq. km and population-wise Uttar Pradesh (UP) is the largest state of India with a population of 199,812,341 (Census 2011).
Uttar Pradesh located in the northern part of India and shares a border with Himachal Pradesh Uttarakhand, Haryana, Rajasthan, Delhi, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, and an international border with Nepal.
The state is spread over an area of 2,38,566 square kilometers. The official language of Uttar Pradesh (UP) in Hindi and Urdu.
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Uttar Pradesh General Knowledge (UP GK) at a glance
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Uttar Pradesh General Knowledge (UP GK) |
Description |
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1. |
Formation of Uttar Pradesh |
1950 |
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2. |
Capital of Uttar Pradesh |
Lucknow |
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3. |
Total district in UP |
75 |
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4. |
Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh (UP) |
Yogi Adityanath |
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5. |
Governor of Uttar Pradesh (UP) |
Anandiben Patel |
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6. |
Latitude of Uttar Pradesh (UP) |
26.8467° N |
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7. |
Longitude of Uttar Pradesh (UP) |
80.9462° E |
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8. |
Area of Uttar Pradesh (UP) |
240,928 sq. km (9.73% of India) |
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9. |
Area wise |
4th largest state of India |
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10. |
Population wise |
The largest state of India |
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11. |
Population of Uttar Pradesh (UP) (Census 2011) |
199,812,341 |
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12. |
Population density of Uttar Pradesh (UP) (Census 2011) |
828 persons/km2 |
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13. |
Urban population of Uttar Pradesh (UP) (Census 2011) |
44,495,063 (22.27% of UP population) |
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14. |
Rural population of Uttar Pradesh (UP) (Census 2011) |
155,317,278 (77.73% of UP population) |
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15. |
Sex ratio of Uttar Pradesh (UP) (Census 2011) |
908 |
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16. |
Child Sex ratio of Uttar Pradesh (UP) (Census 2011) |
899 |
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17. |
Literacy of Uttar Pradesh (UP) (Census 2011) |
69.72% |
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18. |
Male literacy of Uttar Pradesh (UP) (Census 2011) |
79.24% |
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19. |
Female of Uttar Pradesh (UP) (Census 2011) |
59.26% |
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20. |
Total Vidhan Sabha Seats in Uttar Pradesh (UP) |
404 |
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21. |
Total Vidhan Parishad Seats in Uttar Pradesh (UP) |
100 |
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22. |
Lok Sabha Seats of Uttar Pradesh (UP) |
80 |
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23. |
Rajya Sabha Seats of Uttar Pradesh (UP) |
31 |
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24. |
Official Languages of Uttar Pradesh (UP) |
Hindi and Urdu |
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25. |
Administrative division in Uttar Pradesh (UP) |
18 |
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26. |
Total villages in Uttar Pradesh (UP) |
1,06,774 |
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27. |
State bird of Uttar Pradesh (UP) |
Sarus Crane |
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28. |
State animal of Uttar Pradesh (UP) |
Swamp Deer |
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29. |
The state flower of Uttar Pradesh (UP) |
Palash |
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30. |
State language of Uttar Pradesh (UP) |
Hindi |
| 31. | State tree of Uttar Pradesh (UP) |
Ashok |
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32. |
Manchester of Uttar Pradesh (UP) |
Kanpur |
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33. |
UP shares borders with |
Uttarakhand, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, and an international border with Nepal |
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