Uttar Pradesh, state N central India, the most populous state of
India. The capital is Lucknow. Other important cities are Allahabad, Bareilly,
Kanpur, and Varanasi. The most populous state of India. Hindi is the main
language. There is a hilly region along the southern border, but most of the
state is a low-lying alluvial plain formed by the Yamuna, Ganges, and Ghaghara
rivers. The mild climate generally permits two harvests a year; wheat,
rice, millet, sugarcane, tobacco, cotton, and jute are grown. The economy is
predominantly agricultural, and industry is centred on processing sugar and
cotton; the once-important manufacture of brooches and art wares, such as
ornamental brasses, has declined. Building stone and high-grade sand for the
glass industry are abundant. Adequate railroads and roads ensure efficient
distribution. Numerous universities are supported by this prosperous state. The
state is governed by a chief minister and cabinet responsible to a bicameral
legislature with one elected house and by a governor appointed by the president
of India.
It is divisible into three distinct regions geographically; the Himalayan
region on the north, the vast Gangetic plain at the centre, and the Vindhya
Range and plateau on the south.
Uttar Pradesh offers an endless array of attractions, to the tourist by way
of monuments, health resorts, mountain peaks, a wealth of ancient temples and
viharas, rich flora and fauna, fascinating rivers and captivating valleys.
Uttar Pradesh is a land of cultural and geographical diversity, blessed by a
innumerable tranquil expanses of meadows, perennial rivers, dense forests,
fertile soil, plays a very important role in the politics, education, culture,
industry, agriculture and Tourism of India.
A place of gods and goddesses, a land which has a glorious history. It is the
land of Rama, Krishna, Buddha, Mahavir, Ashoka, Harsha, Akbar and Mahatma
Gandhi. It is a land dotted with countless shrines and pilgrimage which hold a
special significance in the lives of the Indian people.