39 Facts About Uttar Pradesh

The economy of Uttar Pradesh is the third-largest state economy in India with 17.

Uttar Pradesh was home to most of the mainstream political entities that have existed in ancient and medieval India including the Maurya Empire, Harsha Empire, Gupta Empire, Pala Empire, Delhi Sultanate, Mughal Empire as well as many other empires.

Uttar Pradesh has three World Heritage sites and ranks first among tourist destinations in India.

Uttar Pradesh has several historical, natural, and religious tourist destinations, including Agra, Aligarh, Ayodhya, Kushinagar, Prayagraj, Varanasi and Vrindavan.

Uttar Pradesh continued to be central to Indian politics and was especially important in modern Indian history as a hotbed of the Indian independence movement.

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Uttar Pradesh hosted modern educational institutions such as the Aligarh Muslim University, Banaras Hindu University and Darul Uloom Deoband.

Uttar Pradesh has a humid subtropical climate and experiences four seasons.

Species in the state with respect to India, Uttar Pradesh is a habitat for 4.

Some animal species in Uttar Pradesh have gone extinct in recent years, while others, like the lion from the Gangetic Plain, the rhinoceros from the Terai region, Ganges river dolphin primarily found in the Ganges have become endangered.

Uttar Pradesh is divided into 75 districts under these 18 divisions:.

Uttar Pradesh has more metropolitan cities than any other state in India.

Uttar Pradesh has a large population and a high population growth rate.

Uttar Pradesh is the most populous state in India, with 199, 581, 477 people on 1 March 2011.

Uttar Pradesh has the largest scheduled caste population whereas scheduled tribes are less than 1 per cent of the total population.

Uttar Pradesh has a large number of people living below the poverty line.

Uttar Pradesh is one of the seven states in India, where the state legislature is bicameral, comprising two houses: the Vidhan Sabha and the Vidhan Parishad (Legislative Council).

Since Uttar Pradesh sends the largest number of legislators to the national Parliament, it is often considered to be one of the most important states with respect to Indian politics.

Uttar Pradesh government is a democratically elected body in India with the Governor as its constitutional head and is appointed by the President of India for a five-year term.

The Uttar Pradesh Police is headed by an IPS officer of the rank of Director general of police.

Politicians from Uttar Pradesh have played prominent roles in Union Government of India with some of them having held the high positions of Prime Minister.

Uttar Pradesh has been called India's under-achiever because it has provided India with eight Prime Ministers while remaining a poor state.

The Uttar Pradesh Police, governed by the Department of Home, is the largest police force in the world.

Uttar Pradesh reported the highest number of deaths—23, 219—due to road and rail accidents in 2015, according to NCRB data.

Agriculture is the leading occupation in Uttar Pradesh and plays a vital role in the economic development of the state.

In terms of net state domestic product, Uttar Pradesh is the second-largest economy in India after Maharashtra, with an estimated gross state domestic product of 14.

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Uttar Pradesh has not been able to witness double digit economic growth despite consistent attempts over the years.

Uttar Pradesh has the largest number of net migrants migrating out of the state.

Under the leadership of Akhilesh Yadav, Uttar Pradesh has exceeded 11 five-year plan targets and has established several Micro Small and Medium Enterprises and generated 650, 000 employment opportunities across the state.

In May 2013 Uttar Pradesh had the largest number of mobile subscribers in the country, a total of 121.

Uttar Pradesh won its first Ranji Trophy tournament in February 2006, beating Bengal in the final.

The government of Uttar Pradesh considered Formula One to be entertainment and not a sport, and thus imposed taxes on the event and participants.

Uttar Pradesh has a long tradition of education, although historically it was primarily confined to the elite class and religious schools.

Uttar Pradesh has more than 45 universities, including 5 central universities, 28 state universities, 8 deemed universities, 2 IITs in Varanasi and Kanpur, AIIMS Gorakhpur and AIIMS Rae Bareli, 1 IIM in Lucknow, 1 NIT in Allahabad, 2 IIITs, 1 National Law University in Lucknow and several polytechnics, engineering colleges and industrial training institutes.

Uttar Pradesh is home to three World Heritage Sites: the Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, and the nearby Fatehpur Sikri.

Uttar Pradesh has a large public as well as private healthcare infrastructure.

Newborn in Uttar Pradesh is expected to live four years fewer than in the neighbouring state of Bihar, five years fewer than in Haryana and seven years fewer than in Himachal Pradesh.

Uttar Pradesh contributed to the largest share of almost all communicable and noncommunicable disease deaths, including 48 per cent of all typhoid deaths; 17 per cent of cancer deaths and 18 per cent of tuberculosis deaths (2015).

The popular folk music of Uttar Pradesh includes sohar which is sung to celebrate the birth of a child, Kajari sung during the rainy season, Ghazal, Thumri and Qawwali which is a form of Sufi poetry is popular in the Awadh region, Rasiya, which celebrate the divine love of Radha and Krishna.

Uttar Pradesh'srwani is a more formal male dress and is frequently worn along with chooridar on festive occasions.