Uttar Pradesh GK | 07 Aug 2021

UTTAR PRADESH GK

State Uttar Pradesh

Capital Lucknow
Formation 1 November, 1956
Area 2,40,928 sq. kms.
District 75
Administrative Division 18
Population 19,98,12,341
 State Symbol
State State
Emblem: Bird:
A pall wavy, Sarus
in chief a Crane
bow–and– (Grus
arrow and Antigone)
in base two
fishes
State State
Animal: Tree:
Barasingha Ashoka
(Rucervus
Duvaucelii)

State State
Flower: Sport:
Palash Hockey

Uttar Pradesh : General Introduction

Reorganisation of State – 1 November, 1956
Name of State – North-West Province (From 1836)
– North-West Agra and Oudh Province (From 1877)
– United Provinces Agra and Oudh (From 1902)
– United Provinces (From 1937)
– Uttar Pradesh (From 24 January, 1950)
State Capital – Agra (From 1836)
– Prayagraj (From 1858)
– Lucknow (partial) (From 1921)
– Lucknow (completely) (From 1935)
Partition of State – 9 November, 2000 [Uttaranchal (currently Uttarakhand) was
formed by craving out 13 districts of Uttar Pradesh.
Districts of Uttar Pradesh in the National Capital Region (NCR) – 8 (Meerut, Ghaziabad,
Gautam Budh Nagar, Bulandshahr, Hapur, Baghpat, Muzaffarnagar, Shamli)
Such Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh, who got the distinction of being the Prime
Minister of India – Chaudhary Charan Singh and Vishwanath Pratap Singh
Such Speaker of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, who also became Chief Minister –
Shri Banarsidas and Shripati Mishra
Speaker of the 18th Legislative Assembly – Shri Satish Mahana
Number of women members in the 18th Legislative Assembly – 47
Leader of the Opposition in the 18th Assembly – Shri Akhilesh Yadav (Samajwadi
Party)
President's rule in the state for the first time – 25 February 1968 To 26 February 1969
State legislature – Bicameral legislature
 Number of Lok Sabha seats – 80
Number of Rajya Sabha seats – 31
Speaker of the Assembly for the most time – Shri Atmaram Govind Kher and Keshari
Nath Tripathi (3-3 times)
Total Member of the Legislative Assembly – 403
Total Member of the Legislative Council – 100
The first state Legislative Assembly constituted – July 1937
District With Most Legislative Assembly Seats – Prayagraj (12 Seats)
District With Lowest Legislative Assembly Seats – Shravasti, Mahoba, Chitrakoot (2-2
seats)
State's first central jail – Bareilly
First Chief Ministers of the state – Pt. Govind Ballabh Pant
First Deputy Chief Minister of the State – Chaudhary Narayan Singh
First woman chief minister of state and country – Sucheta Kripalani
First woman governor of state and country – Sarojini Naidu
India's first night wildlife park (Night Safari Park) is located in – Greater Noida
First Speaker of the state Legislative Assembly after independence – Rajarshi
Purushottam Das Tandon
First Legislative Council Chairman of the state after independence – Chandra Bhal
First Chief Justice of Uttar Pradesh Allahabad High Court – Sir Walter Morgan

Geographic Situations

Area of Uttar Pradesh – 2,40,928 Sq Kms. (About 7.33% of India's area)

Latitude – 23°52' North Latitude to 30°28' North Latitude
Longitude – 77°3' East Longitude to 84°39' East Longitude
Length of the state from east to west – 650 Kms.
Length of the state from north to south – 240 Kms.
The state shares boundaries – 9 (8 states and 1 union territory)
Number of states boundaries Sonbhadra – 4 (Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh,
Jharkhand and Bihar)
State with maximum border with Uttar Pradesh – Madhya Pradesh
State with the shortest border with Uttar Pradesh – Himachal Pradesh
Most eastern district of the state – Ballia
Westernmost district of the state – Shamli
Northernmost district of the state – Saharanpur
Southernmost district of the state – Sonbhadra
Largest district of the state (in area) – Lakhimpur Kheri (7680 sq. km.)
Smallest district of the state (in area) – Hapur (660 sq. km.)
Number of states share boundaries to Saharanpur – 3 (Haryana, Himachal Pradesh
and Uttarakhand)
Agro– Climatic Zones in the state – 9
Major rivers flowing in the state – Ganga, Yamuna, Ramganga, Gomti and Ghaghra
Longest canal system in the state – Sharda Canal
The District of Uttar Pradesh is surrounded by Madhya Pradesh on three sides – Lalitpur

Geographical Boundary of Uttar Pradesh State

S.No. State/Country Uttar Pradesh shares its District Boundaries
11 (Agra, Etawah, Jalaun, Jhansi, Lalitpur, Mahoba, Banda,
1. Madhya Pradesh
Chitrakoot, Prayagraj, Mirzapur and Sonbhadra)
 7 (Sonbhadra, Chandauli, Ghazipur, Ballia, Deoria,
2. Bihar
Kushinagar and Maharajganj)
7 (Saharanpur, Muzaffarnagar, Bijnor, Moradabad, Rampur,
3. Uttarakhand
Bareilly and Pilibhit)
6 (Saharanpur, Shamli, Baghpat, Gautam Buddha Nagar,
4. Haryana
Aligarh and Mathura)
5. Delhi 3 (Baghpat, Ghaziabad and Gautam Buddha Nagar)
6. Rajasthan 2 (Agra and Mathura)
7. Chhattisgarh 1 (Sonbhadra)
8. Jharkhand 1 (Sonbhadra)
9. Himachal Pradesh 1 (Saharanpur)
7 (Maharajganj, Siddharthnagar, Balrampur, Shravasti,
10. Nepal
Bahraich, Lakhimpur Kheri and Pilibhit)

States and their districts share the border with Uttar Pradesh
S.No. State Share Districts
13 (Morena, Bhind, Datia, Shivpuri, Ashoknagar, Sagar,
1. Madhya Pradesh Tikamgarh, Niwari Chhatarpur, Panna, Satna, Rewa,
Singrauli)
8 (West Champaran, Gopalganj, Siwan, Saran, Bhojpur,
2. Bihar
Buxar, Kaimur, Rohtas)
7 (Yamunanagar, Karnal, Panipat, Sonipat, Faridabad, Palwal,
3. Haryana
Nuh (Mewat)
4. Uttarakhand 5 (Dehradun, Haridwar, Pauri, Nainital, Udham Singh Nagar)
5. Rajasthan 2 (Bharatpur and Dholpur)
6. Chhattisgarh 1 (Balrampur)
7. Jharkhand 1 (Garhwa)
8. Himachal Pradesh 1 (Sirmaur)

Major Institutes in Uttar Pradesh

Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research – Lucknow

Central Institute for Subtropical Horticulture – Lucknow
National Sugar Institute – Kanpur
Indian Institute of Pulses Research – Kanpur
Indian Institute of Technology – Kanpur
Laxmipat Singhania Institute of Cardiology – Kanpur
Indian Veterinary Research Institute – Izatnagar (Bareilly)
Indian Institute of Vegetable Research – Varanasi
Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute – Jhansi
Indian Institute of Carpet Technology – Bhadohi
Indian Institute of Handloom Technology – Chaukaghat (Varanasi)
Uttar Pradesh Council of Agricultural Research – Lucknow
State Disaster Management Authority – Lucknow
Trade Facilitation Center and Craft Museum – Varanasi
Biotechnology Park Uttar Pradesh – Lucknow
VV Giri National Labor Institute – Noida
Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Corporation Limited – Kanpur
 Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences – Saifai (Etawah)
UP Industrial Co– operative Association Limited – Kanpur
Uttar Pradesh Financial Corporation – Kanpur
Pradeshiya Industrial & Investment Corporation – Lucknow
Institute of Entrepreneurship Development – Lucknow
Fragrance and Flavour Development Centre – Kannauj
Uttar Pradesh Textile Technology Institute – Kanpur
Uttar Pradesh Small Industries Corporation Limited – Kanpur
Uttar Pradesh Export Corporation Ltd – Lucknow
State Leather Development and Marketing Corporation Limited – Agra
Uttar Pradesh Electronics Corporation Limited – Lucknow
Government Porcelain Development Center – Chunar and Khurja
Uttar Pradesh Handicrafts Development & Marketing Corporation Limited – Lucknow
Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Authority – Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh : Administrative Divisions

Total Districts – 75
Sub divisions – 18
Special Area Development Authority – 5
Gram Panchayat – 59163
Tehsils – 350 (As on 2018)
Nagar Panchayat – 437
Municipal Council – 198 (As on 2018)
Municipal Corporation – 17
Block Panchayats – 821 (As of 2018)
Nyaya Panchayats – 8,135 (As on 2018)
Community Development Block – 822

Energy

Formation of Uttar Pradesh State Electricity Council – 1959

Order of total power generation in the state – Thermal Power > Hydropower >
Nuclear > Solar Power
UP Electricity Regulatory Commission setup – 1998
NTPC's Gas Based Thermal Projects in the State – 3 (Auraiya, Amla, Dadri)
State's oldest thermal project – Harduaganj Thermal Power Station (1942)
Establishment of only nuclear power station in the state – Narora (Bulandshahar)
(1991-92)
Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency – 1983

Minerals

State Mineral Development Corporation setup – 1974

Uttar Pradesh is a state in terms of mineral resources. Lower – Middle Range
Largest coal reserves in the state – Sonbhadra
Copper reserve in the state – Sonrai (Lalitpur)

Transport and Communication

 State's position in the country in terms of length of National Highways – Second
(Maharashtra is at first position with total legth of approximately 18,000 kms)
Uttar Pradesh State Highways Authority constituted – 2004
Formation of Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority – 2001
State's longest Highway – National Highway 19 (Old Name NH– 2 (Grand Trunk Road)
Country's longest green field (controlled access) expressway – Purvanchal Expressway
(340.8 km)
Establishment of Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation – 1972
Establishment of Uttar Pradesh State Bridge Corporation – 1973
World's longest railway platform – Gorakhpur
Formation of Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation Limited – 2013
Lucknow Metro launches commercial operations – 5 September 2017
Railway Safety Commission, Headquarters – Lucknow
The first train in the state was run in March 1859. – Prayagraj to Kanpur
Total Rail Network in the State – 9167 km. (first in the country)
Bus transport services in the state of U.P. began on 15 May 1947 – Lucknow to
Barabanki
Approximate Length of Purvanchal Expressway – 340.82 Kms.
Lucknow Doordarshan started functioning on – 27 November 1975
Bus service started between Ayodhya to Janakpur (Nepal) – May 2018
Paratroopers Training School is located at – Agra
Aditya Birla Group develops private airport – Mayorpur (Sonbhadra)
India's first multi– modal terminal has been built – Ralhupur (Varanasi)
Lucknow Akashvani (All India Radio) established in the state – 2 April, 1938
First air postal service started in India – Between Allahabad (Prayagraj) to Naini
Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi is located at – Fursatganj (Amethi)

Census– 2011

Total Population of Uttar Pradesh – 19,98,12,341 (16.51% of the total population of the
country)
Percentage of males in the total population of the state – 52.29%
Percentage of women in the total population of the state – 47.71%
Percentage of Rural Population to Total Population of the State – 77.73%
Percentage of urban population to the total population of the state – 22.27%
Most populous district – (1) Prayagraj (2) Moradabad (3) Ghaziabad
Least populated district – (1) Mahoba (2) Chitrakoot (3) Hamirpur

Population Density

Population Density of Uttar Pradesh – 829 people per sq km.

Increase in Population Density during 2001-11 – 139 persons per sq.km.
Districts have the highest density of population (in descending order) – (1) Ghaziabad
(2) Varanasi (3) Lucknow
Districts have the Lowest density of population (in ascending order) – (1) Lalitpur (2)
Sonbhadra (3) Hamirpur

Literacy Rate

Total Literacy in Uttar Pradesh – 67.72%

Male Literacy in Uttar Pradesh – 77.30%
 Female Literacy of Uttar Pradesh – 57.20%
Increase in Average Literacy during 2001-11 – 11.36%
Difference between male and female literacy – 20.10%
Highest Literacy Districts – (1) Gautam Buddha Nagar (2) Kanpur Nagar (3) Auraiya
Lowest literacy districts (same order of male literacy) – (1) Shravasti (2) Bahraich (3)
Balrampur

Sex Ratio

Average Sex Ratio of Uttar Pradesh (as per 2011 census) – 912 (Sex Ratio of India is 943)
The sex ratio of Uttar Pradesh increased during 2001-11 – 14 points
Highest Sex Ratio Districts (in descending order) – (1) Jaunpur (1024) (2) Azamgarh
(1019) (3) Deoria (1017)
Lowest Sex Ratio Districts (in ascending order) – (1) Gautam Buddha Nagar (851) (2)
Hamirpur and Baghpat (861) (3) Kanpur Nagar, Banda and Mathura (863)

Child Sex Ratio (2011)

Child Sex Ratio of Uttar Pradesh (0-6 Years Age Group) – 902 (In 2001 the child sex ratio
was 916)
Highest and Lowest child sex ratio Districts in the state are respectively – Balrampur
and Baghpat

Decadal Growth Rate

Average Decadal growth rate during 2001-11 – 20.23%

Average Annual Growth Rate during 2001-11 – 1.85%
Decline in Decadal growth during 2001-11 – 5.62%
Growth rates in males and females during 2001-11 respectively – 19.31% and 21.23%
Highest Decadal growth rate Districts – (1) Gautam Buddha Nagar (2) Ghaziabad (3)
Shravasti
Lowest Decadal growth rate Districts – (1) Kanpur Nagar (2) Hamirpur (3) Baghpat

Scheduled Castes

Percentage of Scheduled Castes in the Total Population of Uttar Pradesh – 20.69%

State with highest number of Scheduled Castes in the country – Uttar Pradesh (16.6%)
Highest Scheduled Caste Population District – Sitapur
Lowest Scheduled Caste Population District – Baghpat

Scheduled Tribes

Percentage of Scheduled Tribes in the Total Population of Uttar Pradesh – 0.6%

District With Highest ST Population – Sonbhadra
District with lowest ST population – Baghpat
Districts devoid of Scheduled Tribes in the state – Ayodhya and Jalaun

Slum Census

The place of Uttar Pradesh in the total slum population of the country – Fourth
 The slum population in the total population of the country in the 2011 census is – 9.5%
Districts with highest slum population in the state (in descending order) – Meerut, Agra,
Kanpur Nagar
Percentage of slum population in the total population of the state – 3.12%

Religion – Census

Religious Population (In Decreasing Order) – Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Christian, Jain,
Buddhist
Percentage of minorities in the total population of the state – 19.33%
Religious communities with highest and lowest sex ratio respectively – Christians (950)
and Sikhs (885)

Cultural Diversity in Uttar Pradesh

Beginning of modern painting in Uttar Pradesh – from the 20th century

Birth place of Amir Khusrau – Patiyali (Kasganj)
Inventor of Tabla and Sitar – Amir Khusrau
Bada Khayal Promoters – Sultan Hussain Sharqi (Jaunpur)
The golden age of the Lucknow gharana from music – Nawab Wajid Ali Shah's period
Bismillah Khan and Mumtaz Khan are shehnai players – of the Banaras Gharana
Bindadin, Kodau Singh, Khurshed Ali Khan, Shambhu Maharaj, Birju Maharaj are related
to – From Lucknow Gharana
Choti Maina, Badi Maina, Rasoolanbai, Saraswati Devi, Vidyadhari ki Devi, Moti Kesar etc.
are the thumri– tappa singers – Banaras Gharana
Jhula, Hori, Phag, Languria and Rasia folk songs are related to – from Braj region
There is a special area of Sanskar Geet, Sohar, Natka and Qawwali. – Awadh region
The only classical dance form of Uttar Pradesh is – Kathak
Known as the father of Kathak dance – Thakur Prasad
The dance performed by the Kahars of Jaunpur is – Chaurasia Dance
Famous Gharanas for Kathak are – Lucknow and Varanasi
Folk theatre (drama) in Uttar Pradesh – Ramlila, Rasleela and Nautanki
Kalinjar Fort is located in Uttar Pradesh – Banda
Ganga Mahotsava (Ganga Dussehra) – Varanasi and Prayagraj
There are three monuments of the state included in the World Heritage – Fatehpur
Sikri, Agra Fort and Taj Mahal
The main center of Muslim education during the Mughal period was – Agra
The region of Kannauj language is – Kannauj, Farrukhabad, Shahjahanpur, Pilibhit,
Kanpur Nagar, Etawah, Auraiya, Kanpur Dehat
Major tourist places located in Fatehpur Sikri (Agra) – Buland Darwaza, Birbal Mahal,
Salim Chishti's Dargah, Jodha Bai Mahal, Jama Masjid, Diwan I– Khas, Panchmahal,
Mariam Mahal etc.
Tulsi Memorial, Tulsi Birthplace – Rajapur (Chitrakoot)
Tomb of Sufi Saint Haji Waris Ali Shah – Deva Sharif (Barabanki)
There are Dashavatar temples (Gupta period) of Devgarh and 31 Jain temples, Matatila,
Rajghat dam. – Lalitpur
Shringi Rishi Temple is located at – Shringirampur (Farrukhabad)
Nizamuddin Auliya was born in – Badaun
Among the Navratnas of Akbar belong to Uttar Pradesh – Raja Todarmal

Education
 Establishment of State Council of Educational Research and Training – 1981 (Lucknow)
Establishment of Uttar Pradesh Secondary Education Service Selection Board – 1982
(Prayagraj)
School Chalo Campaign started for primary education – 2001
Establishment of Uttar Pradesh State Council of Higher Education – 1995
Saakshar Bharat Program/Mission was started in – 2009
Total Central Universities in the State – 6 (4 General + 1 Agriculture + 1 Aviation)
Oldest university in the state – Prayagraj University, Prayagraj (1887)

Major Medical Colleges of Uttar Pradesh

Lala Lajpat Rai Memorial Medical College – Meerut

Maharani Laxmibai Medical College – Jhansi
Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College – Kanpur
Sarojini Naidu Medical College – Agra
Baba Raghav Das Medical College – Gorakhpur
Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College – Aligarh
Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj (King George's) Medical University – Lucknow

Economy

SEZs in Uttar Pradesh – Eastern Economic Zone (28 districts), Western Economic
Zone (30 districts), Central Economic Zone (10 districts), Bundelkhand Economic
Zone (7 districts)
The most developed area of the state from the point of view of industrial development –
Western Sector
Least developed area in terms of industrial development – Bundelkhand
The most employable industry in the state after agriculture – Handloom Cottage
Industry
UP Handicraft Promotion Policy Implemented – 2014
Sporting Goods – Agra and Meerut
Carpets and Rugs industry is developed – Bhadohi, Mirzapur, Agra, Varanasi
Council of Science & Technology, Uttar Pradesh was formed – 1975
Uttar Pradesh Khadi and Village Industries Board was formed – 1960
The first sugar mill of India and Uttar Pradesh was established in 1903 – Pratappur
(Deoria)
Chief Minister Yuva Swarozgar Yojana launched – 2017
'Kisan Samridhi Commission' was formed in the state – 2017
Mukhya Mantri Kanya Sumangala Yojana launched – 25 October 2019

Major Places of Interest

Place/Site District
Taj Mahal Agra
Sant Kabir Nirvana Sthal Maghar (Saint Kabir Nagar)
Vrindavan Temples Mathura
Mathakur Buddha Statue Kushinagar
Khanqah Rashidiya Mainpuri
Dashavatara Temple Deogarh (Lalitpur)
God's Varaha temple Soron (Kasganj)
Haridev Ji Temple Mathura
Rumi Darwaza Lucknow
Radharani Ladliji Temple Mathura
Gola GokaranNath Temple Lakhimpur Kheri
Bhitargaon Gupta Temple Kanpur
Chakratirth Naimisharanya Sitapur
Bharadwaj Ashram and Akshayvat Prayagraj
Anand Bhavan Prayagraj
Shakambari Devi Temple Saharanpur
Kadakshah Baba's tomb Kaushambi
Danteerth (Hastinapur) Meerut
Bavani Imli Sahid Sthal Fatehpur
Jharkhandeshwar Temple Hapur
Fansi Imli Memorial Prayagraj
Vyas Tila and Narsingh Tila Jalaun
Chhavani Shahid Sthal Basti
Vindhyavasini Temple Mirzapur
Kanak Bhawan Ayodhya
Lodheshwar Temple Barabanki
Saptamatrika Sculptures Kannauj
Bhrigu Temple Ballia
J.K. Temple Kanpur Kanpur
Mughal Ghat Farrukhabad
Digambar Jain Idols (obtained from Asai Fort) Etawah
Aughadnath Temple Meerut
Shukl Talab Kanpur Dehat
Jayasi Memorial Raebareli
Gorakhnath Temple Gorakhpur
Ashfaq Ullah's tomb Shahjahanpur
Kushinagar and Piprahwa
Buddhist stupa
(Siddharthnagar)
Mr. Dauji Maharaj Hathras
Baba Somnath Ji Temple Deoria
China temple Shravasti
Kamadgiri Mountain Chitrakoot
Rani Mahal Jhansi
Kalinjar Fort Banda
Makarbai Temple Mahoba
Raza Library Rampur
Tomb of Sheikh Salim Chishti Fatehpur Sikri (Agra)
Shibli Academy Azamgarh
Imambara and Chhatar Manzil Lucknow
Devipatan (Pateswari Devi) Temple Balrampur
Lal Darwaza Mosque Jaunpur
Arga Parvati Temple Gonda
Haji Waris Ali's Mazar (Deva Sharif) Barabanki
Renukeshwar Mahadev Temple Sonbhadra
Dargah of Ghazi Saiyyad Salar Masud Bahraich
Sitakund Ghat Sultanpur
KapilMuni Ashram, Rameshwardham Temple and Bhedakund Farrukhabad
Sita Samahit Sthal (Sitamarhi) Bhadohi (Sant Ravidas Nagar)
Maharshi Dadhichi Ashram Sitapur
Chaurasi Gumbad Kalpi (Jalaun)
Kshemkali Devi Temple, Padmavati Sati Temple, Jaichand
Kannauj
Fort and Haji Sharif Dargah
Belha Devi Temple Pratapgarh
Bharatkund Ayodhya
Ejaz Ali Hall Bijnor
Dargah of Syed Mahmud Shah Ashraf Jahangir Ambedkar Nagar
Ancient Shiva Temple of Shukratal Muzaffarnagar
Dargah of Syed Shah Abdul Razzaq Barabanki
Dhanapur Martyrs Memorial Chandauli
Maharishi Durvasa Ashram Prayagraj
Lord Cornwallis Tomb Ghazipur
Lodheshwar Mandir Barabanki
Shri Sanatan Dharma Mandir GautamBuddha Nagar
Salamat Shah's tomb Barabanki
Devkali Temple Auraiya
Rajarajeshwari Srividya Mandir Unnao
Victoria Hall Belfry Hardoi
Dauji Temple Mathura
Yagyashala Baghpat
Tulsi Memorial Banda

Uttar Pradesh: Names of Cities and Districts

City Name Sub-Name
Saharanpur city of wood carving
Pilibhit Mini Punjab
Chitrakoot Vanvas Nagar, Mandarachal
Deoria Devaranya, Devpuria
Muzaffarnagar Sarwat Nagar
Shahjahanpur Carpet Industry Industry
Fatehpur Battlefield City
Azamgarh Kaifi Azmi Nagar
Rampur City of Nawab,City of Knives
Lakhimpur Kheri Laxmipur
Amla Nagari, Bela Bhavani Nagar, The Citadel of the
Pratapgarh
Kings
Mau Maunath Bhanjan
Moradabad Brass City, Pottery City
Sitapur Naimisharanya Nagar
Kaushambi Primate city
Ballia Baaghi Zila
City of Nawabs, City of Gardens, City of Mangoes, City
Lucknow
of Nazakat-Nafsat
Hardoi Haridrohi Nagar
Prayagraj Sangam city, Kumbh city, Tirtharaj, Guava city
Jaunpur Shiraz-e-Hind
Amroha Jyotiba Phule Nagar
Unnao Chandrashekhar Azad Nagar
Bijnor Katehar kshetra
Ghazipur Sister of Kashi
Meerut Revolution city, Scissors city
Badaun Nizamuddin Auliya Nagar
City of God, Saket Dham, Ramnagar, Ram
Ayodhya
Janmabhoomi
Chandauli Rice Bowl
Baghpat Land of the Tiger
Kannauj Perfume City, City of Fragrances, Kanyakubj Nagar
Ghaziabad Mini Delhi, Industry City
Varanasi Vishwanath Nagari, Mukti Nagar, City of Ghats
Sultanpur Kuspura
Amethi Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj Nagar
Mathura The city of Krishna, the city of Peda, the city of pandas
Bhadohi Sant Ravidas Nagar, Carpet City
Bahraich Syed Masood Ghazi Nagar, Rishi Bhoomi
Etawah Chambal City
Bulandshahr Ahar zone
Sonbhadra Energy Capital of India
Shravasti Sahet–Mahet Nagar
Auraiya A Land Of Diversity
Aligarh The Lock City of India
Kasganj Kanshiram Nagar
Balrampur Devipatan, Shaktipeeth
Kanpur Dehat Ramabai Nagar
Hathras Mahamaya Nagar
Kanpur Nagar Manchester of North India,Leather City, Industry City
Gonda Jaiprakash Nagar
Mirzapur Mahatrikon Nagar, Rameshwar
Gautam Buddha Nagar Noida, Greater Noida
Jalaun Panchnanda Nagar
Siddharth Nagar Buddha city
Shamli Prabuddh Nagar
Agra Taj Nagari, Petha Nagari
Jhansi City of Bundela
Basti Vashishti Nagar
Hapur Panchsheel Nagar, Mini Jallianwala Bagh
Firozabad Bangle city, Suhag nagri
Lalitpur Deogarh Nagar
Sant Kabir Nagar Khalilabad
Sambhal Bhimnagar
Mainpuri Kapoori Nagar
Hamirpur Jejakabhukti Region
Maharajganj Karapath Nagar
Etah Shukar kshetra Varaha Nagar
Barabanki The Gateway of Purvanchal, Deva Nagar
Mahoba Mahotsav Nagar
Gorakhpur Gorakhdham, Nath Nagar, Geeta Press Nagar
Farrukhabad Panchal Nagar
Bareilly Bans Bareilly, Surma Nagari
Banda Bundelkhand
Kushinagar Mahaparinirvana Nagar
Ambedkar Nagar Seehmai Karirat Nagar

Major Cities Situated on the Banks of Rivers in Uttar Pradesh

River Major Cities
Kanpur, Varanasi, Garhmukteshwar, Farrukhabad, Kannauj, Mirzapur,
Ganga
Ghazipur, Budaun, Bithoor
Yamuna Mathura, Agra, Etawah, Kalpi, Bateshwar, Kaushambi, Hamirpur
Lucknow, Jaunpur, Pilibhit, Shahjahanpur, Sitapur, Lakhimpur Kheri,
Gomati
Sultanpur
Rapti Gorakhpur, Deoria, Balrampur, Siddharth Nagar, Sant Kabir Nagar
Ramganga Bareilly, Shahjahanpur, Moradabad, Budaun, Hardoi
Sarayu Ayodhya
Hindon Saharanpur, Ghaziabad, Meerut
Sai Pratapgarh, Jaunpur
Sone Sonbhadra

Districts with Maximum Forest Area

District Area (Sq. KM.)
Sonbhadra 2540.29
Lakhimpur Kheri 1273.06
Mirzapur 803.73
Pilibhit 687.11

Districts with Minimum Forest Area

District Area (Sq. KM.)
Sant Ravidas Nagar (Bhadohi) 3.12
Mau 11.00
Mainpuri 13.64
Sant Kabir Nagar 14.00
Deoria 15.21

Districts With Highest Forest Percentage

District Geographical (Total area)
Sonbhadra 36.79
Chandauli 22.25
Pilibhit 18.64
Mirzapur 18.25

Districts with Minimum Forest Percentage

District Geographical (Total area)
Sant Ravidas Nagar (Bhadohi) 0.31
Mainpuri 0.49
Deoria 0.60
Budaun 0.62

Wildlife Sanctuaries
Wildlife
S.No. Established Area (sq.km./ha) District
Sanctuaries
Chandraprabha
1. 1957 78 sq.km Chandauli
Wildlife Sanctuary
Kishanpur Wildlife Lakhimpur Kheri and
2. 1972 227 sq.km.
Sanctuary Shahjahanpur
Katarniaghat
3. 1976 400 sq.km. Bahraich
Wildlife Sanctuary
Ranipur Wildlife
4. 1977 230.31 sq.km. Banda and Chitrakoot
Sanctuary
Mahavir Swami
5. 1977 5.41 sq.km. Lalitpur
Wildlife Sanctuary
National Chambal
6. 1979 635 sq.km. Agra, Etawah
Sanctuary
Kaimur Wildlife
7. 1982 501 sq.km. Mirzapur, Sonbhadra
Sanctuary
Muzaffarnagar, Meerut,
Hastinapur Wildlife
8. 1986 2073 sq.km. Bijnor, Hapur, Amroha,
Sanctuary
Moradabad, Ghaziabad
Sohagi Barwa
9. 1987 428 sq.km. Maharajganj
Wildlife Sanctuary
Suheldev Wildlife
10. 1988 452 sq.km. Shravasti,Gonda, Balrampur
Sanctuary
Turtle (Kachhua)
11. 1989 7 sq.km. Varanasi
Wildlife Sanctuary

Ramsar Site in Uttar Pradesh

Site District
Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary Unnao
Parvati Aranga Bird Sanctuary Gonda
Saman Bird Sanctuary Mainpuri
Samaspur Bird Sanctuary Raebareli
Sandi Bird Sanctuary Hardoi
Sarsai Nawar Lake Etawah
Upper Ganga River (Brijghat to Narora Stretch) —
Soor Sarovar (Keetham lake) Agra

Road Network Status

Route Classification 31.3.2017 31.3.2018 Current Status
National Highway (Km.) 7633 10981 11384
State Highway (Km.) 7202 6810 6859
Major District Roads (Km.) 7486 7277 7388
Other District Roads (Km.) 47576 49037 49138
Rural Road (Km.) 169051 168694 175437
Total 238948 242799 250206

New Expressways in Uttar Pradesh

Name Route Length District
Meerut, Amroha, Bulandshahr, Budaun,
Ganga 594 kms. (6 Shahjahanpur, Farrukhabad, Hardoi,
Meerut to Prayagraj
Expressway lanes) Kannauj, Unnao, Rae Bareli, Pratapgarh,
Prayagraj
Lucknow (Chand 340.824 Lucknow, Barabanki, Amethi, Sultanpur,
Purvanchal
Sarai) to Ghazipur kms. (6 Ayodhya, Ambedkar Nagar, Azamgarh,
Expressway
(Haidaria Village) lanes) Mau, Ghazipur
Chitrakoot to Etawah
Bundelkhand 296.07 kms Chitrakoot, Banda, Mahoba, Hamirpur,
(on Agra-Lucknow
Expressway (4 lanes) Jalaun, Auraiya, Etawah
Expressway)

Major Airports of Uttar Pradesh

Airports City
Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport (Amausi
Lucknow
Airport)
Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport (Babatpur
Varanasi
Airport)
Chakeri Airport Kanpur
Bamrauli Airport Prayagraj
Kheria Agra
Hindon Air Force Station Ghaziabad
Sarsawa Air Force Station Saharanpur
Jhansi Airport Jhansi
Greater Noida (Gautam Buddha
Taj (Jewar) International Airport – Proposed
Nagar)
Kalyanpur Airport Kanpur
Bareilly Airport Bareilly
Gorakhpur Airport Gorakhpur
Rae Bareli (Fursatganj) Airport Rae Bareli
Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Airport Meerut