Uttar Pradesh

Summary

Uttar Pradesh is a state of India^[1]. It draws 15,150 Wikipedia views per month (state_of_india category, ranking #5 of 44).^[2]

Key Facts

• Uttar Pradesh is located in India^[3].
• Uttar Pradesh is in the country of India^[4].
• Uttar Pradesh's head of government is recorded as Yogi Adityanath^[5].
• Uttar Pradesh is on the continent of Asia^[6].
• Uttar Pradesh's instance of is recorded as state of India^[7].
• Uttar Pradesh's head of state is recorded as Anandiben Patel^[8].
• Uttar Pradesh's capital is recorded as Lucknow^[9].
• Uttar Pradesh's official language is recorded as Hindi^[10].
• Uttar Pradesh's official language is recorded as Urdu^[11].
• Uttar Pradesh's shares border with is recorded as National Capital Territory of Delhi^[12].
• Uttar Pradesh's shares border with is recorded as Haryana^[13].
• Uttar Pradesh's shares border with is recorded as Rajasthan^[14].
• Uttar Pradesh's shares border with is recorded as Madhya Pradesh^[15].
• Uttar Pradesh's shares border with is recorded as Bihar^[16].
• Uttar Pradesh's shares border with is recorded as Uttarakhand^[17].
• Uttar Pradesh's shares border with is recorded as Himachal Pradesh^[18].
• Uttar Pradesh's shares border with is recorded as Chhattisgarh^[19].
• Uttar Pradesh's shares border with is recorded as Jharkhand^[20].
• north is named after Uttar Pradesh^[21].
• Uttar Pradesh's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bareilly division^[22].
• Uttar Pradesh's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Agra division^[23].
• Uttar Pradesh's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Prayagraj division^[24].
• Uttar Pradesh's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Saharanpur division^[25].
• Uttar Pradesh's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kanpur division^[26].
• Uttar Pradesh's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Devipatan division^[27].

Body

Geography

Uttar Pradesh is in the country of India^[4]. It is located in India^[3]. It is on the continent of Asia^[6].

Physical Characteristics

Uttar Pradesh covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+243290'}^[28]. It has a population of {'amount': '+246270000'}^[29].

Designation and Status

Uttar Pradesh's instance of is recorded as state of India^[7].

History and Context

January 26, 1950 marks the founding of Uttar Pradesh^[30]. north is named after it^[21].

Why It Matters

Uttar Pradesh draws 15,150 Wikipedia views per month (state_of_india category, ranking #5 of 44).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]