# Outline of Uttar Pradesh

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Uttar Pradesh:
Uttar Pradesh – most populous state in the Republic of India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was created on 1 April 1937 as the United Provinces during British rule, and was renamed Uttar Pradesh in 1950. Lucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh. Ghaziabad, Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Kanpur, Gorakhpur, Allahabad, Raebareli, Moradabad, Bareilly, Aligarh, Sonbhadra, and Varanasi are known for their industrial importance in the state. On 9 November 2000, a new state, Uttarakhand, was carved out from the Himalayan hill region of Uttar Pradesh. The state in the northern region of the Indian subcontinent has over 200 million inhabitants.

## General reference
### Names

* Common English name: Uttar Pradesh
** Pronunciation: English: /ˌʊtər prəˈdɛʃ/, Hindi:
* Official English name(s): State of Uttar Pradesh
* Abbreviation: U.P.
* UN/LOCODE: IN-UP
* Nickname(s): Scotland of East (unofficial)
* Adjectival(s): Uttar Pradeshi
* Demonym(s): Uttar Pradeshis

### Rankings (amongst India's states)

* by population: 1st
* by area (2011 census): 4th
* by crime rate (2015): 27th
* by gross domestic product (GDP) (2014): 3rd
* by Human Development Index (HDI): 10th
* by life expectancy at birth: 20th
* by literacy rate: 29th

## Geography of Uttar Pradesh

Geography of Uttar Pradesh
* Uttar Pradesh is: an Indian state
* Population of Uttar Pradesh: 199,812,341 (2011)
* Area of Uttar Pradesh: 243,290 km$^2$(93,930 sq mi)
* Atlas of Uttar Pradesh

### Location of Uttar Pradesh

* Uttar Pradesh is situated within the following regions:
** Northern Hemisphere
** Eastern Hemisphere
*** Eurasia
**** Asia
***** South Asia
****** Indian subcontinent
******* India
******** North India
* Time zone: Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30)
vtePlaces adjacent to Outline of Uttar Pradesh :
Himachal Pradesh Haryana Delhi
Uttarakhand   
Far-Western Region,    Nepal Mid-Western Region,    Nepal Western Region,    Nepal
Haryana Rajasthan
Uttar Pradesh
Bihar
Rajasthan Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Jharkhand Chhattisgarh :

### Environment of Uttar Pradesh

* Climate of Uttar Pradesh
Places in Uttar Pradesh
Places in Uttar Pradesh
List of historic places in Uttar Pradesh
List of bridges in Uttar Pradesh
List of parks in Uttar Pradesh
List of museums in Uttar Pradesh

### Environment of Uttar Pradesh

Environment of Uttar Pradesh
Climate of Uttar Pradesh
Natural History of Uttar Pradesh
Forests in Uttar Pradesh
Flora of Uttar Pradesh
Fauna of Uttar Pradesh
Mammals in Uttar Pradesh
Birds of Uttar Pradesh

#### Geographical features of Uttar Pradesh

Lakes of Uttar Pradesh
Rivers of Uttar Pradesh
Mountains of Uttar Pradesh
Regions of Uttar Pradesh

#### Administrative divisions of Uttar Pradesh

Administrative divisions of Uttar Pradesh
List of districts of Uttar Pradesh
* Districts of Uttar Pradesh

##### Municipalities of Uttar Pradesh

Municipalities of Uttar Pradesh
* Capital of Uttar Pradesh: Lucknow
* Cities of Uttar Pradesh

### Demography of Uttar Pradesh

Demographics of Uttar Pradesh

## Government and politics of Uttar Pradesh

Politics of Uttar Pradesh
* Form of government: Indian state government (parliamentary system of representative democracy)
* Uttar Pradesh State Capitol
* Capital of Uttar Pradesh: Lucknow
* Political Party strength in Uttar Pradesh
* Elections in Uttar Pradesh
** (specific elections)

### Union government in Uttar Pradesh

* Rajya Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh
* Uttar Pradesh Pradesh Congress Committee
* Indian general election, 2009 (Uttar Pradesh)
* Indian general election, 2014 (Uttar Pradesh)

### Branches of the government of Uttar Pradesh

Government of Uttar Pradesh

#### Executive branch of the government of Uttar Pradesh

* Head of state: Governor of Uttar Pradesh: Ram Naik (19th governor)
* Head of government: Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh: Yogi Adityanath (21st chief minister)
* Council of Ministers of Uttar Pradesh

#### Legislative branch of the government of Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
* Constituencies of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly

#### Judicial branch of the government of Uttar Pradesh

Allahabad High Court
Courts in Uttar Pradesh

### Law and order in Uttar Pradesh

* Law of Uttar Pradesh
* Constitution of India
* Capital Punishment in Uttar Pradesh
* List of people executed in Uttar Pradesh
* Crime in Uttar Pradesh
* List of prisons in Uttar Pradesh
* Law enforcement in Uttar Pradesh
** Uttar Pradesh Police

## History of Uttar Pradesh

History of Uttar Pradesh

### History of Uttar Pradesh, by topics

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World Asia record holder
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#### Indian Rebellion of 1857

Prehistory of Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh under British Rule
Uttar Pradesh under Mughal rule
United Provinces
United Provinces of Agra and Oudh
Creation of Uttrakhand
British Raj
Mughal Empire
Dominion of India
Timeline of Uttar Pradesh

#### Modern Uttar Pradesh (1956- present)
### History of Uttar Pradesh, by region

History of Allahabad
History of Lucknow
History of Kanpur
History of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh
History of Jhansi
History of Agra
History of Varanasi
History of Noida
History of Ayodhya
History of Gorakhpur
History of Muzaffarnagar
History of Meerut
History of Bareilly

### History of Uttar Pradesh, by subject

History of education in Uttar Pradesh
History of Uttar Pradesh police
History of Islam in Uttar Pradesh
History of Hinduism in Uttar Pradesh
History of Christianity in Uttar Pradesh
History of Buddhism in Uttar Pradesh
History of sports in Uttar Pradesh

## Culture of Uttar Pradesh

Culture of Uttar Pradesh
* Architecture of Uttar Pradesh
* Languages of Uttar Pradesh
* Museums in Uttar Pradesh
* Religion in Uttar Pradesh
* Cuisine of Uttar Pradesh
* Monuments in Uttar Pradesh
** Monuments of National Importance in Uttar Pradesh
** State Protected Monuments in Uttar Pradesh
* Public holidays in Uttar Pradesh
* Records of Uttar Pradesh
* World Heritage Sites in Uttar Pradesh

### Art in Uttar Pradesh

* Music of Uttar Pradesh

### People of Uttar Pradesh

* People from Uttar Pradesh

### Religion in Uttar Pradesh

Religion in Uttar Pradesh
* Christianity in Uttar Pradesh
* Hinduism in Uttar Pradesh
* Islam in Uttar Pradesh
* Buddhism in Uttar Pradesh
* Jainism in Uttar Pradesh
* Sikhism in Uttar Pradesh

### Sports in Uttar Pradesh

Sports in Uttar Pradesh
* Cricket in Uttar Pradesh
** Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association
** Uttar Pradesh cricket team
* Football in Uttar Pradesh
** Uttar Pradesh football team

### Symbols of Uttar Pradesh

Symbols of Uttar Pradesh
* State animal: Barasingha
* State bird: Sarus crane
* State flower: Palash
* State seal: Emblem of Uttar Pradesh
* State tree: Ashoka tree
* Nickname(s): Scotland of the East (unofficial)

## Economy and infrastructure of Uttar Pradesh

* Tourism in Uttar Pradesh
* Communication in Uttar Pradesh
* Newspapers in Uttar Pradesh
* Radio stations in Uttar Pradesh
* Economy of Uttar Pradesh
* Infrastructure of Uttar Pradesh
* Transport in Uttar Pradesh
** Airports in Uttar Pradesh
** Roads in Uttar Pradesh

## Education in Uttar Pradesh

Education in Uttar Pradesh
* Institutions of higher education in Uttar Pradesh
* List of schools in Uttar Pradesh

## Health in Uttar Pradesh

Health in Uttar Pradesh
Hospitals in Uttar Pradesh