Uttar Pradesh
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Uttar Pradesh (Hindi: उत्तर प्रदेश, Urdu: اتر پردیش) is a state in northern India. For short, people call it UP. Lucknow is the capital city of UP.
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Uttar Pradesh
उत्तर प्रदेश ਉੱਤਰ ਪ੍ਰਦੇਸ਼ | |
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State of India | |
Coordinates: 26.85°N 80.91°E / 26.85; 80.91 | |
Country | India |
Region | North India |
Capital | Lucknow |
Largest city | Lucknow |
Government | |
• Legislature | Unicameral (295* seats) |
Area | |
• Total | 243,286 km2 (93,933 sq mi) |
Population (2023) | |
• Total | 240,581,477 |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Official languages | Hindi,Awadhi,Kumaoni |
^* 294 elected, 1 nominated |
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The population of the state is 199,581,477 (census 2011). Uttar Pradesh has more people than any other state of India. It covers an area of 93,933 mi² (243,286 km²). It is bigger than the United Kingdom but smaller than Guinea. In traditional Indian geography it falls under the North Indian zone.