UTTAR PRADESH(UP)
1. FORMATION OF UP
14 Nov 1834- Under the GoI Act 1833, EICo established 4th presidency as Agra Presidency
1856- Annexation of Awadh
1858 to 1902- North West Province and Awadh(Merger of Agra presidency+ Awadh), Capital- Allahabad
1902 to 1921- United Province of Agra and Awadh, Capital- Allahabad
1921 to 1937- United Province of British India, Capital- Lucknow(1921~)
1937 to 1950- United Province, Capital-Lucknow(under the provision of GoI Act 1935)
24 Jan 1950~ Uttar Pradesh(UP), Capital- Lucknow
9 Nov 2000- Territorial division (UP + Uttarakhand)
2. ADMINISTRATION
Capital- Lucknow
Judicial Capital- Prayagraj(Allahabad high court- 160 Judges, largest High Court of India in terms of number of Judges)
Most populous state(census 2011- 24 crore)- 1. China 2. India 3. US 4. Indonesia 5. Uttar Pradesh 6. Pakistan)
Area- 2,43,286 sq Km(7.3% of the area of India, roughly same size as of UK)
Area wise 4th largest state after Rajasthan, MP and Maharashtra
Population- 24 Crore, roughly 16-17% of population of India(Population density- 829 per sq Km)
Most populous district- Prayagraj(13th most populous district of India)
Least populous district- Mahoba
Official language- Hindi and Urdu
Departments- 80
Administrative Division(Divisional commissioner)- 18 (Gorakhpur Division- Deoria, Gorakhpur, Kushinagar, Maharajganj)
District(DM)- 75
Largest district- Lakhimpur Kheri
Smallest district- Bhadohi
Sonbhadra district- District shares border with 4 states(MP, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand)
Territorial border- 8 states + 1 UT(Delhi) + 1 international border(Nepal)
West- Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Delhi
South- MP
East- Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Bihar
North- Uttarakhand, Nepal(9 district share border with Nepal)
National Center for Disease Control(Delhi)- 2 branches in UP: 1. Varanasi, 2. Lucknow
UNESCO world Heritage Sites in UP(3 out of 40, Highest- 6 in Maharashtra)
Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, Fatehpur Sikri(All 3 are cultural sites)
Ramsar sites in UP(10 out of 82, Highest- 16 in TN, UP at 2nd position with 10 sites)
Bakihra wildlife Sanctuary, Haiderpur wetland, Nawabganj bird sanctuary, Parvati Agra bird sanctuary, Saman bird sanctuary, Samsapur bird sanctuary, Sandi bird sanctuary, Sarai Nahar, Sur Sarovar, Upper Ganga River
Forest & Wildlife
Forest cover- 6.1%
UP's 1st Cow Sanctuary- Chandan Village, Muzaffarnagar(India's 1st- Agar Malwa, MP)
Nandi(Bull) Sanctuary- Moradabad Division(Sambhal, Amroha and Bijnor)
Wildlife Sanctuary in UP- 24
National Parks(IUCN category 2 protected areas, declared under Wildlife Protection Act, 1972) in UP- 1 out of 106, Highest- MP(11)
Dudhwa National Park, Lakhimpur Kheri
1st national park- Jim Corbett National Park(1956, now in Uttarakhand) originally known as Hailey National Park(1936) based on governor of United province William Malcolm Hailey.
Tiger reserve in UP- 4 out of 55, Highest- Maharashtra(6)
Dudhwa tiger reserve, Pilibhit Tiger reserve, Ranipur Tiger reserve, Amangarh Tiger reserve(buffer zone of pilibhit tiger reserve)
Elephant reserve in UP- 2 out of 33, Highest- Assam(5), TN(5)
Terai elephant reserve(Dudhwa-Pilibhit), Uttar Pradesh elephant reserve
Highest Peak- Amsot Peak of Shivalik range(at the border of UP and Uttrakhand in Saharanpur district)
Cultivable area- 82%(Net Sown area- 68% of Cultivable area)
International Airport- 4 airports
1. Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport (Lucknow)
2. Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport (Varanasi)
3. Kushinagar International Airport (Kushinagar)
4. Jewar International Airport(Noida, under construction)
Railway Headquarters- 2(out of 18)
1. Allahabad Junction(North Central Railway)
2. Gorakhpur Railway Station(North Eastern Railway)
World longest platform - Gorakhpur station 1366 m(till 2022, now world 2nd longest platform)
From 2023~ Sri Siddharoodha Swamiji Hubballi Station, Karnataka- world longest railway platform 1507 m
Election Seats
Lok Sabha seat- 80
Rajya Sabha seat- 31
Legislative Assembly- 404
Legislative Council- 100
State Symbols
State Logo- 
State Animal- Swamp deer(Barasingha)
State Bird- Sarus crane
State Tree- Ashoka
State Flower- Palash
State Dance- Kathak
State Sport- Field Hockey
Political Leaders
First CM of UP(26 Jan 1950)- Govind Ballabh Pant(INC party)
First female CM of an Indian state(2 Oct 1963)- Sucheta Kripalani(4th CM of UP, INC party)
First female governor of an Indian state(United Province, 15 Aug 1947)- Sarojani Naidu
First Governor of UP(26 Jan 1950)- Hormasji Pherozeshah Modi
Present(2023)-
18th cabinet
CM- Adityanath
Deputy CM- Kesav Prasad Maurya, Brajesh Pathak
20th Governor- Anandiben Patel
Demography
Sex ratio- 912:1000
Indian state with highest SC population-
1. Uttar Pradesh(16.6% of SC population of India, 20.7% of UP population)
2. West Bengal
Maximum SC population district(UP)- Sitapur
Minimum SC population district(UP)- Bagpat
Maximum ST population district(UP)- Sonbhadra
State with highest % of SC population wrt state population- Punjab(31.9% of state population is SC)
State with highest beggar population- 1. West Bengal 2. UP 3. Bihar
5 Central University- IIT Kanpur, IT BHU, AIIMS Gorakhpur, AIIMS Raebareli, IIM Lucknow
Oldest university of UP- Allahabad University(1887, Oxford of the East). Muir Central College(origin of Allahabad) was established by Sir William Muir in 1872(5th oldest university of India after Calcutta, Bombay, Madras and Punjab University of Lahore)
Jagadguru Rambhadracharya Divyanga University (JRDU/JRHU 2001), Chitrakoot- India’s Only University exclusively for disabled people
GDP-
GDP per capita-
Literacy rate- 67.7%(India- 74%)
Domestic tourist arrivals rank- 2nd (1st- Tamil Nādu)
3. Freedom Fighters from UP
4. Historical & Tourist Places of UP
5. Prominent Personalities of UP
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6. Folk Musics of UP
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7. RANKING
Clean Air Survey 2022(by GoI)-
For 10 lakh+ populated cities(47 cities)
1. Lucknow
2. Prayagraj
3. Varanasi
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