| Capital |
Lucknow |
| Area |
2, 94,411 sq. km |
| Total Population |
13.91 crore |
| Male Population |
7.40 crore |
| Female Population |
6.51 crore |
| Rural Population |
11.15 crore |
| Urban population |
2.76 crore |
| Density of Population |
473 persons (per sq. km) |
| Decennial Growth Rate |
25.48 per cent |
| Literacy |
41.60 per cent |
| Male literacy |
55.60 per cent |
| Female literacy |
25.31 per cent |
| Females per 1000 Males |
879 |
| Divisions |
19 |
| Districts |
83 |
| Cities |
753 |
| Gram Panchayats |
58, 605 |
| Nagar Nigams |
11 |
| Nagarpalika Parishads |
226 |
| Nagar Panchyats |
444 |
| Tehsils |
356 |
| Development Blocks |
901 |
| Villages |
1,23,950 |
| Habitated Villages |
1,12,539 |
| Non-habitated Villages |
11,102 |
| Nyaya Panchayats |
8,814 |
| Families |
22378 (thousand) |
| Residential Houses |
2, 14, 07, 433 |
| Main Rivers |
Ganga, Yamuna, Ramganga, Gomatiand Ghaghara |
| Crops |
Paddy, Wheat, Barley, Jwar, Bajra, Maize, Urad, Moong, Arhar, Gram. |
| Fruits |
Mango, Guava, Apple. |
| Main Minerals |
Limestone, Dolomite, Magnesite, Soapstone, Gypsum, Glasss and, Marble, Granite, Phosphorite, Bauxite, Non-plastic, Fireclay, etc |
| Main Industries |
Cement, Vegetable oils, Textiles,
Cotton yarn, Sugar, Jute, Glassware
and Bangles |
| Main Handicrafts |
Chikan work, Zari work, Wooden toys
and fruniture, Terracotta toysand Brass work. |
| Main Tourist Places |
Bageshwar, Jageshwar,Ranikhet, Pauri, Chitrakut, Lucknow, Agra, etc. |
| Main Religious Places |
Kashi,
Prayag, Ayodhya, Mathura, Hardwar, Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri,
Yamunotri, aimisharanya, Shaktipeeth, Vindhyavasini Devi Temple, Devi
Patan, Hemkund, Reeda-meeth Saheb, Deva Sharif etc. |
| Main Folklores |
Birha, Chaiti, Dhola, Kajari, Rasia, Alha, Puran Bhagat, Bhartrihari. |
| Main Folk dances |
Karma, Chanchali, Chapeli, Chholia, Pandav, Vadi-Vadin,Lang and Bhaila |
| Climate |
Maximum Temperature during
May-June 48C°
Minimum Temperature during
January 0- 6 degrees clesius |
| Rainfall |
26-54 mm (annual) |