Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh is an important state of India. It is highly populated. The capital of this state is Lucknow. Major cities are Allahabad, Varanasi, Agra, Aligarh, Ayodhya, Etawah, Kanpur, Mirzapur and Deoband. Adjoining states of Uttar Pradesh are Uttaranchal, Rajasthan, Haryana, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand and Delhi. Uttar Pradesh also surrounded with Nepal. The world famous monument, Taj Mahal is situated in Agra, Uttar Pradesh. Holy rivers Ganges and Yamuna flow in Uttar Pradesh. Due to population explosion in this state, it is one of the most economically backward states of India. The literacy rate is higher for males than females when compare with the other states of India. The state comprises the regions of Rohilkhand in the northwest, Brij (Braj) in the southwest, Awadh in the centre, Bundelkhand in the south and Purvachal in the east. In this state, the languages and customs of the different regions are different, and the dialect of the western regions (Khadiboli) is the basis for the official Hindi language. Urdu is most commonly spoken in many section of Uttar Pradesh.

The climate of Uttar Pradesh is mainly sub-tropical. The average temperatures vary from 54.5–63.5 °F in January to 81.5–90.5 °F in May and June. It is considered that Uttar Pradesh is the second largest economy in India. There are number of Small Scale units. Labour efficiency is higher in UP than the National Average. Kanpur is the largest shoe-manufacturing centre in the country which is the major city of Uttar Pradesh.