Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh is one of the statess of India. The capital is Lucknow; other notable cities include Aligarh, Allahabad, Ayodhya, Kanpur, Benares, Agra, Mirzapur and Deoband. Neighbouring states are Uttaranchal, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Bihar. Uttar Pradesh shares a border with Nepal.
In 2000, the Parliament of India carved out the northern part of Uttar Pradesh to form the state of Uttaranchal. Uttar Pradesh covers a large part of the densely populated plains around the Ganges and Yamuna. With 166 million inhabitants, it is not only the most populous state in India but also the most populous subnational entity in the world. Only 5 countries of the world (the People's Republic of China, India, the United States, Indonesia and Brazil) have a higher population than Uttar Pradesh (see List of countries by population). It is also one of the most economically backward states of India and the literacy rate, as is the case with the rest of India, is higher for males than females.
It covers the area of the old princely state of Oudh. The Prime Minister of India, Atal Behari Vajpayee, represents the constituency of Lucknow.
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