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General Info
General Information of Uttar
Pradesh
Capital |
Lucknow. |
Area |
2, 94, 411 sq. km. |
Population |
13.91 crore (According to
1991 Census). |
Language |
Hindi. |
Temperature |
Winter
7ºC - 30ºC; Summer 24ºC - 42ºC. |
Tourist
Season |
October
to March. |
Airports |
Agra,
Varanasi, Lucknow, Kanpur, Pithorgarh. |
Introduction
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The State is situated in Northern part of India and is surrounded by
Tibet & Nepal in the North, Madhya Pradesh in the South, Haryana, Delhi
& Rajasthan in the West and Bihar in the East. Often referred to as the
cow belt or Hindi belt, Uttar Pradesh has been the most dominant state in
Indian poltics and culture since Independence,
producing over half of India's
prime ministers. This is partly because it's the nation's most populous - it has as many inhabitants as Brazil - and partly
because of the central role the region plays in the religious lanscape of Hindus.
The Ganges River, which forms the backbone of Uttar Pradesh, is the sacred river of Hinduism, and
four of the religion's seven holy towns are in the state, including Varanasi, the holiest of them all.
Uttar Pradesh is also a places of major importance to Buddhists for
it was at Sarnath, just outside Varanasi, that the Buddha first preached his message of the middle way. Most of Uttar Pradesh consists of the vast
Ganges plain, an area of awesome flatness which often floods dramatically during the monsoon. The scenic north-western
corner has hill stations sprinkled along the foothills of the Himalya,
boasts excellent trkking and rises to form some of the highest mountains in India. |
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History
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Over 2000 years ago the area that became Uttar Pradesh was part of Ashoka's great
Buddhist empire. Muslim raids from the north-west began in the 11th century, and by the 16th
century the region was part of the famed Mughal empire
whose capital was for some time at Agra and
Fatehpur Sikri. Following the decline of the Mughal empire, the nawabs of Avadh rose to
prominence in the central part of the region and were responsible for turning Lucknow into a
flourishing center for the arts. When the British East India Company deposed the last
nawab, the Uprising of 1857
began at Meerut, and its most tragic events took place in Lucknow and Kanpur. Agra was later merged with Avadh and the
state became known as United Provinence. It was renamed Uttar Pradesh (Northern State) after Independence, and is often known simply as
U.P.
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Main Rivers |
Ganga,
Yamuna, Ramganga, Gomati and Ghaghara. |
Main Tourist and Historical Places |
Agra,
Varanasi, Lucknow, Bageshwar, Jageshwar, Ranikhet, Pauri, Chitrakoot etc. |
Main Religious Places |
Kashi,
Prayag, Ayodhya, Mathura, Haridwar, Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri,
Yamunotri, Naimisharanya, Shaktipeeth, Vindhyavasini Devi Temple, Devi
Patan, Hemkund, Reeda-meeth Saheb, Deva Sharif etc. |
Cool
Destination |
Nainital, Dehra Dun,
Almora, Mussoorie. |
Main Folklores |
Birha,
Chaiti, Dhola, Kajari, Rasia, Alha,Puran Bhagat, Bhartrihari. |
Main Folk dances |
Karma,
Chanchali, Chapeli, Chholia,Pandav, Vadi-Vadin,Lang and Bhaila. |
Main Handicrafts
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Chikan work, Zari work, Wooden toys and
fruniture, Terracotta toys and Brass work.
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Uttar Pradesh Tour Packages
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Cultural
& Classical Tours ||
Rail
Tours || Buddhist
Travel Packages || Culinary
Tours Package || Guaranteed
Departures Tour || Wildlife
Tours Package || Religious
Tours Package
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