Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh उत्तर प्रदेश ਉੱਤਰ ਪ੍ਰਦੇਸ਼
State of India
Taj Mahal
Seal
Location of Uttar Pradesh in the Republic of India
Map of Uttar Pradesh
Coordinates: 26°51′N 80°55′E / 26.85°N 80.91°E / 26.85; 80.91
Country	India
Region	North India
Capital	Lucknow
Largest city	Lucknow
Government
• Legislature	Unicameral (295* seats)
Area
• Total	243,286 km2 (93,933 sq mi)
Population  (2023)
• Total	240,581,477
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Official languages	Hindi,Awadhi,Kumaoni
^* 294 elected, 1 nominated

Uttar Pradesh (Hindi: उत्तर प्रदेश, Urdu: اتر پردیش‎) is a state in northern India. For short, people call it UP. Lucknow is the capital city of UP.

The population of the state is 199,581,477 (census 2011). Uttar Pradesh has more people than any other state of India. It covers an area of 93,933 mi² (243,286 km²). It is bigger than the United Kingdom but smaller than Guinea. In traditional Indian geography it falls under the North Indian zone.