| Capital |
Lucknow |
| Area |
294,000sq kms |
| Population |
166,052,859 |
| Literacy |
57.36% |
| Languages |
Hindi, Urdu, English |
| Districts |
71 |
| Other Cities |
Kanpur, Varanasi, Allahabad, Agra, Aligarh, Bareilly, Mathura, Meerut |
| Airports |
Agra, Kanpur, Lucknow, Gorakhpur, Allahabad, Varanasi |
| Weather |
Summer is hot (45C) and winter is cold (2C). Best time to visit is October to March |
| Places to Visit |
Hill Resorts : Almora, Pindari Glacier, Chakrata, Chamoli, Chaukhuti, Lansdowne, Lohaghot, Tehri Garhwal, Musoorie, Pithoragarh, Nainital, Ranikhet, Uttarkashi
Temples, Monuments, Pilgrim Centres : Agra, Aligarh, Almora, Ayodhya, Badrinath, Chitrakoot, Faizabad, Fatehpur Sikri, Sarnath (Buddha preached his first sermon after he had attained enlightenment) Mathura, Garhmuktesvar, Joshimath, Kannauj, Kausani, Kedarnath, Sravasti, Kushinagar, Rishikesh, Uttarkashi, Varanasi, Yamnotri
Industrial Centres : Agra (leather work) Bareilly, Kanpur, Moradabad, Varanasi (handicrafts), Ghaziabad
Wildlife : Corbett National Park (Almora), Dudhwa Lakhimpur Kheri |
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