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Uttar Pradesh

State profile

👥Fun factUttar Pradesh is India's most populous state, with over 240 million people.

Factsheet

Capital: Lucknow
Language(s): Hindi, Urdu
Formed: 1950
Area: 2,43,286 km²
Districts: 75
Head (2025): Yogi Adityanath
State animal: 🐾 Barasingha (swamp deer)
State bird: 🐦 Sarus crane
State flower: 🌸 Palash
State tree: 🌳 Ashoka

Report Card

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SDG India Index

67

#26 of 36India: 71

NITI Aayog· 2023-24

Economy

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Per-Capita NSDP

₹96,193

#32 of 33

MoSPI· 2022-23

Unemployment Rate

3.1%

#14 of 36India: 3.2%

Labour Force Participation

56.9%

#25 of 36India: 60.1%

Healthcare

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Infant Mortality Rate

38 per 1,000

#21 of 22India: 28 per 1,000

Life Expectancy at Birth

65.6 yrs

#21 of 21India: 70.0 yrs

Total Fertility Rate

2.4

#3 of 35India: 2.0

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Institutional Births

83.4%

#27 of 35India: 88.6%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Child Stunting (under 5)

39.7%

#33 of 35India: 35.5%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Full Immunisation (12-23 mo)

69.6%

#25 of 31India: 76.4%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Education

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Literacy Rate

67.7%

#28 of 35India: 74.0%

Census 2011· 2011

Female Literacy Rate

57.2%

#30 of 34India: 65.5%

Census 2011· 2011

Higher Education GER

24.1%

#24 of 36India: 28.4%

AISHE· 2021-22

Law & Order

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IPC Crime Rate

171.6 per lakh

#17 of 36India: 258.1 per lakh

Crimes Against Women Rate

58.6 per lakh

#23 of 36India: 66.4 per lakh

Government Budget

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Debt-to-GSDP Ratio

30.9%

#15 of 31India: 28.1%

Demographics

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Population

19,98,12,341

#1 of 36India: 1,21,08,54,977

Census 2011· 2011

Sex Ratio

912 per 1,000 men

#27 of 36India: 943 per 1,000 men

Census 2011· 2011

Urban Population Share

22.3%

#30 of 35India: 31.2%

Census 2011· 2011

Decadal Population Growth

20.2%

#12 of 34India: 17.7%

Census 2011· 2011

Infrastructure

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Electricity Access

92.8%

#27 of 31India: 96.8%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Improved Sanitation

65.5%

#27 of 31India: 70.2%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Clean Cooking Fuel

50.1%

#24 of 31India: 58.6%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Agriculture

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Agriculture Share of GSVA

24.8%

#10 of 33

MoSPI· 2022-23

Foodgrain Yield

2,817 kg/ha

#13 of 35India: 2,494 kg/ha

DA&FW· 2022-23

Net Irrigated Area

87.1%

#3 of 30India: 56.4%

DA&FW· 2022-23

Average Landholding Size

0.73 ha

#28 of 34India: 1.08 ha

Agri Census· 2015-16

Sports

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Khelo India Medals

52

#7 of 33

Khelo India· 2025

Tourism

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Domestic Tourist Visits

47,85,26,000

#1 of 36India: 2,50,96,27,000

Ministry of Tourism· 2023

Foreign Tourist Visits

16,02,000

#6 of 36India: 1,92,46,000

Ministry of Tourism· 2023