Western Uttar Pradesh | |
|---|---|
 Location of Western Uttar Pradesh in India | |
| Continent | Asia |
| Country | India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Covering territory | |
| Languages | Hindi, Urdu, Braj, Kannauji |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 71,217,132 |
| Largest cities | |
Western Uttar Pradesh is a region in India that comprises the western districts of Uttar Pradesh state, including the areas of Rohilkhand and those where Hindi, Urdu and Braj are spoken; it is in the region of Western Uttar Pradesh that Hindi-Urdu originated.[1] The region has some demographic, economic and cultural patterns that are distinct from other parts of Uttar Pradesh, and more closely resemble those of Haryana and Rajasthan states.[2][3] The largest city of the region is Ghaziabad, while the second-largest city, Agra, is a major tourist destination.
Western Uttar Pradesh has experienced rapid economic growth, in a fashion similar to Haryana and Punjab, due to the successes of the Green Revolution.[4][5][6] A significant part of western Uttar Pradesh is a part of National Capital Region of India.
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... Village organization and district administration in western Uttar Pradesh is generally much more like the neighboring states of Rajasthan and Haryana than like eastern Uttar Pradesh. Eastern Uttar Pradesh is more like Bihar than western Uttar Pradesh ... Of all these regions, western Uttar Pradesh is generally regarded as having the best administration, the most productive agriculture, and the best managed canals ...
- ^ Alfred De Souza (1983), Urban growth and urban planning: political context and people's priorities, Indian Social Institute, 1983,
... The difference in the urban settlement pattern between western and eastern Uttar Pradesh is so pronounced that one could almost feel that the two regions were located in two different countries with completely different economic systems ...
- ^ Mohamad Riad El-Ghonemy, "The Dynamics of Rural Poverty", Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 1986. ... Haryana and West Uttar Pradesh recorded spectacular production increases ...
- ^ V. G. Rastyannikov, "Agrarian Evolution in a Multiform Structure Society: Experience of Independent India", Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1981, ISBN 0710007558.
- ^ B. M. Bhatia, "Food Security in South Asia", Oxford & IHB Pub. Co., 1985.