Uttar Pradesh: Whenever there is talk of population in India, the name of Uttar Pradesh comes first. Not only this, Uttar Pradesh also holds the title of the state with the highest number of districts in the country. Uttar Pradesh has a total of 75 districts, making it the state with the highest number of districts in the country. You may not be unaware of these things, but do you know what was the name of Uttar Pradesh before independence, or rather, what was Uttar Pradesh called during the British era. If you are not aware of this, then no problem, today we will know this through this news.
Old name of Uttar Pradesh?
By what name was today’s Uttar Pradesh known earlier (before independence), this is a question whose answer only a few people would know. Uttar Pradesh was called United Province during British rule. United Provinces was also called United Provinces. United Provinces was the name given by the British. At that time its full name was United Province of Agra and Awadh. And then after the independence of the country and after the implementation of the Constitution, it was named ‘Uttar Pradesh’, which we also call UP.
Uttar Pradesh became United Provinces in January 1950
The British had created a province by combining Agra and Awadh. This was named United Provinces of Agra and Awadh. In 1935 the name was shortened to United Provinces. And then in January 1950, the name of United Provinces was changed to Uttar Pradesh.
There are a total of 75 districts and 18 divisions in Uttar Pradesh. While Uttar Pradesh is the largest state in the country in terms of population, Uttar Pradesh comes fourth in terms of area. Rajasthan is the largest state of the country in terms of area. After this comes the name of Madhya Pradesh and then Uttar Pradesh.
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