Major rivers of Uttar Pradesh

Ganges Uttarakhand

Yamuna Uttarakhand

Ghaghra Tibet

Chambal M.P.

Son M.P.

Ram Ganga Uttarakhand

Rapti Nepal

Betwa M.P.

Gomti U.P.

Ken M.P.

Tons M.P.

Sharda Uttarakhand

Major Lakes

Kitham (Sursarovar) Agra

Surhatal Ballia
Gaur Lake Rampur
Karela Lucknow
Bada Tal Shahjahanpur
Samaspur lake Raebareli
Barua Sagar hansi
Radhakund Mathura
Kundra Samundar Unnao
Balhapara Kanpur
Madan Sagar Mahoba
Raja ka Bandh Sultanpur
Tandadari (Dadar Gart) Mirzapur
Aundhi Tal Varanasi
Belasaga(Arti cial lake) Mahoba
Moti Lake Kanpur city
Chittauar Lake Bahraich
Ramgarh Tal Gorakhpur
Darvan Lake Ayodhya
Shekha lake Aligarh
Nauh Lake Mathura
Sagar Tal Badayun
Pangati, Fulhar or Gomat Taal Pilibhit
Dahar Lake, Bhijwan Lake Hardoi
Bhikha or Sarsai Nawar lake Etawah
Sauj Lake Manpuri
Parvati or Arga Taal Gonda
Bhugetal or Visathatal Raireily
Lilour Lake Bareilly
Thithaur Lake, Moray Tal Fatehpur
Benti Lake, Ajgara or Naiya Pratapgarh
Alwara Lake Kaushambi
Darshnik Kunda (Mishrikh), Sitapur
Chakra Kunda Sitakund. Bharat Kund Ayodha Dham
(Naimisharanya)
Bakhira Lake Sant Kabir Nagar
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 Major Dam projects in Uttar Pradesh

The multipurpose Rihand Dam P2oject (Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar) built in 1963 on the
Rihand River at a place called Pipri in Sonbhadra district is 91 meters high.
The height of the joint Rajghat multipurpose dam project of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya
Pradesh built in 1975 on Betwa river in Lalitpur district is 43.80 meters.
The height of the joint Matatila Multipurpose Dam Project, built in 1958 in Uttar Pradesh and
Madhya Pradesh on the Betwa River in Lalitpur district is 35 meters,
The height of the Kanhar dam on the Kanhar river in Sonbhadra district is 39.90 meters.
The height of the Jirgo reservoir dam built in 1958 on the Jirgo river in Mirzapur district is 30
meters.

Name River Location

Ramganga Ramganga Dhampur(Bijnor)

Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar (Rihand) Rihand pipari (Sonbhadra)

Obera Rihand Robertsganj (Sonbhadra)

Kathi Ramganga Bijnor

Matatila Betwa Jhansi

Mushakahand Karmnasha Chandauli

rgo jirgo Mirzapur

Ahraora Garai Mirzapur

Meja- Under construction Belan Mirzapur

Adwa Adwa Mirzapur

Parichha Betwa hansi

Garhwa Garhwa Chitrakoot

lamini Jamini Lalitpur

Kalagarh Ramganga Kalagarh

Rohini Rohini Lalitpur

Shajad Shahjad Lalitpur

Govind Sagar Shahjad Lalitpur

Sajnam Sajnam Lalitpur

Rajghat Betwa Lalitpur

Maudaha Birma Lalitpur

Sukma-Dukma Betwa Lalitpur

Chndraprabha Chandraprabha Chandauli

Kanhar Kanhar Sonbhadra

Arjun Arjun Mahoba

Jhalapur Kardiya Mahoba

Patharai Patharai and Sukhnai Thansi

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 Wildlife Sanctuary in Uttar Pradesh

Chandraprabha Wildlife Sanctuary Chandauli

(It is rst wildlife sanctuary of Uttar Pradesh)

Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary Lakhimpur Kheri

Katarniaghat wildlife sanctuary Bahraich

Ranipur wildlife sanctuary Chitrakoot

Mahaveer Swami Wildlife Sanctuary Lalitpur

(It is smallest Wildlie Sanctury of UP)

Chambal Wildlife Sanctuary Agra, Etawah, Auraiya

Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary Mirzapur, Sonbhadra

Hastinapur Wildlife Sanctuary Meerut, Muza arnagar, Hapur,

(It is largest Wildlife Sanctuary of UP) Amroha and Bijnor

Sohagi Barwa Wildlife Sanctuary Maharajganj

Suhelwa Wildlife Sanctuary Shravasti, Balrampur

Pilibhit Wildlife Sanctuary Pilibhit

Bird Sanctuary in Uttar Pradesh

Chandra Shekhar Azad (Nawabgan)) Unnao

(First bird sanctuary of the state)

Lakh Bahosi Bird Sanctuary ( State Largest) Kannauj

Sandi Bird Sanctuary Hardoi

Bakhira Bird Sanctuary Sant Kabir Nagar

Okhala Bird Sanctuary Ghaziabad, Gautam Budha

Nagar

Saman Bird Sanctuary Manpuri

Vijaya Sagar Bird Sanctuary Mahoba, Hamirpur

Patna Bird Sanctuary Etah

(It is Smallest bird sanctuary in the state)

Surhatal (Jai Prakash Nayaran) Bird Sanctuary Baliya

Sur Sarowar Bird Sanctuary Agra

Bhimrao Ambedkar Bird Sanctuary Benti, Kunda, Pratapgarh

Parvati Arga Bird Sanctuary Gonda

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 Nicknames of maior cities

Sangam City, Kumbha Nagari, Tirthraj, Abode of Prayagraj (Allahabad)

God

Amla City Pratapgarh

City of Mangoes Malihabad (Lucknow)

Gorakh-Dham, Nath Nagar, Geeta Press Nagar Gorakhpur

Leather City, Udyog Nagar, Manchester of Kanpur

northeast india

Chhota Delhi , Udyog Nagari Ghaziabad

Ramnagar, Ram Janmabhumi, Ramcharita Manas Ayodhya Dham

Janmbhumi, Bhu-Baikunth, Awadh, Saket Dham

Bhagwat Katha Nagar Shukratal

Scissor Nagar, Kranti Nagar Meerut

Kashi of Jainism Hastinapur (Meerut)

Itranagri, the city of fragrances Kannauj

Sister of Kashi Ghazipur

Bowl of Rice Chandauli

City of nawabs, city of knives Rampur

(Taj Nagari, Petha Nagari Agra

Laddu Nagari Sandila (Hardoi)

Suhag Nagari, Bangles City Firozabad

Heeng or Gulal Nagari Hathras

Lock City Aligarh

Sonanchal, Power Capital of India Sonbhadra

Surma Nagari Bareilly

City of Nawab, City of Gardens, City of Najakat- Lucknow

Nafasat

Bundeli Kashmir Charkhari Kasba (Mahoba)

Mini Khajuraho Ganeshbagh (Karbi)

Brass City, Vessels City Moradabad

Vishwanath Nagari, Shiva Nagari, Mukti Nagar, Varanasi

Mukti Kshetra, City of Pandas, City of Ghats

Shiraz-e-Hind Jaunpur
 Ancient names of some major cities

Laxmanpur, Lakhanpur Lucknow

Kashi Varanasi

Kanakubj, Nagar Mahodyashree Kannauj

Ramgram, Gorakshapur Gorakhpur

Kushinara Kushinagar

Ahichhatra Ramnagar(Bareilly)

Madhupuri Mathura

Piparhawa Kapilvastu(Siddharthanagar)

Ayajsya Ayodhya Dham

Rishipatan, Singhpur Sarnath (Varanasi)

Brahmasarini Barsana (Mathura)

Brahmavart Bithur (Kanpur)

Danteerth Hastinapur (Meerut)

Shuker Kshetra Soro (Kasgan))

Shravasti Sahet-Mahet (Shravasti)

Kampilya Kampilya(Farrukhabad)

Chandrawar or Chandranagar Firozabad

Harigarh, Koil or Kol Aligarh

Kanhapur Kanpur

Balwant Nagar Jhansi

 Major Industries located in Uttar Pradesh

Diesel Locomotive Works Maduadih (Varanasi)

Singrauli Coal Mine Singrauli (Sonbhadra)

Fertilizer factory Phulpur (Prayagra)) Gonda,

Gorakhpur

Modern Bakeries Kanpur

Indian Telephone Industries Rae Bareli, Naini

Bharat Pump & Compressors Limited Naini (Prayagra)

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Lucknow, Kanpur, Jagdishpur

(Amethi)

Deep Freeze Meat Plant Tundla (Firozabad)

Transfomer Factory Jhansi

Cement Factory Churk & Dalla (Sonbhadra)

Uptron Capacitors Ltd. Lucknow

Indian Leather Dyeing & Shoe Insitiute Kanpur

Oil Re nery Mathura

Hindustan Aluminum Renukoot (Sonbhadra)

Atomic Power Centre Narora (Bulandshahr)

Arti cial Limb Manufacturing Limited Kanpur

Tribes

Gond, Dhuria, Nayak, Ojha, Pathhari, Rajgond Maharajganj, Siddharth Nagar,

Basti, Gorakhpur, Deoria, Mau,
Azamgarh, Jaunpur, Mirzapur
and Sonbhadra,

Kharwar, Khaiwar Deoria, Ballia, Ghazipur,

Varanasi and Sonbhadra

Saharia Lalitpur

Paharia Sonbhadra

Baiga Sonbhadra

Pankha, Panika Sonbhadra and Mirazapur

Agariya Sonbhadra

Patari Sonbhadra

Chero Sonbhadra and Varanasi

Bhuiya Sonbhadra
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