Uttar Pradesh Particulars Description Area 2,40,928 sq. km Population 16,61,98,000 Capital Lucknow Principal Languages Hindi and Urdu History and Geography The history of Uttar Pradesh is very ancient and interesting. It is recognised in the later Vedic Age as Brahmarshi Desha or Madhya Desha. Many great sages of the Vedic times like Bhardwaja, Gautam, Yagyavalkaya, Vashishtha, Vishwamitra and Valmiki flourished in...