United Provinces

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The United Provinces (shortened to UP), was a province in British India that roughly corresponded to the modern day Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. The province was known by the following names:

UP consisted of Agra Province and Oudh Province.

Predecessors

Agra Province

Oudh Province

Divisions

The administrative divisions during the British period were:

  • Meerut
  • Agra
  • Kumaon
  • Gorakpur
  • Benares

Districts

The administrative districts and their headquarter towns are listed in the article United Provinces Districts.

Main cities

Historical books online

Imperial Gazetteer of India Provincial Series: United Provinces of Agra and Oudh Vol. II 1908. Pdf downloads, Digital Library of India
  • Jungle Trails in Northern India: Reminiscences of Hunting in India by John Hewett. With 24 plates and a map 1938. Pdf download, Digital Library of India. Sir John was Governor of United Provinces with many royal friends. Hunting largely between 1907 and 1912, including tiger hunting in the jungles of Tarai, Cooch Behar, the Central Provinces, and up north in Kumaon and Garhwal.