United Provinces

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:

• United Provinces of Agra and Oudh (1902-1921)
• United Provinces of British India (1921-1937)
• United Provinces (1937-1950)

UP consisted of Agra Province and Oudh Province.

Predecessors

Agra Province

• Ceded and Conquered Provinces (1805–1834)
• Presidency of Agra (14 November 1834- 1 June 1836)
• North-Western Provinces (1836–1902)

Oudh Province

• Chief Commisionership (1856-1877, excluding 18 months under the Nawab during the Indian Mutiny)
• Governed jointly with North-Western Provinces (1877–1902)

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

• Agra
• Allahabad
• Bareilly
• Benares
• Cawnpore
• Lucknow
• Meerut

Historical books online

• The Himalayan Gazetteer or the Himalayan Districts of the North Western Province of India by Edwin T Atkinson in 3 Volumes (6 Parts) originally published 1882, 1884, 1886 is available, in a reprint edition, to read online on the Digital Library of India website. Covers the regions of Kumaon and Garhwal. Volume 1, part 1 Contents computer page 12; Volume 1, part 2 Contents cp 12, Index cp 536; Volume 2, part 1 Contents cp18; Volume 2, part 2 Contents cp 16 Index cp 458, includes History of the British in the area; Volume 3, part 1 Contents cp 10 Place names A-J; Volume 3, part 2 Contents cp 8 Place names K-Z. Pdf downloads: Vol. 1, Part 1 Vol. 1, Part 2 Vol. 2, Part 1, Vol. 2, Part 2, Vol. 3, Part 1, Vol. 3, Part 2. Additional files are available for Volume 3.
• Imperial Gazetteer of India Provincial Series: United Provinces of Agra and Oudh Vol. I

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.