Uttar Pradesh ( UUT-ər prə-DESH; Hindi: [ˈʊtːəɾ pɾəˈdeːʃ]; lit. 'North Province') is a state in northern India. With over 241 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world – more populous than all but four other countries outside of India (China, US, Indonesia, and Pakistan) – and accounting for 16.5 percent of the population of India or around 3 percent of the total world population.
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