Uttar Pradesh is the most populous state in India situated in the northern part of India. This state is the largest producer of food grains, sugarcane and potatoes in India. A rich cultural history, Uttar Pradesh has the greatest number of fairs and festivals in India. The different districts of Uttar Pradesh with their diverse culture, cuisine and tourists attraction echo the authentic color of the heritage state - Uttar Pradish. The historical monuments along with captivating valleys, fascinating river, ancient temples, viharas and health resorts that are present in most of the districts of Uttar Pradesh has therefore enhanced the tourism industry of Uttar Pradesh to a great extent.

The state is divided into seventy districts.
Allahabad district is a pilgrimage spot of the Hindus. It is situated at the confluence of three rivers- Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati and this meeting point is known as the Triveni Sangam.

Varanasi district is one of the important districts in Uttar Pradesh. The district has a rich tradition in the field of music, arts, crafts and education.

Lucknow district is famous for its chikan work, which is delicate and artistic hand embroidery and zardozi and kamdani embroidery work. It is also known for its bidri and zarbuland silver works.

Ghaziabad district is a unique blend of agriculture and industry and aids in the growth of the economy of the state.

Kannauj district is also based on cultivation and sugarcane is the main crop that is cultivated here.

Deoria district produces sugarcane in huge quantities, which is a principal source of revenue for the state.

Agra district on the western part of the Uttar Pradesh is famous for leather goods, handicrafts and zari work.

Jhansi district dotted with many temples and historical monuments Jhansi district is an ideal tourist destination.

Aligarh district is well known for its lock and hardware industries and is also known as the Tala Nagri (the land of locks). Purdil Nagar and Khurja are prominent towns of the district noted for their glass beads and ceramics respectively.

Ahmedkarnagar district covering an area of 2,520 sq. km. has its headquarters in Akbarpur. The district derives its name from Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, the father of the Indian constitution.

Auraiya district lies in the southwestern part of Uttar Pradesh. The towns of Auraiya, Etawah and Jaswantnagar are the main trading centers of handloom cloth.

Azamgarh district of Uttar Pradesh is situated in the south of the Ghagra river with its headquarters at Azamgarh. Agriculture is the mainstay of the economy while the industrial base is weak.

Baghpat district is a very fertile district, and this favours the cultivation of the crops like wheat, paddy, sugarcane, potatoes and maize. The major tourist attractions of the district are the Badagao Jain Temple, Pura Mahadev Temple, Chaprauli Jain Temple and the Valmiki Ashram.

Bahraich district is situated in the northern part of the state and has rich historical background. The major crops grown in this district are mustard, sugarcane, pulses, wheat and rice. Major tourist attractions in the district are Dargah Sharief, Chittaura Jheel, Junglee Nath Temple, and Kartaniya Ghat Alligator breeding center.

Ballia district is located in the eastern region of Uttar Pradesh, which has a strong agricultural and industrial base.

Balrampur district covers a total area of 3,457 sq. km. and the district headquarters is at Balrampur.

Banda district is dotted with numerous historical monuments and temples. Kalinjar fort, Bhuragarh fort, Rangarh fort, Khatri Pahar, Nawab tank, Bamdeo temple, Maheshwari Devi temple, and Four Stone Pillars at Kairada are some of the significant historical monuments of the district.

Bara Banki district is a historically and spiritually significant district of the state The places to visit are the Lodheswar temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, the pilgrim town of Dewa, the special tree called Parijaat at village Kintur and the Siddhaur.

Bareilly district is the nucleus of economic, cultural and educational activities in the state and is also famous for its famous zari work.

Basti district is the producer of important crops like sugarcane, maize, paddy, pulses, wheat, barley and potato. The important industry of the district is sugar industries, other than footwear, soap, candle and pottery industry.

Bijnor district occupies an area of 4,561 sq. km. Some of the places of tourist interest in the district are Vidur Kuti, Kanva Ashram, Daranagar, Ganj, Jahanabad, Sita`s temple, Sena Ka Dawar, Najibudaulah`s fort, and Mandawar Ka Mahal.

Budaun district spread over an area of 4,168 sq.km. is also known as the holy land of Sufis and saints.

Bulandshahr district that lies between the Ganga and the Yamuna rivers is a major agricultural district. Sugarcane, wheat, maize and potato are cultivated in huge quantities.

Chandauli district spread over an area of 2,485 sq. km. consists of the famous Chandraprabha Wildlife Sanctuary, which is a major tourist attraction.

Etah district covering an area of 4446 sq km. comes under the Agra division of Uttar Pradesh.

Chitrakut District Spread over an area of 3,513 sq.km. Chitrakut is one of the important districts of Uttar Pradesh. Hindu mythology holds that it was here that Lord Ram, his wife Sita, and his brother Lakshman stayed during their exile for about twelve years.

Etawah district is spread over an area of 4,326 sq. km. and is gifted with rich variety of wildlife as 30,966 hectares of land is covered with trees and shrubs.

Faizabad district is situated on the banks of the river Sarayu. Gulab Bari, Maqbura, Guptar Ghat, and Military Temple are some of the important tourist destinations in the district.

Farrukhabad district is famous for its tobacco industry.

Fatehpur District lies between two major rivers Ganges and Yamuna in Uttar Pradesh. Firozabad district is spread over an area of 2,362 sq. km. and has a number of glass industries, which manufactures different types of glass products.

Ghazipur district is famous for the Dhobia and Poorbi Nautanki folk dances. Gonda district forms part of the Devi Patan division in Uttar Pradesh and is an important religious and tourist destination, which includes Swami Narain Chhapia, Paska, Varahi Dev temple, Prash, Tirrey Manorama, Wazirganj, and Jhali Dham.

The important towns of Gautam Budh Nagar district are Dadri, Noida, Greater Noida and Sikandrabad.
Gorakhpur district is an important district of Uttar Pradesh because it is a major religious destination. The Gorakhnath Temple, Vishnu temple, Geeta Vatika , Imambara. Kapilvastu are some of the major attractions of the district.

Hamirpur district is spread over an area of 4,098 sq.km. With some of the major attractions like the Singh Maheshweri Temple, Chaura Devi Temple, Meher Temple, Gayatri Tapubhumi, Bake Bihari Temple, Brahamanand Dham, Kalpa Vraksh, and Nirankari Ashram.

Hardoi district is famous for its guava, different varieties of mangoes and lemons.

The economy of Hathras district survives agriculture and industry. Chemicals, carpet, brass, art-ware and hardware, edible oil, beverage, and medicine are the major industries of the district. The agricultural produce of the region includes dhan, jawar and bajara.

Jalaun district covering an area of 4,565sq.km is the trade center for agricultural produce.

On the eastern side of Uttar Pradesh in the Varanasi division lies Jaunpur district covering an area of 4,038 sq. km. It is famous for its imartees and perfume industries.

Vasudev Mandir, Tulsi Park, Bayen ka kuan, Nasiruddin Sahib ki Majaar, Dargah Bhure Shah, Majaar Shah Vilayat Sahib, Gajraula, and Tigri are major tourist destinations of the Jyotiba Phule Nagar district.

Kanpur Dehat district is known for it`s agricultural produce like paddy, maize, pulse, crops wheat and potato.

Kanpur Nagar district has a number of manufacturing units of textile, leather products and perfumes. I t also has some of the ancient monuments and temples like the Aanandeshwar temple, Siddheshwar temple, Balkhandeshwar temple, and Jageshwar temple.

Kaushambi district is an important historical place and pilgrim center with some beautiful temples. Its historical importance lies in the fact that sixth Tirthankar Padmaprabhu of the Jains was born, brought up and educated here. Durga Devi temple of Manjhanpur, Kamasin Devi temple and Shri Ram temple are some of the important temples of this district.

Kheri district is also known as the Lakhimpur Kheri district and occupies an area of 7,680 sq. km. The name of the district comes from the fact that Khair trees earlier surrounded the district.

Khusinagar district is famous all over the world for its cultural heritage with temples like Mahaparinirvana temple, Matha Kuar shrine, Wat Thai temple, Indo-Japan-Srilanka temple, and Sun temple.

Lalitpur district covers an area of 5,039 sq. km which came into existence in 1974.

Maharajganj district came into existence in 1989 with the district headquarters at Maharajganj town.

Mahoba district is situated at the foot of a granite hill called Gorakhgiri and is famous for granite stone and fine betel life.

Mainpuri district is a trade center for agricultural products and the major crops produced in the district are barley, maize and pulses.

Mathura district is an important pilgrim destination. Vrindavan, which is a holy town, is a part of the Mathura district. Other attractions of the district are Sri Krishna Janma Bhumi, Govardhan, Jatipura, Barsana, Nandgaon, Gokul, Mahavan, Jama Masjid, Vishram Ghat, Dwarkadish Temple, and Gita Mandir.

Mau district is also known as the land of the weavers because a number of handlooms are located here.

Meerut district is also an important tourist and pilgrim destination that include Hastinapur Suraj Kund, Chandi Devi Temple, Mansa Devi Temple, Bale Miyan ki Darghah, Parikishatgarh, Pura, Kharkhauda, Kithore, Lawar, Bahsuma, Baleni, and Barnawa.

Mirzapur district covers an area of 4,522 sq. km. and is a part of Vindhyachal division of Uttar Pradesh.

Moradabad district is famous for its handicrafts, and artistic brass products and horn / bone handicraft since ancient times.

Situated on the fertile plains of the Ganga and the Yamuna Muzaffarnagar district covers an area of 4,008 sq. km and has a number of papers, sugar and steel rolling mills.

The district of Pilbhit is famous for its sugar cane cultivation.

The headquarters of the Pratapgarh district is situated at Bela, which is now known as Bela Pratapgarh. The main occupation of the people living here is agriculture.

Rae Bareli district has a number of small and medium scale industrial units and comes under the Lucknow division of Uttar Pradesh.

Rampur district lies in the northwestern region of Uttar Pradesh and is a commercial center for agricultural products.

Saharanpur district surrounded by the Shivalik ranges covers an area of 3,689 sq. km. and produces crops like wheat, maize, sugarcane, oilseeds , cotton and jute.

The headquarters of the Sant Kabir Nagar district is located at Khalilabad town. The majority of the population in the district depends on agriculture although there are a number of small scale and cottage industries.

Sant Ravidas Nagar Bhadohi district is famous for its carpets in India and abroad.

Shahjahanpur District is situated in the southeast of Rohilkhand division of Uttar Pradesh.

Shravasti district lies in the northeastern side of Uttar Pradesh and covers an area of 2,186 sq.km.

The headquarters of the Siddharthanagar district is located at Navgarh.

Sitapur district covers fertile land and the main crops grown here are wheat, rice, sugarcane, mustard and groundnuts.

Sonbhadra District in Uttar Pradesh has an area of 6,788 sq km. with its headquarters at Robertsganj.

Jagdishpur town in the Sultanpur district is famous for its large and medium scale industries like mills, carpet manufacturing and oil mills.

Unnao District in Uttar Pradesh has an area of 4,558 sq km. and the major tourist spots here are Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary, Mogli Water Park, Badarqa Harbans.