Constituent regions

Regions of Uttar Pradesh

The state comprises several distinct regions:

• The Doab region which runs along UP’s western border from north to south; this region is further divided into three zones:
  • The Upper Doab in the north-west,
  • The Middle Doab in the west,
    • including the Braj-bhumi in the trans-Yamuna area,
  • The Lower Doab in the south-centre,
• The Rohilkhand region in the north;
• The Awadh(or Oudh), the historic country of Kosalas in the centre;
• The northern parts of Bundelkhand in the south;
• The northern parts of Bagelkhand in the south-east; and
• The south-eastern part of the Bhojpur country in the east, commonly called Purvanchal ("Eastern Province").