Population in Uttar Pradesh amounted to a total of 166,052,859 according to the results of the last held census in 2001. Uttar Pradesh is by far the most populated state in India, despite the creation of the state of Uttarakhand from within it. The decadal variation rate of Uttar Pradesh population has settled close to a growth of 25 per cent over the last two census reports. That shows a growth rate that is marginally higher than the national average. The density of population is also high at 473 people per square km. as against the national average of 274. However, the brighter side of the picture is that the sex ratio as well as the literacy rate has considerably improved from he last held census.
Uttar Pradesh has an economy that is well divided between industrialization and agriculture. At the same time the par capita income rate is also lower than most other states of India. Most of the occupational groups within the population of Uttar Pradesh are involved in agriculture, which contributes to 41 per cent of the state's economy. Unskilled laborers form a major portion of he work force. Skilled labors are sought after in the urban centers of the state which are experiencing a tremendous growth specially in the information technology and the telecommunications sector. However, the level and pace of urbanization has been slow in Uttar Pradesh, compared to other parts of India.
The Indo- Aryan group is by far the dominant ethnic group within Uttar Pradesh's population. The Iranians come second. There are certain ethnic minorities like the Rohila Pathans of central Uttar Pradesh and the Mongolian ethnicities in the foothills of the mountains, specially in regions adjacent to Nepal.
