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Western Uttar Pradesh, is a region in India that comprises the western districts of Uttar Pradesh state, including the areas of Rohilkhand and Braj. The region has some demographic, economic and cultural patterns that are distinct from other parts of Uttar Pradesh, and more closely resemble those of Haryana and Rajasthan states. Western Uttar Pradesh has experienced rapid economic growth, in a fashion similar to Haryana and Punjab, due to the successes of the Green Revolution.〔Mohamad Riad El Ghonemy, "The Dynamics of Rural Poverty", Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 1986. ''... Haryana and West Uttar Pradesh recorded spectacular production increases ...''〕〔V. G. Rastyannikov, "Agrarian Evolution in a Multiform Structure Society: Experience of Independent India", Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1981, ISBN 0710007558.〕〔B. M. Bhatia, "Food Security in South Asia", Oxford & IHB Pub. Co., 1985.〕 A major part of western Uttar Pradesh is a part of National Capital Region of India. ==Demographics== The population of Western Uttar Pradesh is composed of a varied set of communities and tribes, including Ahirs, Brahmins, Dalits, Gujjars, Jats, Jatavs, Kurmis, Rajputs, Rohilla Pashtuns, Chamars and Tyagis. According to Hindustan Times, Jats make up around 17% of the population of western Uttar Pradesh.〔http://www.livemint.com/Politics/Lmv1m7PQ9zb9YQlWidPwzO/Communalism-gains-new-ground-in-rural-India.html?ref=mr〕 These various castes are concentrated in this region and "comprise nearly 40 per cent of the population in Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur, and Bijnor districts" of Western Uttar Pradesh.〔 As per 2001 Census, the total population of Western Uttar Pradesh is 55717132, out of which 72.69% is Hindu and 25.89% is Muslim.〔 Although Hindus are in a large majority, the percentage of Muslims in Western Uttar Pradesh (~26%) is higher than in Uttar Pradesh as a whole (where it is 17%).〔 〕 Out of 77 assembly seats in this region, Muslim candidates won 26 seats in the 2012 assembly elections.〔http://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/why-the-jat-muslim-coalition-has-fallen-apart-in-up-113091900028_1.html〕"Several communities are bi-religious, with both Hindu and Muslim components, ''e.g.'' the Tyagis who have a Muslim Tyagi subcommunity although they are largely Hindu.〔A Glossary of the Tribes & Castes of Punjab by H. A Rose〕 The region's Rohillas are descended from immigrant groups from centuries ago, and a large subregion of Western Uttar Pradesh, Rohilkhand, takes its name from that Pashtun tribe. Sikhs from West Punjab, which came from Pakistan after partition, also migrated to the area in large numbers. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Western Uttar Pradesh」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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