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Agriculture
The western region of the state is more advanced in terms of agriculture.
Majority of the population depends upon farming as its main occupation. Wheat,
rice, sugar cane, pulses, oil seeds and potatoes are its main products. Sugar
cane is an important cash crop almost through out the state and sugar mills and
other cane crushers who produce gur and Khandsari are common throughout the
state. Uttar Pradesh is an important state in so far as horticulture is
concerned. Apples and mangoes are produced in the state.
Industries
 There are different types of minerals and several industries have came up
based on the minerals. There are cement plants in the Mirzapur area in the
Vindhya region, a bauxite based aluminium plant in the Banda area and copper in
Pithora Garh, Almora Chamboli and Tehri Garhwal. In the hills a number of
minerals are to be found, mainly non-metallic minerals which are used as
industrial raw materials. Coal deposits are found in the Singrauli area. The
industries include a large printing establishment units engaged in
manufacturing of scales, locks, letter boxes, furniture, badges and belts,
leather goods, scissors etc. Handloom, carpet, glass, electrical goods, electro
plating, building material industries are also found in the city.
Mineral
Resources
The state is poor in mineral resources. The only considerable
deposits are of limestone in Mirzapur, Dehra Dun and Almora districts. These are
being quarried and are used largely in cement manufacture. Dolomite occurs in
small quantities in Bandal and Varanasi districts, gypsum in Tehri Garhwal,
Nainital and Dehra Dun districts, andalusite in Mirzapur district, magnetite
in Almora and Pithoragarh districts, pyrophyllite and diaspore in Jhansi and
Hamirpur districts, phosphorite in the Musoorie area and bauxite in Karvi tehsil
of Banda district and in southern part of Varanasi district. The occurrence of
stibnite, a source of antimony has been reported from Chamoli district. At
Singrauli in Mirzapur district coalfield is located.
Livestock And Fishery
Uttar Pradesh supports about 15% of the country's total
livestock population. Of its livestock in 1961, 15% were cattle, 21% buffaloes,
13% goats and 8% other livestock. Between 1951 and 1956 there was an overall
increase of 14% in the livestock population. There are nearly eight lakh hectares of water area, including
lakes, tanks, rivers, canals and streams. The fishing area is over
two lakh hectares and more than 175 varieties of fish, excluding the sornamental
varieties are found. Among them are rohu, hilsa, mahseer, mangar, snow trout and
mirror carp.
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