Yadavs in Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh has been a stronghold of the Yadavs. Uttar Pradesh has 54 districts and the Yadavs form about 20 per cent of the population in 12 of the districts: Azamgarh, Deoria, Gorakhpur, Balia, Ghazipur, Benaras, Jaunpur, Budaun, Mainpuri, Etah, Etawa and Farrukhabad and in some other districts, certain areas are dominated by Yadavs. For instance, in Bulandshahr District, Yadavs are dominant in a twenty-four village area.