Gorakhpur district
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Gorakhpur district is one of the 75
History
The district was ceded by the
Geography
Gorakhpur district lies between latitude 26°46'N and longitude 83°2'E. The district covers an area of 3,483.8 square kilometres (1,345.1 sq mi). The district lies in the Purvanchal region of Uttar Pradesh. The district is situated about 270 kilometres east of Lucknow and about 102 kilometres from Nepal Border. It is situated on the banks of the Rapti River. The district is part of Gorakhpur division.[6]
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1901 | 954,789 | — |
1911 | 1,040,392 | +0.86% |
1921 | 1,061,375 | +0.20% |
1931 | 1,185,436 | +1.11% |
1941 | 1,311,976 | +1.02% |
1951 | 1,473,156 | +1.17% |
1961 | 1,673,134 | +1.28% |
1971 | 1,980,329 | +1.70% |
1981 | 2,460,611 | +2.20% |
1991 | 3,066,002 | +2.22% |
2001 | 3,769,456 | +2.09% |
2011 | 4,440,895 | +1.65% |
source:[7] |
According to the
Languages
The official language of the district is Hindi and additional official language is Urdu.[12]
At the time of the
Bhojpuri is the local language of Gorakhpur. The Bhojpuri variant of Kaithi is the indigenous script of Bhojpuri language.[13]
Economy
The economy of the district in early 2000s was comparatively low to other major districts in the state, but since 2014 Gorakhpur district is developing on a good rate and its economy is also increased. The Gorakhpur Development Authority (GDA) handles all the development projects in this District.[14][15]
Attractions
- Geeta Press
- Gorakhnath Temple
- Gorakhpur Zoo
- Chauri Chaura Incident Memorial
- Ramgarh Tal Lake
Education
Gorakhpur district is home of government run universities like
Notable people
- Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
- Amrapali Dubey, Bhojpuri actress
- Firaq Gorakhpuri, Urdu scholar, professor Allahabad University.
- Anurag Kashyap, Indian filmmaker.
- Vidya Niwas Mishra, Hindi-Sanskrit littérateur, and a journalist.
- Chillupar constituency.
Villages
References
- ^ "जयंत नार्लिकर बने गोरखपुर कमिश्नर". IndiaTimes. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ^ "DM Details– Gorakhpur District". Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "Indian Bureaucracy". Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ "Gorakhpur". Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ a b c "District Census Handbook: Gorakhpur" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ "Gorakhpur". Retrieved 5 August 2010.
- ^ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
- ^ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Uttar Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
Croatia 4,440,895 July 2011 est.
- ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
Kentucky 4,440,895
- ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Uttar Pradesh". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ Grierson, George Abraham (1881). A handbook to the Kayathi character. The Library of Congress. Calcutta, Thacker, Spink, and co.
- ^ Ministry of Panchayati Raj (8 September 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme" (PDF). National Institute of Rural Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ^ "Gorakhpur News: GDA करेगा प्रदेश के पहले पीएमयू का गठन,जानिए क्या होंगे इसके फायदे". oneIndia. 18 October 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.