Kushinagar district
Kushinagar district | ||
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Vidhan Sabha constituencies Padrauna Sadar, Khadda, Ramkola, Hata, Fazilnagar, Tamkuhiraj, Kushinagar | | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 2,873.5 km2 (1,109.5 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 3,564,544 | |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 4.87% | |
| Language
Official=Hindi,Urdu Regional=Bhojpuri Demographics | ||
| • Literacy | 67.66 per cent | |
| • Sex ratio | 955 | |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) | |
| Vehicle registration | UP 57 | |
| Major highways | NH 27 and NH 727 (previously NH 28 and NH 28B) | |
| Website | kushinagar | |
Kushinagar is a
Gautama Buddha attained parinirvana in the 5th century BCE. Since the independence of India, Kushinagar district was a part of Deoria District
and came into existence on 13 May 1994 as a separate district division. It was earlier known as Padrauna and thereafter was renamed Kushinagar on 19 June 1997.
Location
Kushinagar District is bounded on the northeast by
Gorakhpur Division
.
Economy
In 2006 the
640).[1] It is one of the 34 districts in Uttar Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[1]
Transport
The
Uttar Pradesh Government has approved a project for develop Kushinagar bus station as an International Bus Station.[citation needed] Daily Buses from Gorakhpur to Tamkuhi Road and Gorakhpur to Padrauna through Kasia are available at Railway Station Bus Depot Gorakhpur.[citation needed
]
Padrauna, Ramkola, Kaptanganj, Dudahi and Tamkuhi Road are some cities connected with train facility in the district.
On 20 October 2021 the
international airport was officially inaugurated during the Abhidhamma Day
celebrations in Kushinagar.
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 738,315 | — |
| 1911 | 804,023 | +0.86% |
| 1921 | 820,780 | +0.21% |
| 1931 | 876,462 | +0.66% |
| 1941 | 977,561 | +1.10% |
| 1951 | 1,043,419 | +0.65% |
| 1961 | 1,184,272 | +1.27% |
| 1971 | 1,401,482 | +1.70% |
| 1981 | 1,746,618 | +2.23% |
| 1991 | 2,255,120 | +2.59% |
| 2001 | 2,891,667 | +2.52% |
| 2011 | 3,564,544 | +2.11% |
| source:[2] | ||
According to the
640).[4] The district has a population density of 1,226 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,180/sq mi).[4] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 23.08%.[4] Kushinagar has a sex ratio of 955 females for every 1000 males,[4] and a literacy rate of 67.66%. 4.72% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 15.27% and 2.25% of the population respectively.[4]
According to 2011 Census, 77.67% of the population in the district spoke Bhojpuri and 21.79% Hindi as their first language.[7]
Bhojpuri is the local language of Kushinagar. The Bhojpuri variant of Kaithi is the indigenous script of Bhojpuri language.[8]
References
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Uttar Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f "District Census Handbook: Kushinagar" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
Lithuania 3,535,547 July 2011 est.
- ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
Connecticut 3,574,097
- ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Uttar Pradesh". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ Grierson, George Abraham (1881). A handbook to the Kayathi character. The Library of Congress. Calcutta, Thacker, Spink, and co.
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