 | This articleneeds additional citations forverification. Please helpimprove this article byadding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Deoria district" – news ·newspapers ·books ·scholar ·JSTOR(January 2020) (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
Deoria district | |
|---|---|
 Shyam Mandir in aDeoria | |
 Location of Deoria district in Uttar Pradesh | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Division | Gorakhpur |
| Established | 1952 |
| Headquarters | Deoria |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Deoria,Salempur,Bansgaon |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituencies | Deoria,Rampur Karkhana, Barhaj,Rudrapur,Bhatpar Rani,Salempur, Pathardeva. |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,500 km2 (970 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,100,946 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 316,803 |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 73.53% |
| • Sex ratio | M:F 1000:1013 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | UP-52 |
| Major highways | NH28, NH 221A, NH 441A |
| Average annual precipitation | 864.38 mm |
| Website | deoria |
Deoria district, one of the districts of easternUttar Pradesh,India has its headquarters located atDeoria and is a part ofGorakhpur division. It came into existence on 16 March 1946 fromGorakhpur district.
| This sectiondoes notcite anysources. Please helpimprove this section byadding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged andremoved.(July 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
The area now known as the Deoria District was once a part of theMagadha Kingdom - a prime centre of ancientAryan culture surrounded by the Himalayas in the north, the Syandika river in the south and thePanchala Kingdom in the west. Apart from the many legends told about this area, archaeological remains, such as statues, coins, bricks, Temples. Most of the People using surname Rao belong to the Kshatriya caste in Deoria Dist,.
The ancient history of the district is related with theRamayana times when the Lord of Kosala,Ram, appointed his elder sonKusha the king ofKushwati, which is present-dayKushinagar. Before theMahabharata era, this area had been related with Chakravorty Samrat Mahasudtsan Malla and his kingdom. Kushinagar was well developed and prosperous. Close to the border of his kingdom was the thick forested area called the Mahavan. This area was under the control of the Maurya rulers, the Gupta rulers, the Bihar rulers, and then the Garhwal ruler Govinda Chandra from 1114 AD until 1154 AD.
The Deoria district came into existence on 16 March 1946, being separated from theGorakhpur District. It is believed that the name Deoria is derived from Devaranya or possibly Devpuria. According to officialgazetteers, the district was named "Deoria" after its headquarters in Deoria, and the term Deoria generally means a place where there are temples. The name Deoria probably developed because of the existence of important temples in the area. The famous temples & places in Deoria to see are Devraha baba ashram and Dugdheswarnath Mandir.[1] During British rule the district was under the control of Majhauli Royal family and prominent landlords ofKayastha community,[2] with their descendants still owning major chunks of land (Munshi Gorakhnath).[3] Some other families had their impact on various part of the district in which Dubey's of Badkagaon are quite famous. During Freedom struggle of India the district joined struggle under the leadership of Pandit Bibhuti Mani Tripathi of village Dehrauli,Rudrapur.
Deoria district is located between 26 ° 6' and 26° 48' north latitude to 83° 23' and 84° 16' east longitude. It is surrounded byKushinagar district in the north,Gopalganj andSiwan districts ofBihar in the east,Mau andBallia districts in the south andGorakhpur district in the west.[4] The district has two Nagar Palika Parishad- Deoria and Gaura Barhaj . It has eleven Nagar Panchayats which are tarkulwa, Baitalpur, Hetimpur, Rudrapur, Rampur Karkhana, Bariyarpur, Bhatni Bazar, Bhatpar Rani, Gauri Bazar, Lar, Majhauli Raj and Salempur patherdeva.[5]Hetimpur is a newly created nagar panchayat located at the banks of Chhoti Gandak river near the NH 27.[6]
Ghaghara,Rapti, and Chhoti Gandak are the main rivers in the district.[4]
Places adjacent to Deoria district | |
|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 749,486 | — |
| 1911 | 816,191 | +0.86% |
| 1921 | 833,199 | +0.21% |
| 1931 | 889,726 | +0.66% |
| 1941 | 992,352 | +1.10% |
| 1951 | 1,059,208 | +0.65% |
| 1961 | 1,190,803 | +1.18% |
| 1971 | 1,410,868 | +1.71% |
| 1981 | 1,749,946 | +2.18% |
| 1991 | 2,184,904 | +2.24% |
| 2001 | 2,714,179 | +2.19% |
| 2011 | 3,100,946 | +1.34% |
| source:[7] | ||
| Religion | Percent | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinduism | 87.07% | |||
| Islam | 11.56% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.37% | |||
According to the2011 census Deoria district has a population of 3,100,946.[9] This gives it a ranking of 114th in India (out of a total of640).[9] The district has a population density of 1,220 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,200/sq mi) .[9] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 14.23%.[9] Deoria has asex ratio of 1013 females for every 1000 males,[9] and aliteracy rate of 73.53%. 10.22% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 15.11% and 3.54% of the population respectively.[9]
At the time of the2011 Census of India, 85.80% of the population in the district spokeBhojpuri, 12.67%Hindi and 1.40%Urdu as their first language.[10]
Bhojpuri is the native language of Deoria.[11] The Bhojpuri variant ofKaithi is the indigenous script of Bhojpuri language.[12]
26°30′36″N83°46′48″E / 26.51000°N 83.78000°E /26.51000; 83.78000
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Other | |
