Gorakhpur district

{{About|the district|(1) its eponymous headquarters|Gorakhpur|(2) its eponymous division|Gorakhpur division}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Gorakhpur district

| settlement_type = District of Uttar Pradesh

| total_type = Total

| native_name =

| image_skyline = गोरख मन्दिर, गोरखपुर.jpg

| image_caption = Gorakhnath Math, Gorakhpur

| image_map = India Uttar Pradesh districts 2012 Gorakhpur.svg

| map_caption = Location of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh

| coordinates =

| coor_pinpoint = Gorakhpur

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{IND}}

| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_name1 = Uttar Pradesh

| subdivision_type2 = Division

| subdivision_name2 = Gorakhpur

| established_title = Established

| established_date =

| seat_type = Headquarters

| seat = Gorakhpur

| parts_type = Tehsils

| parts_style = para

| p1 = 7

| area_total_km2 = 3448

| area_footnotes = {{cite web|url=http://gorakhpur.nic.in/|title=Gorakhpur|access-date=26 October 2018}}

| population_as_of = 2011 Census

| population_total = 4440895

| population_footnotes =

| population_urban = 836129

| population_density_km2 = auto

| demographics_type1 = Demographics

| demographics1_title1 = Literacy

| demographics1_info1 = 77.83%.

| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio

| demographics1_info2 = 950

| leader_title = Lok Sabha constituencies

| leader_name = Gorakhpur, Bansgaon

| leader_title2 = Commissioner

| leader_name2 = Anil Dhingra IAS{{cite web |title=Who's Who |url=https://gorakhpur.nic.in/whos-who/ |website=District Gorakhpur, India |access-date=30 July 2024}}

| leader_title3 = D.M

| leader_name3 = Krishna Karunesh IAS

| leader_title4 = SSP

| leader_name4 = Gaurav Grover IPS

| timezone1 = IST

| utc_offset1 = +05:30

| registration_plate = UP-53

| blank_name_sec1 = Major highways

| blank_info_sec1 = NH 28, NH 233B, NH 29

| blank_name_sec2 = Languages

| blank_info_sec2 = Hindi, Bhojpuri, Urdu

| website = {{URL|http://gorakhpur.nic.in}}

}}

Gorakhpur district is one of the 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. This district is a part of the Gorakhpur division. The city of Gorakhpur, or Gorakhpur is the administrative headquarters of this district and Gorakhpur division. It borders Sant Kabir Nagar district to the west, Kushinagar and Deoria districts to the east, and Maharajganj and Azamgarh districts to the north and south.

History

The district was ceded by the Nawab of Awadh to the British East India Company in 1801. It was the location of the Chauri Chaura incident in 1922. It was earlier expanded to the north to the Nepal border but the northern part was carved out to form a new Maharajganj district in 1989.

Geography

Gorakhpur district lies between latitude 26°46'N and longitude 83°2'E. The district covers an area of {{convert|3483.8|km2}}. 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.{{cite web| url = http://gorakhpur.nic.in/ | title = Gorakhpur|access-date = 5 August 2010 }}

Demographics

{{historical populations|11=1901|12=9,54,789|13=1911|14=10,40,392|15=1921|16=10,61,375|17=1931|18=11,85,436|19=1941|20=13,11,976|21=1951|22=14,73,156|23=1961|24=16,73,134|25=1971|26=19,80,329|27=1981|28=24,60,611|29=1991|30=30,66,002|31=2001|32=37,69,456|33=2011|34=44,40,895|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]|align=center}}{{bar box

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According to the 2011 census, Gorakhpur district has a population of 4,440,895,{{cite web |year=2011 |title=District Census Handbook: Gorakhpur|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1220/download/3894/DH_2011_0957_PART_A_DCHB_GORAKHPUR.pdf|access-date= |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India}} roughly equal to the nation of Croatia{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 1 October 2011 | quote = Croatia 4,440,895 July 2011 est. | archive-date = 27 September 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110927165947/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | url-status = dead }} or the US state of Kentucky.{{cite web|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |title=2010 Resident Population Data |publisher=U. S. Census Bureau |access-date=30 September 2011 |quote=Kentucky 4,440,895 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721072426/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |archive-date=21 July 2011 }} This gives it a ranking of 40th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of {{convert|1337|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}. Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 17.81%. Gorakhpur has a sex ratio of 944 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 70.83%. 18.83% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 21.08% and 0.41% of the population respectively.

=Languages=

{{pie chart

|thumb = left

|caption = Languages in Gorakhpur district (2011)

|label1 = Bhojpuri |value1 = 51.31 |color1 = gold

|label2 = Hindi |value2 = 46.48 |color2 = orange

|label3 = Urdu |value3 = 2.02 |color3 = green

|label4 = Others |value4 = 0.19 |color4 = grey

}}

The official language of the district is Hindi and additional official language is Urdu.{{cite web |title=52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India |url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf |website=nclm.nic.in |publisher=Ministry of Minority Affairs |access-date=28 September 2019 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf |archive-date=25 May 2017}}

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 51.31% of the population in the district identified as Bhojpuri speakers, 46.48% as Hindi speakers and 2.02% Urdu speakers.{{Cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Uttar Pradesh|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10224/download/13336/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-0900.XLSX|website=www.censusindia.gov.in|publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India}}

Bhojpuri is the local language of Gorakhpur. The Bhojpuri variant of Kaithi is the indigenous script of Bhojpuri language.{{Cite book |last=Grierson |first=George Abraham |url=http://archive.org/details/handbooktokayath00grie |title=A handbook to the Kayathi character. |date=1881 |publisher=Calcutta, Thacker, Spink, and co. |others=The Library of Congress}}

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.{{cite web|author=Ministry of Panchayati Raj |date=8 September 2009 |title=A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme |publisher=National Institute of Rural Development |url=http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |access-date=27 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |archive-date=5 April 2012 }}{{Cite news |date=18 October 2022 |title=Gorakhpur News: GDA करेगा प्रदेश के पहले पीएमयू का गठन,जानिए क्या होंगे इसके फायदे |work=oneIndia |url=https://hindi.oneindia.com/news/gorakhpur/gorakhpur-gda-will-soon-form-pmu-719999.html |access-date=19 October 2022}}