Gorakhpur division

{{short description|Administrative division of Uttar Pradesh, India}}

Gorakhpur division is one of the 18 administrative geographical units (i.e. division) of the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Gorakhpur city is the administrative headquarters of the division. The division consists of 4 districts.{{cite web|title=Basic Statistics: Gorakhpur division|url=http://gkpdiv.up.nic.in/|website=gkpdiv.up.nic.in|access-date=24 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628082245/http://gkpdiv.up.nic.in/|archive-date=28 June 2018|url-status=dead}}

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| name = Commissionery Office

| leader_title = Divisional Commissioner

| leader_name = Jayant Narlikar{{cite news |title=जयंत नार्लिकर बने गोरखपुर कमिश्नर |url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/metro/lucknow/other-news/jayant-narlikar-becomes-gorakhpur-commissioner/articleshow/68603608.cms |access-date=28 March 2019 |agency=IndiaTimes}}{{cite news |title=Department of Appointment & Personnel, Government of Uttar Pradesh |url=http://niyuktionline.upsdc.gov.in/ias-posting-detail.htm?303 |access-date=3 May 2020}}

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Districts

History

In the year 1801, the region was transferred by the Nawab of Awadh to the British East India Company and Gorakhpur was raised to the status of a district. In 1829, Gorakhpur was made the headquarters of a division of the same name, comprising the districts of Gorakhpur, Ghazipur and Azamgarh. R.M. Biad was the first appointed Commissioner.

Nowadays, Gorakhpur has become a hub for readymade garments and is also known for Terracotta.{{cite web|title=Gorakhpur division: History|url=http://gorakhpur.nic.in/history.htm|website=gorakhpur.nic.in|access-date=24 March 2017}}

Presently, Azamgarh is a separate division lying in the south of Gorakhpur division, while the present day Ghazipur district is a part of Varanasi division and Ballia district, which was carved out of Ghazipur, is now included in Azamgarh division.

References

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Category:Divisions of Uttar Pradesh