Deoria district General information

Deoria district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and Deoria town is the district headquarters. Deoria district is a part of Gorakhpur division.

Geography

This district is located between 26 degree & 28 degree north lattitude and  83 degree & 85 degree east longitude out of which district Kushinagar was created in 1994 by taking north & east portion of Deoria district.District deoria is surrounded by district kushinagar in North, district Gopalganj & Siwan(Bihar state)in  East ,district Mau & district Ballia in south and district Gorakhpur in West.Deoria district headquarter is situated at 53 km. milestone from Gorakhpur by road towards east.District headquarter is situated at 50 km from Gorakhpur on Gorakhpur-Siwan broadgauge railway line towards Siwan.Ghaghara, Rapti & Chhoti Gandak are the main rivers in this district.Besides these, gorra ,bathua ,kurna ,majhne ,nakta are small river/nala    which originate from above mentioned rivers.Climate of the district is 'SAMSITOSN' .May & June are hot and December &     January months of the year are cold.Actual rainfall in the district in 1998-99 is 864.38 mm. Maximum rainfall occured      in July & minimum,which is zero, occured in December & March.Soil of different types is found in the district.Domat ,Bhat ,Matiyar & Balui Domat is found commonly.    Productive & densely populated this district of uttar pradesh is situated at the north-east end of the state.According to 1991 census , population density (i.e. population per sq. km.) is 873.    Currently,Deoria district has five tehsils namely deoria sadar , salempur ,rudrapur,berhaj & bhatparrani.

Area and Population

Area of Deoria district is 2527 square km. &  population according to 1991-census is 2182218.Area of the district is 0.85% of state area & population is 1.58%  of the state population.
The district is at 14th place according to area in the state & at 6th place according to population in the state.There is 14.9% SC & 0.01% ST population in the district.90% people live in rural areas in the district.There are 1990 populated villages, 1016 GramSabhas, 176 NyayPanchayat,16 Blocks, 2 NagarPalika Parishads, 8 NagarPanchayats ,5 Tehsils & 18 Police stations in the district.

People and Culture

People of different culture, linguistics & religion lives togather with peace &harmony.They all live togather & participate in each others ferstivals & organizations  A large population includes of Hindu & Muslim followers.'Bhojpuri' is the language commonly used among the rural people.

Tourist Place

SHAHID SMARAK - RAMLILA MAIDAN , DEORIA --

RAMLILALA MAIDAN of Deoria is one of the freedom-fight places where a student of class 8th of Basantpur- dhoosi ,RamChandra Vidrarthi, was shot dead on Aug'14' 1942 during freedom- fight struggle.

HANUMAN MANDIR ,DEORIA--

Hanuman Mandir is located at RaghavNagar,Deoria & is one of the 'siddh' places of Deoria.A large no. of followers can be seen on each Tuesday.
   
 SOMNATH MANDIR,DEORIA--

 A 'Shiv Mandir' located at kasia road,north of railway line,Deoria.
   
  DEORAHI MANDIR,DEORIA--

 A 'Durga Mandir' located located at kasia road,near SOMNATH MANDIR,Deoria.
 
 DUGDHESWARNATH  MANDIR ,RUDRAPUR--

 Dugdheswar Mandir is on the main pilgrim's of the north-east.It is one of the old historical 'Shiv ' temples situated at approx. 2 km. north of Rudrapur town.
 
 DIRGHESWAR MANDIR,MAJOULIRAJ --

 An old historical 'Shiv Mandir' situated at Majouliraj town is called to be worship place of 'Guru Dronacharya' of Mahabharat.
   
  PARSHURAM DHAM,SOHNAG --

  A place of cultural & historical importance 'ParashuramDham'   where lord PARSHU- RAM of Ramayan were living & worshiping.
 
  KUSHINAGAR --

  A place of cultural & historical importance 'Kushinagar'   is located at 34 km milestone  at Kasia road from Deoria district headquarter.
  Kushinagar is currently situated in Kushinagar(Padrauna ) District.
  Histporical importance--                                   
  -This place was kingdom of 'Kush'- elder-son of  lord Ram.
  -world famous as 'Parnirvan Sthal of Lord  Budha'
   
  CHAURI CHAURA --

  A place of historical freedom-fight 'Chauri Chaura' is located at 26 km. milestone at Gorakhpur -road from Deoria district headquarter.
  This place is situated in Gorakhpur district currently.
   
  FAZILNAGAR (PAWANAGAR) --

  As believed , 24th 'tirthankar'  Lord Mahavir Swami received 'Parinirvan' here at 543 B.C.
  This place is currently located at Kushinagar District.