Gorakhpur district
District of Uttar Pradesh in India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the district. For (1) its eponymous headquarters, see Gorakhpur. For (2) its eponymous division, see Gorakhpur division.
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.
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Gorakhpur district | |
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Country | India |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
Division | Gorakhpur |
Headquarters | Gorakhpur |
Tehsils | 7 |
Government | |
• Lok Sabha constituencies | Gorakhpur, Bansgaon |
• Commissioner | Jayant Narlikar IAS[1] |
• D.M | Vijay Kiran Anand IAS[2] |
• SSP | Dinesh Kumar P. IPS [3] |
Area | |
• Total | 3,448 km2 (1,331 sq mi) |
Population (2011 Census)[5] | |
• Total | 4,440,895 |
• Density | 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) |
• Urban | 836,129 |
Demographics | |
• Literacy | 77.83%. |
• Sex ratio | 950 |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Vehicle registration | UP-53 |
Major highways | NH 28, NH 233B, NH 29 |
Languages | Hindi, Bhojpuri, Urdu |
Website | gorakhpur |
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