Kushinagar district

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Kushinagar district
Kushinagar district
Buddha's cremation stupa, Kushinagar.jpg
Buddha cremation stupa, Kushinagar
India Uttar Pradesh districts 2012 Kushinagar.svg
Location of Kushinagar district in Uttar Pradesh
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Uttar Pradesh
Division Gorakhpur
Established as Padrauna 13 May 1994
Name Changed from Padrauna to Kushinagar 19 June 1997
Headquarters Padrauna
Tehsils Padrauna Sadar, Khadda, Kushinagar/Kasia, Hata, Tamkuhiraj, Captanganj
Government
  Member of Parliament (Kushinagar) Vijay Kumar Dubey
   Lok Sabha constituencies Kushinagar
   Vidhan Sabha constituencies Padrauna Sadar, Khadda, Ramkola, Hata, Fazilnagar, Tamkuhiraj, Kushinagar
Area
  Total2,873.5 km2 (1,109.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total3,564,544
  Density1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
   Urban
4.87%
Language

Official=Hindi,Urdu

Regional=Bhojpuri

Demographics
   Literacy 67.66 per cent
  Sex ratio955
Time zone UTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration UP 57
Major highways NH 27 and NH 727 (previously NH 28 and NH 28B)
Website kushinagar.nic.in

Kushinagar is a district of the state of Uttar Pradesh in India situated in the easternmost part of the state. It has the administrative headquarters at Ravindra Nagar Dhoos. The district is named such after the town Kushinagar, a Buddhist pilgrimage site where Gautama Buddha attained parinirvana in the 5th century BCE. Since the independence of India, Kushinagar district was a part of Deoria District and came into existence on 13 May 1994 as a separate district division. It was earlier known as Padrauna and thereafter was renamed Kushinagar on 19 June 1997.

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Location

Kushinagar District is bounded on the northeast by West Champaran and Gopalganj districts of Bihar, on the south by Deoria District and on the west by Gorakhpur and Maharajganj districts. It is part of Gorakhpur Division.

Economy

In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Kushinagar one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640). [1] It is one of the 34 districts in Uttar Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF). [1]

Transport

The Indian Government has approved a project for the construction of an International Airport which would be completed till 2019.[ citation needed ] In 2017, Uttar Pradesh Government has approved a project for develop Kushinagar bus station as an International Bus Station.[ citation needed ] Daily Buses from Gorakhpur to Tamkuhi Road and Gorakhpur to Padrauna through Kasia are available at Railway Station Bus Depot Gorakhpur.[ citation needed ]

Padrauna, Ramkola, Kaptanganj, Dudahi and Tamkuhi Road are some cities connected with train facility in the district.

On 20 October 2021 the international airport was officially inaugurated during the Abhidhamma Day celebrations in Kushinagar.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901738,315    
1911804,023+0.86%
1921820,780+0.21%
1931876,462+0.66%
1941977,561+1.10%
19511,043,419+0.65%
19611,184,272+1.27%
19711,401,482+1.70%
19811,746,618+2.23%
19912,255,120+2.59%
20012,891,667+2.52%
20113,564,544+2.11%
source: [2]
Religions in Kushinagar district (2011) [3]
ReligionPercent
Hinduism
82.16%
Islam
17.40%
Other or not stated
0.44%

According to the 2011 census Kushinagar district has a population of 3,564,544, [4] roughly equal to the nation of Lithuania [5] or the US state of Connecticut. [6] This gives it a ranking of 81st in India (out of a total of 640). [4] The district has a population density of 1,226 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,180/sq mi). [4] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 23.08%. [4] Kushinagar has a sex ratio of 955 females for every 1000 males, [4] and a literacy rate of 67.66%. 4.72% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 15.27% and 2.25% of the population respectively. [4]

Languages in Kushinagar district (2011) [7]

   Bhojpuri (77.67%)
   Hindi (21.79%)
  Others (0.54%)

According to 2011 Census, 77.67% of the population in the district spoke Bhojpuri and 21.79% Hindi as their first language. [7]

Bhojpuri is the local language of Kushinagar. The Bhojpuri variant of Kaithi is the indigenous script of Bhojpuri language. [8]

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