Gorakhpur district

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.

This article is about the district. For (1) its eponymous headquarters, see Gorakhpur. For (2) its eponymous division, see Gorakhpur division.

Gorakhpur district
District of Uttar Pradesh
Gorakhnath Math, Gorakhpur
Location of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DivisionGorakhpur
HeadquartersGorakhpur
Tehsils7
Government
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesGorakhpur, Bansgaon
 • CommissionerJayant Narlikar IAS
 • D.MVijay Kiran Anand IAS
 • SSPDinesh Kumar P. IPS
Area
 • Total3,448 km2 (1,331 sq mi)
Population
 (2011 Census)
 • Total4,440,895
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
 • Urban
836,129
Demographics
 • Literacy77.83%.
 • Sex ratio950
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationUP-53
Major highwaysNH 28, NH 233B, NH 29
LanguagesHindi, Bhojpuri, Urdu
Websitegorakhpur.nic.in
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