Gonda district

Gonda district
Statue of Rajendranath Lahiri at Gonda District Jail
Statue of Rajendranath Lahiri at Gonda District Jail
Location of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh
Location of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DivisionDevipatan
Town1620; 404 years ago (1620)
District1856; 168 years ago (1856)
Founded byRaja Maan Singh
Named forGonard
HeadquartersGonda
Tehsils4
Colonelganj
Gonda
Mankapur
Tarabganj
Government
 • District magistrateNeha Sharma[1]
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesGonda
 • Vidhan Sabha constituencies7
Colonelganj
Mankapur
Gonda Sadar
Gaura
Mehnaun
Tarabganj
Katra Bazar
Area
 • Total4,003 km2 (1,546 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total3,433,919
 • Density860/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
 • Urban
225,029
Demonym(s)Gondvi, Gondvian
Demographics
 • Effective literacy58.71%
 • Sex ratio921
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Area code0-5262
Vehicle registrationUP-43
Major highways4 NH27, UPSH 30, UPSH 9, UPSH 1A
Average annual precipitation22.4 mm
Websitegonda.nic.in

Gonda district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh, India. The city of Gonda is the district headquarters, and also the administrative centre for the Devipatan Division. The total area of Gonda district is 4,003 km2 (1,546 sq mi).[2]

  1. ^ "About Gonda". Government of Uttar Pradesh. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  2. ^ "District Gonda, Government of Uttar Pradesh | GREEN GONDA CLEAN GONDA | India". Retrieved 8 March 2021.