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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Deoria, Uttar Pradesh}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Deoria district
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Uttar Pradesh|District]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| total_type = Total
| native_name =
| image_skyline = ShyamMandirDeoria.jpg
| image_caption = Shyam Mandir in a [[Deoria, Uttar Pradesh|Deoria]]
| image_map = India Uttar Pradesh districts 2012 Deoria.svg
| map_caption = Location of Deoria district in Uttar Pradesh
| coordinates =
| coor_pinpoint = Deoria, Uttar Pradesh
| subdivision_type = [[Country]]
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of India|Division]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Gorakhpur Division|Gorakhpur]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date = 1952
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Deoria, Uttar Pradesh|Deoria]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 =
| area_total_km2 = 2,500
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 3,100,946
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban = 316803
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 73.53%
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = M:F 1000:1013
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name1 = [[Deoria (Lok Sabha constituency)|Deoria]], [[Salempur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Salempur]], [[Bansgaon (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bansgaon]]
| leader_title2 = [[Vidhan Sabha|Vidhan Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name2 = Deoria, [[Rampur Karkhana]], Barhaj, [[Rudrapur (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Rudrapur]], [[Bhatpar Rani]], [[Salempur Assembly constituency|Salempur]], Pathardeva.
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| registration_plate = UP-52
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Roads in India|Major highways]]
| blank_info_sec1 = NH28, NH 221A, NH 441A
| blank_name_sec2 = Average annual precipitation
| blank_info_sec2 = 864.38 mm
| website = {{URL|https://deoria.nic.in/}}
}}

'''Deoria district''', one of the districts of eastern [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]] has its headquarters located at [[Deoria, Uttar Pradesh|Deoria]].Deoria is located in eastern Uttar Pradesh and is a part of [[Gorakhpur division]]. It came into existence on 16 March 1946 from [[Gorakhpur district]].

==History==

===Ancient===
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The area now known as the Deoria District was once a part of the [[Magadha (Mahajanapada)|Magadha]] Kingdom - a prime centre of ancient [[Aryan]] culture surrounded by the Himalayas in the north, the Syandika river in the south and the [[Pañcāla|Panchala]] Kingdom in the west. Apart from the many legends told about this area, archaeological remains, such as statues, coins, bricks, Temples. Most of the People using surname Rao belong to the Kshatriya caste in Deoria Dist,.

The ancient history of the district is related with the [[Ramayana]] times when the Lord of Kosala, [[Rama|Ram]], appointed his elder son [[Kusha (Ramayana)|Kusha]] the king of [[Kushwati]], which is present-day [[Kushinagar]]. Before the [[Mahabharata]] era, this area had been related with Chakravorty Samrat Mahasudtsan Malla and his kingdom. Kushinagar was well developed and prosperous. Close to the border of his kingdom was the thick forested area called the Mahavan. This area was under the control of the Maurya rulers, the Gupta rulers, the Bihar rulers, and then the Garhwal ruler Govinda Chandra from 1114 AD until 1154 AD.

===Modern===
The Deoria district came into existence on 16 March 1946, being separated from the [[Gorakhpur District]]. It is believed that the name Deoria is derived from Devaranya or possibly Devpuria. According to official [[gazetteers]], the district was named "Deoria" after its headquarters in Deoria, and the term Deoria generally means a place where there are temples. The name Deoria probably developed because of the existence of important temples in the area. The famous temples & places in Deoria to see are Devraha baba ashram and Dugdheswarnath Mandir.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Places of Interest {{!}} District Deoria, Government Of Uttar Pradesh {{!}} India |url=https://deoria.nic.in/places-of-interest/ |access-date=2021-01-18 |language=en-US}}</ref> During British rule the district was under the control of Majhauli Royal family and prominent landlords of [[Kayastha]] community,<ref>{{cite web|first1= |title=Railways |url=https://rlda.indianrailways.gov.in/works/uploads/File/Gorakhpur.pdf}}</ref> with their descendants still owning major chunks of land ([https://www.allresearchjournal.com/archives/2017/vol3issue8/PartG/3-8-57-296.pdf Munshi Gorakhnath]).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Elected Wing Paden Sadashya |url=http://nppdeoria.in/elected-wing/index.html |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=nppdeoria.in}}</ref> Some other families had their impact on various part of the district in which Dubey's of Badkagaon are quite famous. During Freedom struggle of India the district joined struggle under the leadership of Pandit Bibhuti Mani Tripathi of village Dehrauli, [[Rudrapur, Uttar Pradesh|Rudrapur]].

==Geography==
Deoria district is located between 26 ° 6' and 26° 48' north latitude to 83° 23' and 84° 16' east longitude. It is surrounded by [[Kushinagar district]] in the north, [[Gopalganj District, India|Gopalganj]] and [[Siwan district|Siwan]] districts of [[Bihar]] in the east, [[Mau district|Mau]] and [[Ballia district|Ballia]] districts in the south and [[Gorakhpur district]] in the west.<ref name =deoria>{{cite web| url = http://deoria.nic.in/ | title = Deoria | publisher =Deoria district administration |access-date = 2010-08-05 }}</ref> The district has two Nagar Palika Parishad- Deoria and Gaura Barhaj . It has eleven Nagar Panchayats which are tarkulwa, Baitalpur, Hetimpur, Rudrapur, Rampur Karkhana, Bariyarpur, Bhatni Bazar, Bhatpar Rani, Gauri Bazar, Lar, Majhauli Raj and Salempur patherdeva.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Municipalities {{!}} District Deoria, Government Of Uttar Pradesh {{!}} India |url=https://deoria.nic.in/public-utility-category/municipality/ |access-date=2023-01-06 |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Hetimpur]] is a newly created nagar panchayat located at the banks of Chhoti Gandak river near the NH 27.<ref>{{Cite web |title=नगर पालिका देवरिया सीमा का विस्तार, हेतिमपुर को नगर पंचायत का दर्जा |url=https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/deoria/nagar-palika-area-spread-deoria-news-gkp4496259147 |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=Amar Ujala |language=hi}}</ref>

[[Ghaghara River|Ghaghara]], [[West Rapti River|Rapti]], and Chhoti Gandak are the main rivers in the district.<ref name =deoria/>

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Deoria District
|North = [[Kushinagar district]]
|Northeast = [[Gopalganj District, India|Gopalganj district]], [[Bihar]]
|East = [[Siwan district]], Bihar
|Southeast =
|South = [[Ballia district]]
|Southwest = [[Mau district]]
|West = [[Gorakhpur district]]
|Northwest =
}}

==Demographics==
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=7,49,486|13=1911|14=8,16,191|15=1921|16=8,33,199|17=1931|18=8,89,726|19=1941|20=9,92,352|21=1951|22=10,59,208|23=1961|24=11,90,803|25=1971|26=14,10,868|27=1981|28=17,49,946|29=1991|30=21,84,904|31=2001|32=27,14,179|33=2011|34=31,00,946|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=center}}

{{bar box
|title=Religions in Deoria district (2011)<ref name="religion">{{Cite web|date=2011|title=Table C-01 Population by Religion: Uttar Pradesh|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11394/download/14507/DDW09C-01%20MDDS.XLS|website=censusindia.gov.in|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>
|titlebar=#Fcd116
|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|float=left
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Hinduism]]|darkorange|87.07}}
{{bar percent|[[Islam in Uttar Pradesh|Islam]]|green|11.56}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.37}}
}}

According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Deoria district has a population of 3,100,946.<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web |year=2011 |title=District Census Handbook: Deoria|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1198/download/3806/DH_2011_0959_PART_A_DCHB_DEORIA.pdf|access-date= |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 114th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert|1220|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 14.23%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Deoria has a [[sex ratio]] of 1013 females for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 73.53%. 10.22% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 15.11% and 3.54% of the population respectively.<ref name=districtcensus/>

===Languages===

{{pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Languages in Deoria district (2011)<ref name="languages"/>
|label1 = [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]] |value1 = 85.80 |color1 = gold
|label2 = [[Hindi]] |value2 = 12.67 |color2 = orange
|label3 = [[Urdu]] |value3 = 1.40 |color3 = green
|label4 = Others |value4 = 0.13 |color4 = grey
}}

At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 85.80% of the population in the district spoke [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]], 12.67% [[Hindi]] and 1.40% [[Urdu]] as their first language.<ref name="languages">{{Cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Uttar Pradesh|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10224/download/13336/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-0900.XLSX|website=www.censusindia.gov.in|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>

[[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]] is the native language of Deoria.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia | editor = M. Paul Lewis | encyclopedia = Ethnologue: Languages of the World | title = Bhojpuri: A language of India | url = http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=bho | access-date = 2011-09-30 | edition = 16th | year = 2009 | publisher = SIL International | location = Dallas, Texas}}</ref> The Bhojpuri variant of [[Kaithi]] is the indigenous script of Bhojpuri language.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Grierson |first=George Abraham |url=http://archive.org/details/handbooktokayath00grie |title=A handbook to the Kayathi character. |date=1881 |publisher=Calcutta, Thacker, Spink, and co. |others=The Library of Congress}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Awadhesh Pratap Mall]], Former ruler of Majhauli Raj before 1947.
* [[Lal Khadag Bahadur Malla]], Bhojpuri Author.
* [[Moti BA]], Bhojpuri Poet, lyricist and Musician.
* [[Noori Mian]], Former Bhatni Sugar Mill owner
* [[Nripendra Misra]] - Former [[Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India]]
* [[Prakash Mani Tripathi]] - former member of [[Lok Sabha]] from [[Deoria (Lok Sabha constituency)|Deoria]] parliamentary constituency.
* [[Surya Pratap Shahi]] - Member of 9th, 11th, 13th and 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. Currently, he is serving as Cabinet Minister in Uttar Pradesh Government with the portfolio of Agriculture, Agriculture Education, and Agriculture Research.
*[[Shalabh Mani Tripathi]] Member of 17th legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh.

==Colleges==

* [[GIC Deoria|Government Inter College]]
* Deoraha Baba Medical College

== References ==
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==External links==
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