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GEOGRAPHY |
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This district is located
between 26 degree & 28 degree north lattitude and 83 degree |
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& 85 degree east
longitude out of which district Kushinagar was created in 1994 by |
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taking north & east
portion of Deoria district. |
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District deoria is
surrounded by district kushinagar in North, district Gopalganj & |
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Siwan(Bihar
state)in East ,district Mau & district Ballia in south and district |
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Gorakhpur in West. |
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Deoria district
headquarter is situated at 53 km. milestone from Gorakhpur by road |
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towards east. |
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District headquarter is
situated at 50 km from Gorakhpur on Gorakhpur-Siwan |
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broadgauge railway line
towards Siwan. |
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Ghaghara, Rapti &
Chhoti Gandak are the main rivers in this district. |
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Besides these, gorra
,bathua ,kurna ,majhne ,nakta are small river/nala |
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which originate from
above mentioned rivers. |
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Climate of the district
is 'SAMSITOSN' .May & June are hot and December & |
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January months of the
year are cold. |
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Actual rainfall in the
district in 1998-99 is 864.38 mm. Maximum rainfall occured |
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in July &
minimum,which is zero, occured in December & March. |
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Soil of different types
is found in the district.Domat ,Bhat ,Matiyar & Balui Domat |
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is found commonly. |
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Productive & densely
populated this district of uttar pradesh is situated at the |
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north-east end of the
state. |
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According to 1991 census
, population density (i.e. population per sq. km.) is 873. |
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Currently,Deoria district
has five tehsils namely deoria sadar , salempur ,rudrapur , |
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berhaj & bhatparrani. |
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