Gonda district
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Gonda District (Devanagari: गोंडा) is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh, India, and Gonda town is the district headquarters. It is also headquarters of the Devipatan Division.
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[edit] Geography
The district lies between 26º 47' and 27º- 20' north latitude and 81º 30' and 82º 46' east longitude. Through the district pass the holy rivers Saryu and Ghaghara.
[edit] History
The territory covered by the present district of Gonda formed part of the ancient Kosala Kingdom. After the death of Rama the celebrated sovereign of the Solar line, who ruled Kosala. The kingdom was divided into two portion the northern and southern Ghaghara forming the boundary between the two regions. The northern portion was then ruled by his son, Lava with the city of Sravasti as his capital [1].
More recently ancient Buddhist remains dating to early days of Buddhism have been found throughout the region, including at Sravasti, which later became an important Buddhist centre in India.
There are many religious places in the district, and the district headquarter town itself is very close (60 km) to the holy city Ayodhya, the birthplace of Lord Rama.
[edit] Economy
The main occupation of the people in the district is farming. Agricultural produce includes wheat, paddy (rice), different pulses, oilseeds and sugar cane. There are several sugar mills, rice mills and many other small industries and handicraft industry.
[edit] References
- ^ Gonda District at The Imperial Gazetteer of India, 1908, v. 12, p. 312.
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Gonda District at The Imperial Gazetteer of India, 1908, v. 12, p. 311-319.
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