Gorakhpur

Gorakhpur
Metropolitan city
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
Population  (2011)
• Total	636,275
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	2730XX
Telephone code	+91-551
Vehicle registration	UP 53
Sex ratio	1000/944 ♂/♀
Avg. annual temperature	26 °C (79 °F)
Avg. summer temperature	40 °C (104 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	18 °C (64 °F)
Website	gorakhpur.nic.in

Gorakhpur is a city in the eastern part of the state of Uttar Pradesh in India, near the border with Nepal. It is the administrative headquarters of Gorakhpur District and Gorakhpur Division. The city is also home to many historic Buddhist sites, Imambara, an 18th century dargah, and the Gita Press, a publisher of Hindu religious texts. It is also the headquarter of North Eastern Railways. Gorakhnath Temple here has been a major site of attraction for the pilgrims. The famous Gita Press which publishes Hindu religious texts is located in the city of Gorakhpur. Sharing a border with the prominent region of Nepal and holding the headquarters of the busy North Eastern Railways makes Gorakhpur a very active city.

Gorakhpur is considered a religious center containing many historic temples and sites. The city is rich in history of the two major religions of Hinduism and Buddhism. It is named after the ascetic Guru Gorakshnath a saint that popularized “Hath Yoga” a form of yoga which concentrates on mastering natural power. The Gorakhnath Temple where he perfected his art is a major tourist attraction in the city of Gorakhpur. The city of Gorakhpur is the birthplace of King Vikas Sankrityayan Ji along with many other great historical people.

Origin of name

The city and district of Gorakhpur are named after a renowned ascetic saint, Gorakshanath, the chief disciple of the yogi Matsyendranath. Together, Matsyendranath and Gorakshanath founded the Nath Sampradaya line of saints. Gorakhnath Temple is said to stand on the spot where Gorakshanath practiced Hatha Yoga to develop self-control.

Location

The district of Gorakhpur lies between Lat. 26°13′N and 27°29′N and Long. 83°05′E and 83°56′E. The district occupies the north-eastern corner of the state along with the district of Deoria, and comprises a large stretch of country lying to the north of the river Rapti, the deep stream of which forms its southern boundary with the Azamgarh district. On the west, the boundary marches along Basti and on the east adjoins Deoria and the Chhoti Gandak Nadi and further south the Jharna Nala forms the dividing line. To the north lies Nepal.Gorakhpur has also a lake Ramgartal Lake, which is 18 km bigger. It is bigger than Dal Lake of Kashmir which is of 15.5 km Ramgarh Taal. It is vast and provides home to various types of fishes.

Geography

It is located on the bank of river Rapti and Rohani, a Ganges tributary originating in Nepal that sometimes causes severe floods. The Rapti is interconnected through many other small rivers following meandering courses across the Gangetic Plain. Situated on the basin of rivers Rapti and Rohini the geographical shape of the Gorakhpur City is of bowl. The west of the city is guarded by cool Rapti River while the east is associated with Sal Forest, giving the divine sense of peace with cool breezes. The south is showered with the power of excellence, in shape of greenish Ramgarh Tal and north is the plinth of city's advancement. The district presents characteristics distinct from natural features of the western districts of Uttar Pradesh. This difference is due primarily to the relative proximity of the Himalayas, the outermost foothills of which are only a few kilometres from the northern borders. The peak of Dhaulagiri, some 8,230 meters above sea-level, is visible under favourable climatic conditions as far south as Gorakhpur itself.

Climate data for Gorakhpur
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	23.2 (73.8)	26.5 (79.7)	32.7 (90.9)	37.9 (100.2)	39.5 (103.1)	37.2 (99.0)	33.2 (91.8)	32.7 (90.9)	33.1 (91.6)	32.6 (90.7)	29.3 (84.7)	24.6 (76.3)	31.9 (89.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	9.5 (49.1)	12.0 (53.6)	16.9 (62.4)	22.3 (72.1)	25.2 (77.4)	26.2 (79.2)	25.7 (78.3)	25.5 (77.9)	24.7 (76.5)	21.2 (70.2)	15.0 (59.0)	10.6 (51.1)	19.6 (67.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	21.7 (0.85)	11.4 (0.45)	10.2 (0.40)	13.7 (0.54)	27.4 (1.08)	163.6 (6.44)	322.3 (12.69)	349.5 (13.76)	213.9 (8.42)	83.8 (3.30)	4.5 (0.18)	6.1 (0.24)	1,228.1 (48.35)
Source: IMD

Below the outer hills is a dry boulder-strewn tract, corresponding to the Bhabar of Kumaun and Garhwal and here the bulk of the moisture contributed by the rainfall and the small streams is absorbed by the soil, to reappear through seepage in the damp and unhealthy tract, known as the terai. The latter comprises a belt some 16 km. in width, running along the northern borders of Maharajganj tahsil. It is extensively cultivated.

Geology

The district geology is primarily river born alluvium. Few mineral products are mined in Gorakhpur, with the most common being a nodular limestone conglomerate known as kankar, brick, and saltpetre. The last occurs principally in the south and south-east and is manufactured in a crude state in considerable quantities most of it being exported to markets of Bihar. In the Bansgaon tahsil kankar is most abundant and quarries are seen at many places. It is also extracted from some places in Mahrajganj tahsil. Lime is obtained by burning kankar. Brick clay is abundant everywhere and bricks are made all over the district. The soil in the district is light sandy or dense clay of yellowish brown colour. The sand found in the rivers is medium to coarse grained, greyish white to brownish in colour and is suitable for construction

Demographics

In 2011, Gorakhpur had population of 6,36,275

See also: List of cities in Uttar Pradesh

Religions in Gorakhpur
Religion			Percent
Hindus			77%
Muslims			20%
Jains			1.4%
Others†			1.6%
Distribution of religions †Includes Sikhs (0.2%), Buddhists (<0.2%).

History

Ancient

In ancient times the geographical area of Gorakhpur included the modern districts of Basti, Deoria, Kushinagar, Azamgarh. According to Vedic writings, the earliest known monarch ruling over this region with his capital at Ayodhya was Iksvaku, founder of the Solar dynasty. The solar dynasty produced a number of kings; Rama of the Ramayana is most well-known. The entire region was an important centre of Aryan culture and civilization, a part of the famous kingdoms of Koshala and Malla, two of the sixteen Mahajanapadas (states) in 6th century BCE India. The region also formed part of Aryavart and Madhyadesh

Gorakhpur is also birthplace of the king Chandra Gupta Maurya, who belonged to Mauryans, a Kshatriya clan of the ancient republic of [Pippalivana/"Piparahiyan"]located between Rummindei in the Nepali Terai and Kasia in the Gorakhpur district of Uttar Pradesh.

Gautama Buddha, founder of Buddhism, who was born at Kapilvastu in Nepal, renounced his princely clothing at the confluence of the rivers Rapti and Rohini, near Gorakhpur, before setting out on his quest of truth in 600 BCE. Later he died in the courtyard of Mall King Sastipal Mall at his capital Kushinara which is now known as Kushinagar, there is a monument to this effect at Kushinagar even today. The city is also associated with the travels of Lord Buddha's contemporary Lord Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism. Lord Mahavira was born at a place not very far from Gorakhpur. Later he took his mahaparinirvan at his maternal uncle's palace at Pava which is about 15 kilometers from Kushinagar(Pavapuri and Kushinara were the twin capital of Mall dynasty which was part 16 Mahajanpads of ancient India). Malla dynasty was following democratic way of governance from their Santhagara and thus Gorakhpur is also the part of ancient Gana sangha. There is a mention in the epic Mahabharata that Prince Bhim, the younger brother of King Yudhistr had visited Gorakhpur to invite saint Gorakhnath to attend his Rajsuuya Yagna.

After the Iksvaku dynasty was conquered by Magadha's Nanda Dynasty in the 4th century BC, Gorakhpur became in turn part of the Maurya, Shunga, Kushana, Gupta and Harsha empires. The great emperor of India Chandragupta maurya belonged to Moriyas, a Kshatriya (warrior) clan of a little ancient republic of Pippalivana located between Rummindei in the Nepali Tarai and Kasia in the Gorakhpur district of Uttar Pradesh.

In the 10th century, the Tharu king of Mausen Madan Singh ruled over Gorakhpur city and the adjoining area. Gorakhpur was also birthplace of King Vikas Sankrityayan.

Medieval

In medieval times, the city was home to the medieval Hindu saint Gorakshanath, who gave the city its name. The date of Gorakshanath's birth has not yet been settled, but he probably lived in the twelfth century. The site of his samādhi (ecstasy) at Gorakhpur attracts a large number of pilgrims every year.

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Guru Gorakhnath

In the 12th century, the Gorakhpur region, as much of northern India, was conquered by the Muslim ruler Muhammad Ghori. The region remained under the influence of Muslim rulers, such as Qutb-ud-din Aybak and Bahadur Shah, for some centuries. In the early 16th century, the mystic poet and famous saint Kabir lived and worked in Maghar, a village 20 km from Gorakhpur, where his burial place still attracts many pilgrims.

On Akbar's reorganisation of the empire in the 16th century, Gorakhpur gave its name to one of the five Sarkars (administrative units) in the province of Awadh.

Imambara, an 18th century dargah, is located about 2 km from the railway station in Gorakhpur. Imambara is the dargah of Roshan Ali Shah, a Sufi saint. It preserves a dhuni (smoke fire), and is famous for its gold and silver Tazia. and today this seat of sufi is continue from 300 year ago. today janab anan farooq ali shah (miyan sahab) is the gadinashin of imambara.

Modern

Gorakhpur came under direct British control in 1803. It was one of the major centers of the 1857 uprising, and later played a major role in the Indian independence movement.

Gorakhpur district was the scene of the Chauri Chaura incident of February 4, 1922, which was a turning point in the history of India's freedom struggle. Enraged by police atrocities, a crowd of 2,000 people burnt down the Chauri-Chaura Police Station, killing nineteen policemen. In response to this violence, Mahatma Gandhi called off the Non-Cooperation Movement that he had launched in 1920 and fasted for 21 days, until he was satisfied that all Non-Cooperation Movement activities had ceased. Amar Shahid Bandhu Singh Smarak. is located in Pipraich, Amar Shahid Bandhu Singh was a freedom Fighter. He used to fight British with Gurilla war technique in 1857 uprising

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Pt Ram prasad Bismil

After the verdict of Kakori conspiracy trial, prime accused of this case Ram Prasad Bismil was kept in the solitary cell of District jail (Gorakhpur) as a condemned prisoner. Living in the cell Bismil wrote his autobiography. He was executed in the jail on 19 December 1927 and was cremated at Rajghat on the bank of Rapti river in Gorakhpur.

Importance of Gorakhpur

Gorakhpur has its own cultural and historical importance. It belongs to the Great Lord Buddha, founderof Buddhism, who renounced his princely costumes at the confluence of rivers Rapti & Rohini and proceeded further in the quest of truth in 600 BC.It is also associated with Lord Mahavir, 24th tirthankar, founder of Jainism.The next event of importance was the association of Gorakhpur with Gorakhnath. The date and place of his birth have not yet been finally settled, but it was probably in the twelfth century that he flourished. His samadhi at Gorakhpur attracts a large number of pilgrims every year.

Sant kabir

The most significant event in the medieval period was the coming of mystic poet and famous saint Kabir. Born in Varanasi, his workplace was Maghar where most of his beautiful poems were composed. It was here that he gave the message to his countrymen to live in peace and religious harmony. The co-existence of 'Samadhi' and 'Makbara' at his burial place in Maghar attracts a large number of followers.Gorakhpur is also identified with the Gita Press. Gorakhpur rose to great eminence due to the historic 'CHAURI CHAURA' incident of 4th Feb., 1922, which was a turning-point in the history of India's freedom struggle. Enraged at the inhuman barbaric atrocities of the police, the volunteers burnt down the Chauri-Chaura Police Station, killing nineteen policemen at the premises. With this violence, Mahatma Gandhi withdrew the Non-Cooperation Movement launched in 1920.

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Chauri chaura shahid smarak

.Another important event took place at Doharia (In Sahjanwa Tehsil ) on 23 August 1942. In response to the famous Quit India Movement of 1942, a meeting was held to register its protest against the British Government at Doharia but the latter responded with unprovoked firing, killing nine and injuring hundreds. A Shaheed Smarak, in their memory, stands there which still today keeps their memory alive.The trial of Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru took place in this district in 1940. Here he was sentenced to rigorous imprisonment of 4 years. Gorakhpur is also the Head Quarter of Air Force and known for Squadrons of Jaguar jet fighters.

Administrative structure

Gorakhpur is the headquarter of Gorakhpur Division and District. Gorakhpur division comprises four districts, Gorakhpur, Deoria, Mahrajganj and Kushinagar.As a basic administration unit the district, has assumed a greater development and regulatory role consequent to emphasis on decentralised planning. It is divided into seven Tehsils ( Revenue Sub- Divisions) presided over by a Sub Divisional Magistrate. Tehsils are further subdivided into nineteen Development Blocks, Blocks into 191 Nyay Panchayat and these Nyay Panchayats into 1233 Gram Sabhas which consists of 3319 Revenue villages. The District Administrative unit is shown as:

Unit	No.
Number of Tehsil	7
Number of Blocks	19
Number of Nyay Panchayat	191
Number of Gram sabha	1233
Number of Villages	3319

Division of District into Tehsils and Blocks is shown below:

Name of Tehsil	Name of Block
Sadar	Jungle Kaudia, Chargawa, Bhathat, Khorabar, Pipraich
Chauri Chaura	Sardarnagar, Brahmpur
Sahjanawa	Pali, Piprauli, Sahjanwa
Khajni	Khajni, Belghat
Campierganj	Campierganj
Bansgaon	Bansgaon, Kauriram, Gagaha
Gola	Gola, Barhalganj, Uruwa

Political Representation

There are two Loksabha constituencies and nine assembly seats in the district of Gorakhpur. The sitting MPs are as follows

1. Number of Loksabha Seats - 02

S No.	Name of Constituency	Name of Member	Party
1	64-Gorakhpur	Adityanath Yogi	BJP
2	67-Bansgaon	Kamlesh Paswan	BJP

2. Number of Assembly Seats - 09

The sitting MLAs are as follows

S No.	Name of Constituency	Name of Member	Party
1	327-Bansgaon	Dr. Vijay Kumar	BSP
2	325-khajani	Sant prashad	BJP
3	328-Chillupar	Rajesh Tripathi	BSP
4	320-Campiarganj	Fatehbahadur singh	NCP
5	327-chauri chaura	Jai Prakash Nishad	BSP
6	321-Pipraich	Rajmati Devi	SP
7	322-Gorakhpur	R M D Agarwal	BJP
8	323 gorakhpur rural	Vijay Bahadur Yadav	BJP
9	324-Sahjanwan	Rajendra Singh	BSP

3. Members of Vidhan Parishad - 02

S No.	Name of Member	Party
1	Ganesh Shankar Pandey	BSP
2	Devendra Pratap Singh	SP

4. Head Local Bodies

S No.	Name of Local Body	Name of Member	Designation	Party
1	Nagar Nigam	Dr. Satya Pandey	Mayor	BJP
2	Zila Panchayat	Sadhana Singh	Chairman

Industry and Government Establishments

Hathkargha and terracotta industry

The city is famous for hathkargha (a type of hand operated loom) industry. But due to competition from mechanised loom industry has been declining.Terracotta Town Situated at a distance of 9 to 17 km from Gorakhpur city, there are many villages, which are famous for terracotta products.

Gorakhpur Industrial Development Authority (GIDA)

The city has an industrial area called "Gorakhpur Industrial Development Authority" or "GIDA". To revolutionise the industrialisation in this area, the Uttar Pradesh Government established this industrial area on Nov. 30, 1989.

North Eastern Railway headquarters and mechanical workshop

Gorakhpur is also the headquarters of North Eastern Railways. The mechanical workshop, NER, Gorakhpur was established in 1903. Steam engines were maintained here for a long time, but now diesel engines, coaches, and wagons are the main subjects of maintenance here.

Air Force Station

An air force station in Gorakhpur was established in 1963, with a variety of planes and services, most notably Jaguar fighter planes and the second oldest helicopter unit of Indian Air Force (No. 105 Helicopter Unit). It is one of the biggest air force stations in Asia.

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Former Indian president Pratibha Patil visiting Gorakhpur airforce station

Media

Gorakhpur has all India radio and Doordarshan broadcasting and relay centres of its own. A number of Hindi newspapers including Dainik Jagran, Hindustan, Amar Ujala, Aaj, and Rashtriya Sahara are printed in the city. The FM radio station, Radio Mantra (91.9 MHz) from Jagran Group also operates in the city.

The central business district of the city, Golghar, located near the geographical centre includes several major shops, hotels and restaurants.The Rapti Complex, Baldev Plaza, Mangalam Tower,City mall,Cross Road Mall are some of the various malls and shopping complexes that are in the city.The Rapti Complex, built in 1987, is the oldest complex in the area.

Natural Endowments

The city is endowed with umpteen gifts from the nature.There is a lush and green forest of Kushmi.The Ramgarh Tal lake provides it a serene and calm milieu. Apart from this, the city is on the confluence of the Rapti and the Rohini rivers.

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Kushmi forest

All of these endowments make the city very rich of rivers, lake and forest.The newly opened waterpark in Ramgarh tal has also been a site of excursion for the people especially in weekends.

Culture

Bhojpuri movies

Gorakhpur has recently became a hub of Bhojpuri films as bhojpuri is widely spoken here due to physical proximity with state of Bihar. Many channels like Mahua Bhojpuri channel have opened their offices in the city and conduct talent hunt sessions. There is also a bhojpuri flim city opened in the city. Famous Bhojpuri actor Manoj Tiwari contested election from Gorakhpur owing to popularity of Bhojpuri films in the city.

Cuisine

Traditional cuisine includes platters of Galawati and Kakori kababs in Oudh and fish. Wheat, rice, gram, maize, and pulses along with curd, milk, vegetables, ghee and vegetable oils, constitute the items of daily food, rice being the staple food of the people.

Art

Terracotta Town Situated at a distance of 9 to 17 km from Gorakhpur city, there are many villages, which are famous for terracotta products.

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Terracotta art from gorakhpur

Music

One of the main features of Gorakhpur's culture is a tradition of folk-songs and folk-dances. Folk-songs are also performed at various festivals during the year. The kaharwa is sung at Deepawali, the Alha and the kajari during the rainy and winter nights, and the Phaag during Holi.One of the biggest part of Gorakhpur’s culture is the tradition of folk-songs and folk-dances. This is a very artistic vivid part of Gorakhpur’s culture. After a long day of work they unwind with singing and dancing. They have different dances and songs for special occasions also. Folk-songs are performed at different festivals and seasons during the year. They sing the kaharwa at Deepawali, the Alha, Kajri,k Barahmasi during the rainy and winter nights, and the Phaag during Holi. The people of Gorakhpur use the harmonium, dholak, manjira, mridung, nagara, thali, and nagara as musical instruments when they perform. Some of the most popular folk-dances is saved for the special occasion of festivals, fairs, and marriages to celebrate. Gorakhpur’s heritage of songs and dances is an important part of their culture.

Entertainment

As elsewhere in India, cinema is most popular means of entertainment in Gorakhphur. There are ten cinemas in the district with a combined capacity of six thousand seats. Documentaries and mobile cinema cater for the rural areas of the district. Dramatic societies and circuses also visit the district. Dangal (wrestling matches), nautanki (indigenous open-air dramatic performances), bhajan and qawwali programmes, and mushaira are also arranged at different places from time to time. Ramlila and Krishnalila provide alternative entertainment.

Notable residents

• Raghupati Sahay, Firaq Gorakhpuri – Famous writer, critic
• Subrata Roy,businessman
• Prem Maya Sonir, hockey player
• Anurag Kashyap, film director and screenwriter
• Jimmy Shergill, actor
• Raj Shankar, biochemist
• Shakir Ali (barrister)
• Laxmikant-Pyarelal, Bollywood composer duo
• Billy Arjan Singh, hunter turned conservationist, author
• Raza Murad, actor
• Amrita Sher-Gil, painter
• Vaibhav Saxena, Bollywood music director
• Chunky Pandey, Bollywood actor
• Saurabh Shukla, actor

Literature

Gita Press is located in Gorakhpur. It is the world's largest publishers of Hindu religious texts. The Gita Press was founded around year 1923 by Brahmalina Shri Jayadayalji Goyandka.

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Geeta Vatika

Geeta Vatika in gorakhpur has a temple of lord krishna.And samadhi of shri Hanuman prasad poddar.

Transport

Railways

Gorakhpur railway station is the headquarters of India's North Eastern Railway. It connects to almost every major city in India. Direct trains connect to Hyderabad, Chennai, Agra, Bhopal, Jhansi, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Ujjain, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Trivandrum, Mumbai, Bangalore, Delhi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Pune, and other distant parts of the nation. The station offers Class A railway station facilities. There are plans to make world's Longest Railway Platform at Gorakhpur with a stretch of around 1.35 kilometres (0.84 mi). Formed on 14 April 1952 by combining two Railway systems and bifurcated into two Railway Zones on 15th Jan. 1958, the present N. E. Railway (NER), after re-organisation of Railway Zones in 2002, comprises of three Divisions - Varanasi, Lucknow & Izatnagar. NER has 3402.46 route km with 486 stations. NER primarily serves the areas of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarkhand & western districts of Bihar.

Roadways

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Sonauli border to Nepal

Major national highways intersect at Gorakhpur, including NH 28 and 29. Some important distances are: Kushinagar 50 km, Kanpur 359 km,Lucknow 276 km, Varanasi 231 km, Allahabad 339 km, Agra 624 km, Delhi 783 km, Kolkata 770 km, Gwalior 730 km, Bhopal 922 km and Mumbai 1690 km. Frequent bus services are available for most of these cities.Considerable improvement in this aspect is expected after the completion of the east-west corridor road project that enhances Gorakhpur's road connectivity. There are two bus station in gorakhpur One named railway bus stand which is nearest to railway station, and the other one is at Civil lines.Gorakhpur has buses to sonauli and kathmandu.

Airlines

Gorakhpur is served by an airport located 6 km east from the city centre. It caters primarily to Indian Air Force traffic. A small number of domestic airlines operate civil aviation services to Delhi, Mumbai and elsewhere. Gorakhpur is also host to many tourists who use it as a hub to travel to Lord Buddha's pilgrimage sites. Actually gorakhpur airport is INDIAN AIR FORCE base. Its main constituents are two squadrons of SPECAT Jaguar fighter planes. Gorakhpur airport is also known as kasiya airport. It mainly serves for IAF planes and some private planes to some extent.

Education

Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University

List of Educational Institutions

Schools

• A D Government Girls inter College
• ABC Public School
• Abhay Nandan Inter College
• Air Force School
• Baby Paradise Academy
• Bapu Inter College, Pipiganj
• Bhumidhar inter college, Sikriganj
• Blossom Sr. Secondary School
• Bright Land School
• Central Public School
• Carmel Girls Inter College
• Central Public School
• Central Academy, Sahpur
• Central Academy, Tara Mandal Road
• Central Hindu School
• Chacha Nehru School, Kalepur Padleganj
• D B Inter College
• DAV Inter College
• Divine Public School
• Don Bosco School
• Empirical Academy, Daudpur
• F.C.I. Inter College
• GS Academy, Kunraghat
• G.N. National Public School
• Gandhi Shatabdi Inter College
• Green Valley Sr Secondry School
• Gorakhpur Public School
• Government Jubilee Inter College
• H.P Children's Academy
• Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya
• Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 1
• Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 2
• Little Flower School, Dharampur
• Little Flower school, GIDA
• Little Fower school, Chargawan
• Maharana Pratap Inter College
• Maharshi Vidya Mandir
• Mahatma Gandhi Inter College
• Maina Devi Girls Inter College, Surajkund
• Metropolitan School
• Miyan Sahab Islamia Inter College
• Murari Children's Academy
• Murari Inter collage Sahjanwa
• N E R Boys Inter College
• N E R Girls Inter College
• N E R Senior Secondary School
• N S Children Academy, Surajkund Madhopur
• Naval's National Academy
• Neena Thapa GRD High School
• Nehru Inter College
• Netaji Defense academy
• Opex Public School
• Oxford Public School
• Oxford Public School
• Purva Madhyamik Vidyalya, Belghat
• R.S.M. School, near MMM Engineering College
• Ram Narayan Girls Inter College
• Ratna Memorial Public School(RAMPUS), Arogya Mandir
• Rashtriya Inter College
• RPM academy, civil lines
• S.N.S High School Sangam Chowk, Padari Bazar
• Sanskriti Public School
• Saraswati Shishu Mandir Sr. Secondary School
• Sarvodaya kisan inter college, Kauriram
• Shemford School
• Shishu Seva Sadan,Daudpur
• Springer Loretto Girls School, Civil Lines
• Springer Public School, Industrial Area
• St Xaviers Public School
• St. Andrew's Inter College
• St. Anthony School
• St. Joseph's School, Khorabar
• St. Joseph's school, Civil Lines
• St. Joseph's school, Gorakhnath
• St. Jude's Playgroup & Kindergarten, Mohaddipur
• St. Jude's School, Mohaddipur
• St. Mary's Inter College,Padri Bazar
• St. Paul's School, Betiahata
• St. Paul's School, Chargaon
• The Pillars Public School
• Vatsalya Public School, Manas Vihar, Padari Bazar
• Vikas Bharti Public school
• Virendra Nath Ganguly Memorial School
• Woodland Academy

Degree colleges

• Arya Mahila Post Graduate College
• Bapu Degree College
• Beyond Careers Golghar
• Bhawani Prasad Pandey Mahavidyalaya
• Chandra Kanti Ramavati Arya Mahila P.G. College
• D.A.V. Degree College
• Deen Dayal Upadyaay Govt Degree College Sah
• Digvijay Nath Degree College
• Ganga Jmuna Degree College
• Gangotri Devi Mahila Degree College
• Imambara Degree College
• Islamia College of Commerce
• J.B. Mahajan Degree College
• Jawad Ali Shah Imambara Girls Post Graduate College
• M.G. Post Graduate College
• Madhusudan Das Degree College
• Saraswati Vidya Mandir Mahila Degree College
• Shyameswar Degree College
• Smt. Draupadi devi Tripathi PG College
• St Josephs College For Women
• St. Andrew's Degree College
• V.S.A.V. Degree College, Gola Bazar
• Veer Bahadur Memorial Mahila Mahavidyalaya
• Veer Bahadur Singh Degree College
• National post graduate collage

Professional Institutes/Colleges

List of Various Technical, Medical Science Institutes in Gorakhpur

Engineering/Management Colleges

• Madan Mohan Malaviya Engineering College, Kunraghat

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MMMEC

• National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology, MMMEC Campus (Previously DOEACC)
• Institute of Technology and Management, GIDA
• Institute of Technology for Women, GIDA
• Buddha Institute of Engineering and Technology, GIDA
• Suyash Institute of Information Technology, Hakkabad
• Chandramauli Institute of Management Sciences & Technology, Kushmi Bazaar
• KIPM College of Engineering and Technology, GIDA
• KIPM College of Management, GIDA

Medical/Pharmacy Colleges

• Baba Raghav Das Medical College
• Dr BR Ambedkar Pooja College of Pharmacy, Medical College Road
• Kailash Institute of Pharmacy and Management(KIPM), GIDA
• Purvanchal Institute of Dental Sciences, GIDA

Polytechnic/ Diploma Institutes

• Maharana Pratap Polytechnic, Sonauli Road
• Government Polytechnic, Dharmasala
• Government Girls Polytechnic, Asuran Road
• Little Flower Polytechnic, Jungle Sikri

Industrial Training Institutes/Centres (ITI & ITC)

• Govt. Industrial Training Institute, Railway Colony
• Govt. Industrial Training Institute for Women (ITI W)
• Govt. Industrial Training Institute, Chargawan
• Govt. Industrial Training Institute, Khajni
• Govt. Industrial Training Institute, Campierganj
• Govt. Industrial Training Institute, Barahalganj
• Govt. Industrial Training Institute for Women (ITI WB)
• Raj Prabha Pvt. Industrial Training Institute, Medical College Road
• Maharana Pratap Industrial Training Institute, Urwarak Nagar
• Rudra Dheeraj Industrial Training Institute, Sahjanwa

• Rajkiya Industrial Training Centre, Laldiggi Park
• Sri Lal Bahadur Shastri Industrial Training Centre, Gola Bazar
• Neena Thapa Suhas Industrial Training Centre, Gorakhpur Cantt
• Gredhari Chaudhari Industrial Training Centre, Andheribagh

University

• Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University

References

http://wikimapia.org/#lat=26.6530571&lon=83.5375854&z=17&l=0&m=b&show=/15885279/Tarkulha-devi-temple.