Padrauna
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| Coordinates | 26°54′N 83°59′E / 26.9°N 83.98°ECoordinates: 26°54′N 83°59′E / 26.9°N 83.98°E |
| Country | India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District(s) | Kushinagar district |
| Population | 44,357 (2001[update]) |
| Sex ratio | 950 (approx.) ♂/♀ |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
| Website | http://www.kushinagar.nic.in/ |
Padrauna is as same as Kushinagar or Kushinagar district
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Padrauna is a town, and district headquarter of Kushinagar district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Its ancient name was Pava where lord Buddha took his last meal. It is also the place of ancient Malla Kshatriyas who were following democratic way of ruling from their Santhagara. . Padrauna is in Northern Part of India. It lies at the border of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. It is the place where Lord Buddha died, where Rama spent a few days of his World Famous Life, and it is small town with diversified people.
It houses Forest Department, Police Department, Administrative Department of the district.
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[edit] Connectivity
The town is connected to many important cities with many Highways i.e. NH28B[1] and State Highway No. 64. It is having broad gauge railway which connects it to all the cities of the country and the city of Gorakhpur. It is having Kushinagar International Airport which connects it to Oriental Mega cities.
The town is well connected to different cities and towns with bus routes and buses provided by UPSRTC.
[edit] Media
There is a considerable circulation of various newspapers like The Hindu, Times of India, Hindustan Newsprint Limited, Sahara, etc.
All houses are connected with cable TV networks or direct to home (DTH) connections.
Considerable coverage of various telecommunication giants like Airtel, BSNL, Videocon Telecommunications Limited, etc.
The Print Media is leaded by famous printing presses like TARA PRINTING PRESS near Subhash Chowk, etc., which are famous throughout the town.
[edit] Economy
The economy of Padrauna mainly consists of Agriculture followed by Services and a little contribution is made by Industrial sector. There are many small shops, vendors, hawkers, etc., in Padrauna. A number of small Hotels exist in Padrauna and there are big Hotels like Sky Lark, etc. There are branches of retail stores originating from Gorakhpur. Earlier there were a few industries which were shut down for no particular reason.
The shutting down of factories led to ultimate backwardness of this region. The backwardness is further soared by the power shortage in this region. Again, it is triggered by high density of population.
[edit] Landmarks and Geography
Notable landmarks are: Subhash Chowk,
Nahar,
,Rajdarbar,Gudaribajar,Durgamandir,Jataharoad,Sugar Mill etc. Kushinagar.
It lies in the Great Plains and is Terai area, very close to piedmont plains of Himalayas, and is very close to borders of Nepal.
The climate is extreme temperate climate, with soaring temperatures in Summer crossing 40 degrees and in winters temperatures as low as 3 to 4 degrees.
It is located on the bank of river Bansi, a Ganges tributary originating in Nepal. The town 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 Padrauna itself.
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.
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[edit] Education
The town is embedded with schools like Navodaya Vidyalaya, Tulsi vidya niketan,Udit Narayan Intermediate Collage ,Udit Narayan Post Graduate collage,Bhartiya intermediate collage,madarsa anjuman islamia etc.
Literacy rate is low in the town, only 63% of its residents are literate.
[edit] History
Many Gods have visited this town which include Rama, Seeta, Lakshmana and Buddha.
As god Rama crossed this town with his foot, it was named as Padraoda.(Pad=Feet) (Raoda=To walk with forcing feet to the ground)
[edit] Demographies
The population has roughly increased by 23%[2] and it is 3 million. The majority is Hinduism while other religions with dominant position are Islam, Sikhism and small population of Buddhism and Christianity exists in Padrauna.
A considerable number of literate emigrate form Padrauna to nearby town of Gorakhpur, Delhi, Bangalore and Hyderabad, India for better work opportunities.
The population density of this region is very high crossing 412 persons per square Kilometer.
[edit] In Popular Culture
Swami Prasad Maurya, candidate for State Elections of 2012, came into nationwide popularity due to misconduct of the candidate at polling booth.[3]
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