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    In the world map, Gonda district is located between 26.41 to 27.51 degrees north latitude and 81.30 to 82.06 degrees east longitude. The total area of ​​the district is 4003 square km, which is 28.13 percent of the total area of ​​Devipatan division. There are 04 tehsils in this district, Gonda, Mankapur, Colonelganj and Tarabganj.

    Gonda is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh, India. Gonda is the district headquarters, and also the administrative centre for the Devipatan Division. Gonda is bound by Shrawasti district to the north, Balrampur and Siddharthnagar districts to the northeast, Basti district to the east, Faizabad district to the south, Bara Banki district to the southwest, and Bahraich district to the northwest.

    The district is decorated with its historical glory . It has been the leader of the country’s independence movement. King Devi Bakash Singh of this country was a brave warrior and patriot King, who also fought with the Britishers in the freedom movement, to save his life and his family gave. The Sagra pond constructed by them is still increasing the beauty of the city.

    In the district there are three streams of Ghaghra, Saryu and Kuano. Apart from this, Bisuhi Manavar and Tedhi seasonal river Ghaghra river flows east which forms the southern boundary of the district, from the south-west direction of the Saryu river district, the development block enters the Colonelganj and joins the Ghaghra river near Paska.

    In the district, Barahi Devi, Khaira Bhavani and Shankar ji, Dukhharan Nath and Prithvi Nath Temple are holding their heritage from long periods. There is a lot of backward districts of the district, East Janpada, Tehsil Karanlanganj and Tarabganj are situated in the foothills of Saru Ghagra, that is why this There is an equal probability of flood and droughts in the area, nevertheless, this region is fertile due to naturalisticness.
    Historically, Swaminarayan Chhapia Temple of Gonda district is famous for its grandeur and beauty. Lord Swaminarayan was born as Ghanshyam Pandey in 1781 in Chhapia, Uttar Pradesh. In 1792, he began a seven-year pilgrimage across India at the age of 11, adopting the name Nilkantha Varni.