Gonda, Uttar Pradesh

Gonda
City
Gonda
Gonda
Coordinates: 27°08′N 81°56′E / 27.13°N 81.93°E / 27.13; 81.93Coordinates: 27°08′N 81°56′E / 27.13°N 81.93°E / 27.13; 81.93
Country India
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gonda
Elevation 120 m (390 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 122,164
Languages
 • Official Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration UP-43
Website www.gonda.nic.in

Gonda is a city and municipal board of Gonda district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is situated 120 km north east of the state capital Lucknow. Gonda is divided into four tehsils named Gonda, Colonelganj, Tarabganj and Mankapur.

History

The name of this district comes from the Sanskrit-Hindi word goshala, meaning cowshed. The cowsheds of the royal lineage of Ayodhya viz. Ikshavaku (Raghukul) of the Solar dynasty were located here. The territory covered by the present district of Gonda is a part of the ancient Kosala Kingdom. After the departure to Saket Dham of Lord Rama, the celebrated sovereign of the Solar line who ruled Kosala, the kingdom was divided into two portions defined by the Ghaghara river. 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 the early days of Buddhism have been found throughout the region, including Sravasti.[2]

Demographics

As per provisional data of 2011 census, Gonda urban agglomeration had a population of 138,929, out of which males were 71,475 and females were 67,454. The literacy rate was 80.32 per cent.[3]

Religions in Gonda[4]
Religion Percent
Hindus
 
 60.59%
Muslims
 
 37.81%
Jains
 
 0.02%
Others†
 
 0.6%
Distribution of religions
†Includes Sikhs (0.2%), Buddhists (<0.2%).

Overview

The founder of the Swaminarayan Sampradaya, Swaminarayan was born as Ghanshyam Pandey in the village Chhapaiya of Gonda. As a child, he also lived in Ayodhya and visited the town of Gonda on a pilgrimage with his parents.[5] The Swaminarayan Akshardham temple in New Delhi is dedicated to him, as Akshardham is his divine abode.

Local colleges

  • Baba Gayadeen Vaidya Babu Ram Mahavidyalaya[6]
  • Baikunth Nath Mahavidyalaya[7]
  • Bhagirathi Singh Memorial Mahavidyalaya, Wazirganj[8]
  • Chandra Shekhar Shyamraji Mahavidyalaya[9]
  • Dashrath Singh Memorial Mahavidyalaya[10]
  • Dr. Bheem Rao Ambedkar Mahavidyalaya[11]
  • Hakikullah Chaudhary Mahavidyalaya[12]
  • Jagdamba Sharan Singh Educational Institute[13]
  • Kamta Prasad Mathura Prasad Janta Mahavidyalaya[14]
  • Kisan Degree College[15]
  • L.B.S. P. G. College[16]
  • Lakhan Lal Sharan Singh Mahavidyalaya[17]
  • Maa Gayatri Ram Sukh Pandey Mahavidyalaya[18]
  • Mahakavi Tulsidas Mahavidyalaya[19]
  • Nandini Nagar Mahavidyalaya[20] Nawabgang
  • Nandini Nagar Vidhi Mahavidyalaya[21] Nawabgang
  • Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gramoday Mahavidyalaya[22]
  • Pt. Jag Narain Shukla Gramoday Mahavidyalaya[23]
  • Pt. Ram Dutt Shukla Mahavidyalaya[24]
  • Raghoram Diwakar Dutt Gyanoday Mahavidyalaya[25]
  • Raja Raghuraj Singh Mahavidyalaya[26] Mankapur
  • Ram Nath Memorial Mahavidyalaya[27]
  • Ravindra Singh Memorial Mahavidyalaya[28]
  • Saraswati Devi Nari Gyansthali Mahavidyalaya[29]
  • Sardar Mohar Singh Memorial Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Mankapur[30]
  • Saryu Degree College[31]
  • Smt. J. Devi Mahila Mahavidyalaya[32]
  • Sri Raghukul Mahila Vidyapeeth[33]
  • Subhash Chandra Bose Memorial Mahavidyalaya[34]
  • Shree Chitragupta Inter College, Colonelganj

Medical facilities

Gonda, arguably ranks among cities with the highest infant mortality rate. There have been various atttemps at improving the current status. Since the opening of the first private hospital, Awadh Hospital in the year 1995 there has been a rise in the number of multi- speciality hospitals in the city.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Gonda District at The Imperial Gazetteer of India, 1908, v. 12, p. 312.
  2. ↑ India Divine
  3. ↑ "Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
  4. ↑ Census 2011 http://www.census2011.co.in/census/city/143-gonda.html. Retrieved 9 May 2017. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ Dave, Ramesh (2010). Ghanshyam Charitra (7th ed.). Amdavad: Swaminarayan Aksharpith. p. 43. ISBN 81-7526-338-5.
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