Gonda district

Gonda district
Statue of Rajendranath Lahiri at Gonda District Jail
Location of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DivisionDevipatan
Town1620 (1620)
District1856 (1856)
Founded byRaja Maan Singh
Named afterGonard
HeadquartersGonda
Tehsils4
Colonelganj
Gonda
Mankapur
Tarabganj
Government
 • District magistratePriyanka Niranjan
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesGonda
 • Vidhan Sabha constituencies7
Colonelganj
Mankapur
Gonda Sadar
Gaura
Mehnaun
Tarabganj
Katra Bazar
Area
 • Total
4,003 km2 (1,546 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
3,433,919
 • Density857.8/km2 (2,222/sq mi)
 • Urban
225,029
Demonym(s)Gondvi, Gondvian
Demographics
 • Effective literacy58.71%
 • Sex ratio921
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Postal code
271001
Area code0-5262
Vehicle registrationUP-43
Major highways4 NH27, UPSH 30, UPSH 9, UPSH 1A
Average annual precipitation22.4 mm
Websitegonda.nic.in

Gonda district is an administrative district in the Awadh region of the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. The district headquarters is located at the city of Gonda, which also serves as the administrative centre of the Devipatan division. The district covers an area of 4,003 km2 (1,546 sq mi).

District-wide vote share by party in Gonda (Assembly elections, 2022). Data aggregated from all seven constituency result pages of the Election Commission of India: Mehnaun (AC 295), Gonda (AC 296), Katraa Bazar (AC 297), Colonelganj (AC 298), Tarabganj (AC 299), Mankapur (AC 300), Gaura (AC 301). Accessed 3 October 2025.
  1. BJP (51.7%)
  2. SP (37.3%)
  3. BSP (4.25%)
  4. INC (3.56%)
  5. Others (incl. smaller parties, independents & NOTA) (3.19%)