Gonda district
Gonda district | |
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Statue of Rajendranath Lahiri at Gonda District Jail | |
Location of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh | |
| Country | India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Division | Devipatan |
| Town | 1620 |
| District | 1856 |
| Founded by | Raja Maan Singh |
| Named after | Gonard |
| Headquarters | Gonda |
| Tehsils | 4 Colonelganj Gonda Mankapur Tarabganj |
| Government | |
| • District magistrate | Priyanka Niranjan |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Gonda |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituencies | 7 Colonelganj Mankapur Gonda Sadar Gaura Mehnaun Tarabganj Katra Bazar |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,003 km2 (1,546 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,433,919 |
| • Density | 857.8/km2 (2,222/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 225,029 |
| Demonym(s) | Gondvi, Gondvian |
| Demographics | |
| • Effective literacy | 58.71% |
| • Sex ratio | 921 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Postal code | 271001 |
| Area code | 0-5262 |
| Vehicle registration | UP-43 |
| Major highways | 4 NH27, UPSH 30, UPSH 9, UPSH 1A |
| Average annual precipitation | 22.4 mm |
| Website | gonda |
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.