| Voice of Kushinagar
: Kanhaiya Sharma
Key issues that need serious attention in our district are health,
education and awareness among the citizens on importance of family
planning.
Until now, all the governments have been irresponsible in their
work towards the betterment of the district.
Most of the girls do not attend schools at all, while the others
drop out of school after the completion of their primary education.
Kushinagar
District
Area, Population & Sex Ratio
Analysis Geographical Area : 2910.0 Km2
Population in Kushinagar (Census 2011)
Total Population
Total : 3560830
Male : 1821242
Female : 1739588
Under 6 population
Total : 551467
Male : 287733
Female : 263734
Disabled population
Total disabled population : 39099
In seeing : 17752
In speech : 4269
In hearing : 2080
In movement : 12097
Mental : 2901
Rank ( VoiceOfBharat.org Analysis
)
Backwardness : 163
Sex Ratio Rank : 396
(Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District : C
(HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 - 2006)
Disability : 231 (Census 2001)
Literacy Ratio : 533 (Census 2001)
Minority : Does not figure in MCD
Brief About Kushinagar District
Origin Of Name
The district of Kushinagar is named after the sacred
death-place of Lord Buddha. At Kushinagar, Lord Buddha, an apostle
of peace, comapassion and non-violence, attained Mahaparinirvana
(Salvation) in 483 BC. History The present Kushinagar is identified
with Kushawati ( in pre- Buddha period ) and Kushinara (in Buddha
period). Kushinara was the capital of Mallas which was one of the
sixteen mahajanpads of the 6th Century B.C. According to the Valmiki's
Ramayana, the Mallas was earlier part of Kosala Janpad. Kushwati
capital was built by Kush, son of Lord Ram, the hero of the famous
epic, 'The Ramayan'. After Ram's renunciation of the world Kusa
left Kusavati for Ayodhya. His cousin, ChandraKetu, son of Lakshman
took possession of this region. As per Buddha Pali literature, Kushawati
was named prior to the king Kush. The naming of Kushwati was due
to abundance of Kush grass found in this region which still holds
good. Since then, it remained an integral part of the erstwhile
empires of Maurya, Shunga, Kushana, Gupta and Harsha dynasties.
In medieval period, Kushinagar had passed under the suzerainty of
Kultury Kings. Kushinara continued to be a living city till the
12th Century A.D. and was thereafter lost into oblivion. Padrauna
is believed to be ruled over by a Rajput adventurer, Madan Singh
in the 15th century A.D. However, modern Kushinagar came into prominence
in the 19th Century with archeological excavations carried out by
A.Cuningham, the first Archeological Surveyor of India and later
followed by C.L. Carlleyle who exposed the main stupa and also discovered
a 6.10 meters long statue of reclining Buddha, in 1876 A.D. Ven.
Chandra Swami, a Burmeses Monk, came to India in 1903 and made "Mahaparinirvana
Temple" into a living shrine. After independence, Kushinagar remained
the part of district Deoria. On 13th May, 1994, it came into being
as a new district of Uttar Pradesh for an all round balanced and
speedy development.
Location, Area and Boundaries
Kushinagar, situated at 53 kms east from Gorakhpur on the National
Highway -28, lies between lattitude 26° 45´ N and 83° 24´ E. The
district head-quarters is Padrauna, 71 Kms from Gorakhpur and 336
Kms from Lucknow. It is a terai area covering the geographical area
of 2873.5 Sq. km. It is bounded by districts - Mahrajganj in the
west, Gorakhpur in the southern- west , Deoria in the south and
Bihar state in the east.
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