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	{{Infobox settlement		{{Infobox settlement
	\| name = Kushinagar district		\| name = Kushinagar district
	\| image_skyline = Buddha's cremation stupa, Kushinagar.jpg		\| image_skyline = Buddha's cremation stupa, Kushinagar.jpg
	\| image_caption = Buddha cremation stupa, Kushinagar		\| image_caption = Buddha cremation stupa, Kushinagar
	\| settlement_type = [[Districts of Uttar Pradesh\|District]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]]		\| settlement_type = [[Districts of Uttar Pradesh\|District]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]]
	\| total_type = Total		\| total_type = Total
	~~\| native_name = Padrauna~~		\| image_map = India Uttar Pradesh districts 2012 Kushinagar.svg
	\| image_map = India Uttar Pradesh districts 2012 Kushinagar.svg		\| map_caption = Location of Kushinagar district in Uttar Pradesh
	\| map_caption = Location of Kushinagar district in Uttar Pradesh		\| coordinates =
	\| coordinates =		\| coor_pinpoint = Ravindra Nagar
	\| coor_pinpoint = Ravindra Nagar		\| subdivision_type = Country
	\| subdivision_type = Country		\| subdivision_name = {{flag\|India}}
	\| subdivision_name = {{flag\|India}}		\| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India\|State]]
	\| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India\|State]]		\| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
	\| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]		\| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of India\|Division]]
	\| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of India\|Division]]		\| subdivision_name2 = [[Gorakhpur Division\|Gorakhpur]]
	\| subdivision_name2 = [[Gorakhpur Division\|Gorakhpur]]		\| established_title = Established as [[Padrauna]]
	\| established_title = Established as [[Padrauna]]		\| established_date = 13 May 1994
	\| established_date = 13 May 1994		\| seat_type = Headquarters
	\| seat_type = Headquarters		\| seat = Ravindra Nagar Dhoos
	\| seat = ~~[[Padrauna]]~~		\| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India\|Tehsils]]
	\| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India\|Tehsils]]		\| parts_style = para
	\| parts_style = para		\| p1 = Padrauna Sadar, Khadda, Kushinagar/Kasia, Hata, Tamkuhiraj, Captanganj
	\| p1 = Padrauna Sadar, Khadda, Kushinagar/Kasia, Hata, Tamkuhiraj, Captanganj		\| area_total_km2 = 2873.5
	\| area_total_km2 = 2873.5		\| area_footnotes =
	\| area_footnotes =		\| population_as_of = 2011
	\| population_as_of = 2011		\| population_total = 3,564,5445
	\| population_total = 3,564,~~544~~		\| population_footnotes =
	\| population_footnotes =		\| population_urban = 4.87 per cent
	\| population_urban = 4.87 per cent		\| population_density_km2 = auto
	\| population_density_km2 = auto		\| demographics_type1 = Language
	\| demographics_type1 =
	Language
	Official=Hindi,Urdu		Official=Hindi,Urdu

	Regional=Bhojpuri		Regional=Bhojpuri
	Demographics		Demographics
	\| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India\|Literacy]]		\| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India\|Literacy]]
	\| demographics1_info1 = 67.66 per cent		\| demographics1_info1 = 67.66 per cent
	\| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio		\| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
	\| demographics1_info2 = 955		\| demographics1_info2 = 955
	\| leader_title = Member of Parliament (Kushinagar)		\| leader_title = Member of Parliament (Kushinagar)
	\| leader_name = [[Vijay Kumar Dubey]]		\| leader_name = [[Vijay Kumar Dubey]]
	\| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha\|Lok Sabha constituencies]]		\| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha\|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
	\| leader_name1 = [[Kushi Nagar (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Kushinagar]]		\| leader_name1 = [[Kushi Nagar (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Kushinagar]]
	\| leader_title2 = [[Vidhan Sabha\|Vidhan Sabha constituencies]]		\| leader_title2 = [[Vidhan Sabha\|Vidhan Sabha constituencies]]
	\| leader_name2 = Padrauna Sadar, Khadda, Ramkola, Hata, Fazilnagar, Tamkuhiraj, Kushinagar		\| leader_name2 = Padrauna Sadar, Khadda, Ramkola, Hata, Fazilnagar, Tamkuhiraj, Kushinagar
	\| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time\|IST]]		\| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time\|IST]]
	\| utc_offset1 = +05:30		\| utc_offset1 = +05:30
	\| registration_plate = UP 57		\| registration_plate = UP 57
	\| blank_name_sec1 = [[Roads in India\|Major highways]]		\| blank_name_sec1 = [[Roads in India\|Major highways]]
	\| blank_info_sec1 = [[National Highway 27 (India)\|NH 27]] and NH 727 (previously NH 28 and NH 28B)		\| blank_info_sec1 = [[National Highway 27 (India)\|NH 27]] and NH 727 (previously NH 28 and NH 28B)
	\| blank_name_sec2 =		\| blank_name_sec2 =
	\| blank_info_sec2 =		\| blank_info_sec2 =
	\| website = {{URL\|kushinagar.nic.in}}		\| website = {{URL\|kushinagar.nic.in}}
	\| established_date1 = 19 June 1997		\| established_date1 = 19 June 1997
	\| established_title1 = Name Changed from [[Padrauna]] to [[Kushinagar]]		\| established_title1 = Name Changed from [[Padrauna]] to [[Kushinagar]]
	\| official_name =		\| official_name = Kushinagar district
	}}
	~~{{Infobox settlement~~
	~~\| name =District Officers~~
	~~\| leader_title = [[District Magistrate\|D.M.]]~~
	~~\| leader_name = S. Rajalingam~~
	~~\| leader_title1 = A.D.M~~
	~~\| leader_name1 = Vindhyavasini Rai~~
	}}		}}

	'''Kushinagar''' is a [[Districts of Uttar Pradesh\|district]] of the state of [[Uttar Pradesh]] in [[India]] situated in the easternmost part of the state. It has the administrative headquarters at Ravindra Nagar Dhoos. The district is named such after the town [[Kushinagar]], a [[Buddhism\|Buddhist]] pilgrimage site where [[Gautama Buddha]] attained ''[[parinirvana]]'' in the 5th century BCE. Since the independence of India, Kushinagar district was a part of [[Deoria district\|Deoria District]] and came into existence on 13 May 1994 as a separate district division. It was earlier known as Padrauna and thereafter was renamed Kushinagar on 19 June 1997.The Biggest Town in Kushinagar District is ~~Padrauna~~.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0958_PART_B_DCHB_KUSHINAGAR.pdf \|title=2011 Census - Kushinagar district \|access-date=12 April 2019}}</ref>		'''Kushinagar''' is a [[Districts of Uttar Pradesh\|district]] of the state of [[Uttar Pradesh]] in [[India]] situated in the easternmost part of the state. It has the administrative headquarters at Ravindra Nagar Dhoos. The district is named such after the town [[Kushinagar]], a [[Buddhism\|Buddhist]] pilgrimage site where [[Gautama Buddha]] attained ''[[parinirvana]]'' in the 5th century BCE. Since the independence of India, Kushinagar district was a part of [[Deoria district\|Deoria District]] and came into existence on 13 May 1994 as a separate district division. It was earlier known as Padrauna and thereafter was renamed Kushinagar on 19 June 1997.The Biggest Town in Kushinagar District is ''[[Kushinagar\|Kasia]]''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0958_PART_B_DCHB_KUSHINAGAR.pdf \|title=2011 Census - Kushinagar district \|access-date=12 April 2019}}</ref>

	==Location==		==Location==
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	Padrauna, Ramkola, Kaptanganj, Dudahi and Tamkuhi Road are some cities connected with train facility in the district.		Padrauna, Ramkola, Kaptanganj, Dudahi and Tamkuhi Road are some cities connected with train facility in the district.

	On 20 October 2021 the [[Kushinagar Airport\|international airport]] was officially inaugurated during the [[Abhidhamma Day]] celebrations in Kushinagar.		On 20th October 2021 the [[Kushinagar Airport\|international airport]] was officially inaugurated during the [[Abhidhamma Day]] celebrations in Kushinagar.

	==Demographics==		==Demographics==

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	Padrauna, Ramkola, Kaptanganj, Dudahi and Tamkuhi Road are some cities connected with train facility in the district.		Padrauna, Ramkola, Kaptanganj, Dudahi and Tamkuhi Road are some cities connected with train facility in the district.

	On ~~20th~~ October 2021 the [[Kushinagar Airport\|international airport]] was officially inaugurated during the [[Abhidhamma Day]] celebrations in Kushinagar.		On 20 October 2021 the [[Kushinagar Airport\|international airport]] was officially inaugurated during the [[Abhidhamma Day]] celebrations in Kushinagar.

	==Demographics==		==Demographics==

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	\| population_density_km2 = auto		\| population_density_km2 = auto
	\| demographics_type1 = Demographics		\| demographics_type1 =
			Language
			Official=Hindi,Urdu

			Regional=Bhojpuri
			Demographics
	\| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India\|Literacy]]		\| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India\|Literacy]]
	\| demographics1_info1 = 67.66 per cent		\| demographics1_info1 = 67.66 per cent
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	Padrauna, Ramkola, Kaptanganj, Dudahi and Tamkuhi Road are some cities connected with train facility in the district.		Padrauna, Ramkola, Kaptanganj, Dudahi and Tamkuhi Road are some cities connected with train facility in the district.

			On 20th October 2021 the [[Kushinagar Airport\|international airport]] was officially inaugurated during the [[Abhidhamma Day]] celebrations in Kushinagar.

	==Demographics==		==Demographics==

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{{short description|District of Uttar Pradesh in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kushinagar district
| image_skyline = Buddha's cremation stupa, Kushinagar.jpg
| image_caption = Buddha cremation stupa, Kushinagar
| settlement_type = [[Districts of Uttar Pradesh|District]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| total_type = Total
| native_name = Padrauna
| image_map = India Uttar Pradesh districts 2012 Kushinagar.svg
| map_caption = Location of Kushinagar district in Uttar Pradesh
| coordinates =
| coor_pinpoint = Ravindra Nagar
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of India|Division]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Gorakhpur Division|Gorakhpur]]
| established_title = Established as [[Padrauna]]
| established_date = 13 May 1994
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Padrauna]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 = Padrauna Sadar, Khadda, Kushinagar/Kasia, Hata, Tamkuhiraj, Captanganj
| area_total_km2 = 2873.5
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 3,564,544
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban = 4.87 per cent
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 67.66 per cent
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 955
| leader_title = Member of Parliament (Kushinagar)
| leader_name = [[Vijay Kumar Dubey]]
| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name1 = [[Kushi Nagar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kushinagar]]
| leader_title2 = [[Vidhan Sabha|Vidhan Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name2 = Padrauna Sadar, Khadda, Ramkola, Hata, Fazilnagar, Tamkuhiraj, Kushinagar
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| registration_plate = UP 57
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Roads in India|Major highways]]
| blank_info_sec1 = [[National Highway 27 (India)|NH 27]] and NH 727 (previously NH 28 and NH 28B)
| blank_name_sec2 =
| blank_info_sec2 =
| website = {{URL|kushinagar.nic.in}}
| established_date1 = 19 June 1997
| established_title1 = Name Changed from [[Padrauna]] to [[Kushinagar]]
| official_name =
}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name =District Officers
| leader_title = [[District Magistrate|D.M.]]
| leader_name = S. Rajalingam
| leader_title1 = A.D.M
| leader_name1 = Vindhyavasini Rai
}}

'''Kushinagar''' is a [[Districts of Uttar Pradesh|district]] of the state of [[Uttar Pradesh]] in [[India]] situated in the easternmost part of the state. It has the administrative headquarters at Ravindra Nagar Dhoos. The district is named such after the town [[Kushinagar]], a [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] pilgrimage site where [[Gautama Buddha]] attained ''[[parinirvana]]'' in the 5th century BCE. Since the independence of India, Kushinagar district was a part of [[Deoria district|Deoria District]] and came into existence on 13 May 1994 as a separate district division. It was earlier known as Padrauna and thereafter was renamed Kushinagar on 19 June 1997.The Biggest Town in Kushinagar District is Padrauna.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0958_PART_B_DCHB_KUSHINAGAR.pdf |title=2011 Census - Kushinagar district |access-date=12 April 2019}}</ref>

==Location==
Kushinagar District is bounded on the northeast by [[West Champaran district|West Champaran]] and [[Gopalganj district, India|Gopalganj]] districts of [[Bihar]], on the south by [[Deoria district|Deoria District]] and on the west by [[Gorakhpur district|Gorakhpur]] and [[Maharajganj district|Maharajganj]] districts. It is part of [[Gorakhpur Division]].

==Economy==
In 2006 the [[Ministry of Panchayati Raj]] named Kushinagar one of the country's 250 [[Poverty in India|most backward districts]] (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=brgf/> It is one of the 34 districts in Uttar Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).<ref name=brgf>{{cite web|author=Ministry of Panchayati Raj |date=8 September 2009 |title=A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme |publisher=National Institute of Rural Development |url=http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |access-date=27 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |archive-date=5 April 2012 }}</ref>

==Transport==
The [[Indian Government]] has approved a project for the construction of an International Airport which would be completed till 2019.{{citation needed|date=July 2019}} In 2017, [[Uttar Pradesh Government]] has approved a project for develop Kushinagar bus station as an International Bus Station.{{citation needed|date=July 2019}} Daily Buses from Gorakhpur to Tamkuhi Road and Gorakhpur to Padrauna through Kasia are available at Railway Station Bus Depot Gorakhpur.{{citation needed|date=July 2019}}

Padrauna, Ramkola, Kaptanganj, Dudahi and Tamkuhi Road are some cities connected with train facility in the district.

==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Kushinagar district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 3,564,544,<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 30 September 2011 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Lithuania]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 1 October 2011 | quote = Lithuania 3,535,547 July 2011 est.}}</ref> or the US state of [[Connecticut]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |title=2010 Resident Population Data |publisher=U. S. Census Bureau |access-date=30 September 2011 |quote=Connecticut 3,574,097 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |archive-date=19 October 2013 }}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 81st in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert|1226|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 23.08%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Kushinagar has a [[sex ratio]] of 955 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 67.66%.<ref name=districtcensus/> According to 2011 Census, 99.49% of the population in the district spoke [[Hindi]] and 0.46% [[Urdu]] as their first language.<ref>{{cite web |title=C-16 Population By Mother Tongue - Uttar Pradesh |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-0900.XLSX |website=censusindia.gov.in |access-date=23 September 2019}}</ref>

{{historical populations|11=1901|12=7,38,315|13=1911|14=8,04,023|15=1921|16=8,20,780|17=1931|18=8,76,462|19=1941|20=9,77,561|21=1951|22=10,43,419|23=1961|24=11,84,272|25=1971|26=14,01,482|27=1981|28=17,46,618|29=1991|30=22,55,120|31=2001|32=28,91,667|33=2011|34=35,64,544|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html |title=Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901 |website=www.censusindia.gov.in |accessdate=6 February 2021}}</ref>|align=middle}}

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category}}
* {{official website|http://kushinagar.nic.in}}

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Kushinagar District
|North =
|Northeast = [[Pashchim Champaran district]], [[Bihar]]
|East =
|Southeast = [[Gopalganj District, India|Gopalganj district]], [[Bihar]]
|South = [[Deoria district]]
|Southwest =
|West = [[Gorakhpur district]]
|Northwest = [[Maharajganj district]]
}}

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