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	'''Shravasti district''' is one of the [[Districts of Uttar Pradesh\|districts]] of the [[Uttar Pradesh]] [[States and territories of India\|state]] of India, with [[Bhinga]] town as its district headquarters. Shravasti district is a part of [[Devipatan Division]]. According to Government of India, it is among the 121 minority concentrated districts in India.<ref>{{cite web\|date=2021-04-01\|title=List of 121 Minority Concentration Districts (Annexure I)\|url=https://rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/notification/PDFs/06MC0104202179FF2AC1BF9045F78977F444F98FF4E2.PDF\|url-status=live\|access-date=2021-12-22\|website=[[Reserve Bank of India]]\|page=10}}</ref> It is the fourth most backward district in India, according to the 2018 [[Niti Aayog]] ranking.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/india/part-of-ncr-mewat-is-most-backward-district/amp_articleshow/63524304.cms\|title=Part of NCR, Mewat is most backward district\|newspaper=Times of India\|author=Mahendra K Singh \|date=29 March 2018\|access-date=9 April 2021}}</ref>		'''Shravasti district''' is one of the [[Districts of Uttar Pradesh\|districts]] of the [[Uttar Pradesh]] [[States and territories of India\|state]] of India, with [[Bhinga]] town as its district headquarters. Shravasti district is a part of [[Devipatan Division]]. According to Government of India, it is among the 121 minority concentrated districts in India.<ref>{{cite web\|date=2021-04-01\|title=List of 121 Minority Concentration Districts (Annexure I)\|url=https://rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/notification/PDFs/06MC0104202179FF2AC1BF9045F78977F444F98FF4E2.PDF\|url-status=live\|access-date=2021-12-22\|website=[[Reserve Bank of India]]\|page=10}}</ref> It is the fourth most backward district in India, according to the 2018 [[Niti Aayog]] ranking.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/india/part-of-ncr-mewat-is-most-backward-district/amp_articleshow/63524304.cms\|title=Part of NCR, Mewat is most backward district\|newspaper=Times of India\|author=Mahendra K Singh \|date=29 March 2018\|access-date=9 April 2021}}</ref>

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	'''Shravasti district''' is one of the [[Districts of Uttar Pradesh\|districts]] of the [[Uttar Pradesh]] [[States and territories of India\|state]] of India, with [[Bhinga]] town as its district headquarters. Shravasti district is a part of [[Devipatan Division]]. According to Government of India, it is ~~one of~~ the minority concentrated districts in India.<ref>{{cite web\|url=~~http~~://~~pib~~.~~nic~~.in/~~release~~/~~release~~.~~asp?relid=28770~~ \|~~title~~=~~Press Information Bureau English Releases \|publisher=Pib.nic.in~~ \|access-date=~~2012~~-07-23}}</ref> It is the fourth most backward district in India, according to the 2018 [[Niti Aayog]] ranking.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/india/part-of-ncr-mewat-is-most-backward-district/amp_articleshow/63524304.cms\|title=Part of NCR, Mewat is most backward district\|newspaper=Times of India\|author=Mahendra K Singh \|date=29 March 2018\|access-date=9 April 2021}}</ref>		श्रावस्ती जिला


			'''Shravasti district''' is one of the [[Districts of Uttar Pradesh\|districts]] of the [[Uttar Pradesh]] [[States and territories of India\|state]] of India, with [[Bhinga]] town as its district headquarters. Shravasti district is a part of [[Devipatan Division]]. According to Government of India, it is among the 121 minority concentrated districts in India.<ref>{{cite web\|date=2021-04-01\|title=List of 121 Minority Concentration Districts (Annexure I)\|url=https://rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/notification/PDFs/06MC0104202179FF2AC1BF9045F78977F444F98FF4E2.PDF\|url-status=live\|access-date=2021-12-22\|website=[[Reserve Bank of India]]\|page=10}}</ref> It is the fourth most backward district in India, according to the 2018 [[Niti Aayog]] ranking.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/india/part-of-ncr-mewat-is-most-backward-district/amp_articleshow/63524304.cms\|title=Part of NCR, Mewat is most backward district\|newspaper=Times of India\|author=Mahendra K Singh \|date=29 March 2018\|access-date=9 April 2021}}</ref>

	==History==		==History==
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	==Geography==		==Geography==
	Shravasti—part of historic [[Awadh]]—was carved out from [[Gonda district]] on the south and Bahraich district on the west. Shrawasti also borders [[Balrampur district\|Balrampur]] on the east, and [[Nepal]]'s districts [[Dang Deukhuri District\|Dang-Deukhuri]] to the northeast and [[Banke district nepal]] to the northwest. Shravasti district headquarters [[Bhinga]] is about 170 kilometres from Lucknow [up state headquarter ] the [[List of state and union territory capitals in India\|state capital]].		Shravasti—part of historic [[Awadh]]—was carved out from [[Gonda district]] on the south and Bahraich district on the west. Shrawasti also borders [[Balrampur district, Uttar Pradesh\|Balrampur]] on the east, and [[Nepal]]'s districts [[Dang Deukhuri District\|Dang-Deukhuri]] to the northeast and [[Banke district nepal]] to the northwest. Shravasti district headquarters [[Bhinga]] is about 170 kilometres from Lucknow [up state headquarter ] the [[List of state and union territory capitals in India\|state capital]].

	==Economy==		==Economy==
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{{About|the district|the historical town|Sravasti}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Shravasti district
| settlement_type = [[Districts of Uttar Pradesh|District of Uttar Pradesh]]
| total_type = Total
| native_name =
| image_map = India Uttar Pradesh districts 2012 Shravasti.svg
| map_caption = Location of Shravasti district in Uttar Pradesh
| coordinates =
| coor_pinpoint = Bhinga
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of India|Division]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Devipatan division|Devipatan]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Bhinga]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 = Ikauna, Bhinga Jamunaha
| area_total_km2 = 1640
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 1,117,361
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 46.74 per cent
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 881
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name1 = [[Shravasti (Lok Sabha constituency)|Shravasti]]
| leader_title2 = [[Vidhan Sabha|Vidhan Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name2 = Shravasti and Bhinga
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| registration_plate =
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Roads in India|Major highways]]
| blank_info_sec1 = up state highway 26, SH-96A
| blank_name_sec2 =
| blank_info_sec2 =
| website = http://shravasti.nic.in
}}

'''Shravasti district''' is one of the [[Districts of Uttar Pradesh|districts]] of the [[Uttar Pradesh]] [[States and territories of India|state]] of India, with [[Bhinga]] town as its district headquarters. Shravasti district is a part of [[Devipatan Division]]. According to Government of India, it is one of the minority concentrated districts in India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=28770 |title=Press Information Bureau English Releases |publisher=Pib.nic.in |access-date=2012-07-23}}</ref> It is the fourth most backward district in India, according to the 2018 [[Niti Aayog]] ranking.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/india/part-of-ncr-mewat-is-most-backward-district/amp_articleshow/63524304.cms|title=Part of NCR, Mewat is most backward district|newspaper=Times of India|author=Mahendra K Singh |date=29 March 2018|access-date=9 April 2021}}</ref>

==History==
{{main|Shravasti}}
Shravasti, the north-eastern town of [[Uttar Pradesh]], is located near the [[West Rapti River]]. This town is closely associated with the life of [[Gautama Buddha]], who is believed to have spent 24 [[Chaturmas]]es here.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130411021513/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Travel/TravelStories/The-Ananda-Bodhi-at-Shravasti/Article1-905851.aspx Hindustan Times]</ref> Age-old [[stupa]]s, majestic [[vihara]]s and several [[temple]]s near the village of "Sahet-Mahet" establish Buddha's association with Shravasti. According to [[Nagarjuna]], the city had a [[population]] of 900,000 in 5th century BCE and it even overshadowed [[Magadha]]'s capital, [[Rajgir]].

As mentioned in the 'Bruhatkalpa' and various [[Kalpa (Vedanga)|Kalpas]] of the fourteenth century, the name of the city was Mahid. There are subsequent mentions showing that the name of this city was Sahet-Mahet. It is also mentioned that a vast fort covered this city in which there were many [[mandir|temples]] having idols of Devkulikas.

Today a great [[Defensive wall|rampart]] of earth and brick surrounds this city. During [[Excavation (archaeology)|excavation]] in 'Sahet-Mahet' near Shravasti City, many ancient idols and inscriptions were found. They are now kept in museums of Mathura and Lucknow. At present, the archaeological department of the [[India]]n Government is doing excavation to perform allied research.
[[File:Lord Buddha Flower Garden Shravasti.jpg|thumb|Buddha Park]]

[[File:Lord buddha .jpg|thumb|Buddha old temple]]

Shravasti was formed in May 1997 when [[Bahraich district]] was divided.

==Geography==
Shravasti—part of historic [[Awadh]]—was carved out from [[Gonda district]] on the south and Bahraich district on the west. Shrawasti also borders [[Balrampur district|Balrampur]] on the east, and [[Nepal]]'s districts [[Dang Deukhuri District|Dang-Deukhuri]] to the northeast and [[Banke district nepal]] to the northwest. Shravasti district headquarters [[Bhinga]] is about 170 kilometres from Lucknow [up state headquarter ] the [[List of state and union territory capitals in India|state capital]].

==Economy==
In 2006 the [[Ministry of Panchayati Raj]] named Shravasti one of the country's 250 [[Poverty in India|most backward districts]] (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]). It is one of the 34 districts in Uttar Pradesh currently receiving funds from the [[Backward Regions Grant Fund|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|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=2,85,233|13=1911|14=2,84,164|15=1921|16=2,88,905|17=1931|18=3,08,159|19=1941|20=3,36,423|21=1951|22=3,65,107|23=1961|24=4,01,234|25=1971|26=4,44,754|27=1981|28=5,43,835|29=1991|30=6,72,898|31=2001|32=8,55,985|33=2011|34=11,17,361|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=right}}According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Shravasti district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 1,117,361,{{citation needed|date=May 2019}} roughly equal to the nation of [[Cyprus]]<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 = 2011-10-01 | quote = Cyprus 1,120,489 July 2011 est.
}}</ref> or the US state of [[Rhode Island]].<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=2011-09-30
|quote=Rhode Island 1,052,567
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110101090833/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|archive-date=1 January 2011
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 414th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).{{citation needed|date=May 2019}} The district has a population density of {{convert| 681|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}. Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was -5.25%. Shrawasti has a [[sex ratio]] of 881 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males, and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 46.74%. Male literacy rate is 57.16% while that of female is 34.78%. 96.54% of district's population lives in rural areas. Approximately 0.11% (1,253 people) of the total population of the district lives on footpath or without any roof cover.{{citation needed|date=May 2019}}

At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 98.78% of the population in the district spoke [[Hindi]] and 1.15% [[Urdu]] as their first language.<ref name=":0">[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>

==Religions==
{{Pie chart
|thumb = left
|caption = Religious groups in the 2011 census{{citation needed|date=May 2019}}
|label1 = Hindus
|value1 = 68.79
|color1 = Orange
|label2 = Muslims
|value2 = 30.79
|color2 = Green
|label3 = Not Stated
|value3 = 0.22
|color3 = Brown
|label4 = Christians
|value4 = 0.13
|color4 = Purple
|label5 = Sikhs
|value5 = 0.04
|color5 = Blue
|label6 = Buddhists
|value6 = 0.03
|color6 = Red
|label7 = Jains
|value7 = 0.01
|color7 = Gold
|label8 = Other Religions
|value8 = 0.01
|color8 = Pink
}}

According to the 2011 Census, Hindus form majority in the district with a population of 68.79% of the total population. Remaining population is overwhelmingly Muslim. However, in the most populous town of [[Bhinga]], [[Muslims]] are in majority with the population of 56.95% of the total town population.<ref name=":0" />

==References==
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{{Geographic location
|Centre = Shravasti district
|North = {{NEP|Nepal}}
|Northeast =
|East = [[Balrampur district]]
|Southeast =
|South = [[Gonda district]]
|Southwest =
|West = [[Bahraich district]]
|Northwest =
}}

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