|— District of Uttar Pradesh —| |• Lok Sabha
constituencies||Gonda, Kaiser ganj(partial)| |• Total||4,448 km2
(1,717 sq mi)| |• Density||770/km2 ( 2,000/sq mi)| |•
Literacy||61.16 per cent| |• Sex ratio| With an area of 4,448
square kilometres (1,717 sq mi), Gonda is bound by Shrawasti
district to the north, Balrampur and Siddharthnagar districts to
the northeast, Basti district to the east, Faizabad district to
the south, Bara Banki district to the southwest, and Bahraich
district to the northwest. The territory covered by the present
district of Gonda formed part of the ancient Kosala Kingdom.
After the death of Rama, the celebrated sovereign of the Solar
line who ruled Kosala, the kingdom was divided into two portions
defined by the Ghaghara river. The northern portion was then
ruled by his son, Lava with the city of Sravasti as his capital.
Sravasti was prosperous and progressive during Buddhas time, and
he made twenty one visits to the city during his
Mahaparinirvana. During the medieval period, the firs