Social,
Environmental & Economic Sustainability
Our analysis of the rank of the district
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
Challenges of the district : Our research with local communities
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.
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.
