Bhadohi district

Sant Ravidas Nagar
District of Uttar Pradesh
Sant Ravidas Nagar
A view of Morva River in Moosilatpur village
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
Division	Mirzapur
Established	30 June 1994
Headquarters	Bhadohi
Tehsils	3
Government
• District Magistrate	Vishal Singh, IAS
• Lok Sabha constituencies	Sant RaviDas Nagar
• Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha	Vinod Kumar Bind
Area
• Total	1,015 km2 (392 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,578,213
• Density	1,600/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
Language
• Official	Hindi[1]
• Regional	Bhojpuri
Demographics
• Literacy	89.14%
• Sex ratio	902
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UP-66
Major highways	NH 2 NH 135A NH 731B
Website	Official Website

Bhadohi district is a district of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India.^[2] It is also referred to as Sant Ravidas Nagar. It is the smallest district by area in the state of Uttar Pradesh which was created on June 30, 1994 by dividing western part of the district Varanasi.^[3] It is surrounded by Varanasi district on east, Allahabad (now Prayagraj) on west, Jaunpur north and Mirzapur district in south. The state capital Lucknow is distanced at 234 KM from Bhadohi.^[3] Its district headquarters is situated in the city of Gyanpur. The district is popularly known for carpet weaving as it is one of largest centres of Carpet Industries in India and therefore it also known as the 'Carpet City of India'. Carpets of Bhadohi have 'Geographical Indication' tag attached to it. Bhadohi has huge geographical significance and position attached to it due to its location between two culturally important and rich heritage cities of Prayagraj and Varanasi.