Gonda district

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Gonda district गोंडा
District of Uttar Pradesh
Statue of Rajendranath Lahiri at Gonda District Jail
Location of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
Division	Devipatan
Town	1620; 404 years ago (1620)
District	1856; 168 years ago (1856)
Founded by	Raja Maan Singh
Named for	Gonard
Headquarters	Gonda
Tehsils	4 Colonelganj Gonda Mankapur Tarabganj
Government
• Type	Municipal council
• Body	Gonda Nagar Palika Parishad
• Mayor	Uzma Rashid
• Lok Sabha constituencies	Gonda
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies	7 Colonelganj Mankapur Gonda Sadar Gaura Mehnaun Tarabganj Katra Bazar
Area
• Total	4,003 km2 (1,546 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	3,433,919
• Density	860/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
• Urban	225,029
Demonym(s)	Gondvi, Gondvian
Demographics
• Effective literacy	58.71%
• Sex ratio	921
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Area code	0-5262
Vehicle registration	UP-43
Major highways	4 NH27, UPSH 30, UPSH 9, UPSH 1A
Average annual precipitation	22.4 mm
Website	gonda.nic.in

Gonda district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh, India. The city of Gonda is the district headquarters, and also the administrative centre for the Devipatan Division. The total area of Gonda district is 4,003 km² (1,546 sq mi).^[1]