Padrauna
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Padrauna is as same as Kushinagar
or Kushinagar district
This article is for a small geographical area of Padrauna and for broader information, please refer to the above suggestion
Padrauna is a town, and district headquarter of Kushinagar district
in the India
n state
of Uttar Pradesh
. Its ancient name was Pava
where lord Buddha took his last meal. It is also the place of ancient Malla
Kshatriyas who were following democratic way of ruling from their Santhagara
. Minister of state petroleum and natural gas Shri R. P. N. Singh
belongs to this place. Padrauna is in Northern Part of India. It lies at the border of Bihar
and Uttar Pradesh
. It is the place where Lord Buddha
died, where Rama
spent a few days of his World Famous Life, and it is small town with diversified people.
It houses Forest Department, Police Department, Administrative Department of the district.
which connects it to Oriental Mega cities.
The town is well connected to different cities and towns with bus routes and buses provided by UPSRTC
.
, Times of India, Hindustan Newsprint Limited
, Sahara
, etc.
All houses are connected with cable TV networks or direct to home (DTH
) connections.
Considerable coverage of various telecommunication giants like Airtel, BSNL, Videocon Telecommunications Limited, etc.
The Print Media is leaded by famous printing presses like TARA PRINTING PRESS near Subhash Chowk, etc., which are famous throughout the town.
The shutting down of factories led to ultimate backwardness of this region. The backwardness is further soared by the power shortage in this region. Again, it is triggered by high density of population.
Nahar,
,Rajdarbar,Gudaribajar,Durgamandir,Jataharoad,Sugar Mill etc. Kushinagar
.
It lies in the Great Plains
and is Terai
area, very close to piedmont plains of Himalayas
, and is very close to borders of Nepal
.
The climate is extreme temperate climate, with soaring temperatures in Summer crossing 40 degrees and in winters temperatures as low as 3 to 4 degrees.
,Udit Narayan Intermediate Collage etc.
Literacy rate is low in the town, only 63% of its residents are literate.
, Seeta, Lakshmana
and Buddha
.
As god Rama crossed this town with his foot, it was named as Padraoda.(Pad=Feet) (Raoda=To walk with forcing feet to the ground)
A considerable number of literate emigrate form Padrauna to nearby town of Gorakhpur
, Delhi
, Bangalore
and Hyderabad, India for better work opportunities like Ravi Prakash Asthana, Chitransh Gaurav, etc.
The population density of this region is very high crossing 412 persons per square Kilometer.
Kushinagar
Kushinagar , Kusinagar or Kusinara is a town and a nagar panchayat in Kushinagar district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is an important Buddhist pilgrimage site, where Gautama Buddha is believed to have attained Parinirvana after his death.-Demographics: India census, Kushinagar had a...
or Kushinagar district
Kushinagar District
Kushinagar District is a district of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. Padarauna is the district headquarters. The district is named for Kushinagar, a Buddhist pilgrimage site where Gautama Buddha attained parinirvana in the 6th or 5th centuries BCE....
This article is for a small geographical area of Padrauna and for broader information, please refer to the above suggestion
Padrauna is a town, and district headquarter of Kushinagar district
Kushinagar District
Kushinagar District is a district of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. Padarauna is the district headquarters. The district is named for Kushinagar, a Buddhist pilgrimage site where Gautama Buddha attained parinirvana in the 6th or 5th centuries BCE....
in the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state
States and territories of India
India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...
of Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
. Its ancient name was Pava
Pava
thumb|right|325px|A stupa built at the place where Cunda's house used to be, at the site of ancient Pava.Pava was a city in ancient India, at the time of Gautama Buddha. It was a city of the Mallas which the Buddha visited during his last journey, going there from Bhogagama and staying at Cunda's...
where lord Buddha took his last meal. It is also the place of ancient Malla
Malla (India)
Malla was one of the solasa mahajanapadas of ancient India mentioned in the Anguttara Nikaya. It was named after the ruling clan of the same name. The Mahabharata mentions the territory as the Mallarashtra . The Malla mahajanapada was situated north of Magadha. It was a small mahajanapada...
Kshatriyas who were following democratic way of ruling from their Santhagara
Santhagara
Santhagara is a pali word derived from combination of Santha or Sanstha in Sanskrit and Agara and was used for the general assembly hall of a particular Ga%E1%B9%87a_sangha kshatriya clan of ancient northern India where the old and younger of the same clan meets to decide on the general and state...
. Minister of state petroleum and natural gas Shri R. P. N. Singh
R. P. N. Singh
Kunwar Ratanjit Pratap Narain Singh is a Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas of India.He was educated at the Doon School, B.A. and at St. Stephen's College, University of Delhi; M.L.A...
belongs to this place. Padrauna is in Northern Part of India. It lies at the border of Bihar
Bihar
Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....
and Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
. It is the place where Lord Buddha
Buddha
In Buddhism, buddhahood is the state of perfect enlightenment attained by a buddha .In Buddhism, the term buddha usually refers to one who has become enlightened...
died, where Rama
Rama
Rama or full name Ramachandra is considered to be the seventh avatar of Vishnu in Hinduism, and a king of Ayodhya in ancient Indian...
spent a few days of his World Famous Life, and it is small town with diversified people.
It houses Forest Department, Police Department, Administrative Department of the district.
Connectivity
The town is connected to many important cities with many Highways i.e. NH28B and State Highway No. 64. It is having broad gauge railway which connects it to all the cities of the country and the city of Gorakhpur. It is having Kushinagar International AirportKushinagar Airport
Kushinagar Airport or Kasia International Airport is situated in Kushinagar in Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is an important Buddhist pilgrimage site, where Gautama Buddha is believed to have attained Parinirvana after his death....
which connects it to Oriental Mega cities.
The town is well connected to different cities and towns with bus routes and buses provided by UPSRTC
Upsrtc
Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation is a state transport company based in Uttar Pradesh, India operating intrastate and interstate bus services. Known as Uttar Pradesh Rajya Sarak Parivahan Nigam in Hindi, it is fondly called as 'Roadways' in State.-History:Passenger road transport...
.
Media
There is a considerable circulation of various newspapers like The HinduThe Hindu
The Hindu is an Indian English-language daily newspaper founded and continuously published in Chennai since 1878. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, it has a circulation of 1.46 million copies as of December 2009. The enterprise employed over 1,600 workers and gross income reached $40...
, Times of India, Hindustan Newsprint Limited
Hindustan Newsprint Limited
Hindustan Newsprint Ltd. is a government company in the Central Public Sector. HNL was incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956, on 7th June, 1983, in Kottayam District, Kerala State...
, Sahara
Sahara
The Sahara is the world's second largest desert, after Antarctica. At over , it covers most of Northern Africa, making it almost as large as Europe or the United States. The Sahara stretches from the Red Sea, including parts of the Mediterranean coasts, to the outskirts of the Atlantic Ocean...
, etc.
All houses are connected with cable TV networks or direct to home (DTH
DTH
DTH may refer to:* The Daily Tar Heel, a student newspaper at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill* Dance Theatre of Harlem, New York City* Danmarks Tekniske Højskole, a previous name for the Technical University of Denmark...
) connections.
Considerable coverage of various telecommunication giants like Airtel, BSNL, Videocon Telecommunications Limited, etc.
The Print Media is leaded by famous printing presses like TARA PRINTING PRESS near Subhash Chowk, etc., which are famous throughout the town.
Economy
The economy of Padrauna mainly consists of Agriculture followed by Services and a little contribution is made by Industrial sector. There are many small shops, vendors, hawkers, etc., in Padrauna. A number of small Hotels exist in Padrauna and there are big Hotels like Sky Lark, etc. There are branches of retail stores originating from Gorakhpur. Earlier there were a few industries which were shut down for no particular reason.The shutting down of factories led to ultimate backwardness of this region. The backwardness is further soared by the power shortage in this region. Again, it is triggered by high density of population.
Landmarks and Geography
Notable landmarks are: Subhash Chowk,Nahar,
,Rajdarbar,Gudaribajar,Durgamandir,Jataharoad,Sugar Mill etc. Kushinagar
Kushinagar
Kushinagar , Kusinagar or Kusinara is a town and a nagar panchayat in Kushinagar district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is an important Buddhist pilgrimage site, where Gautama Buddha is believed to have attained Parinirvana after his death.-Demographics: India census, Kushinagar had a...
.
It lies in the Great Plains
Great Plains
The Great Plains are a broad expanse of flat land, much of it covered in prairie, steppe and grassland, which lies west of the Mississippi River and east of the Rocky Mountains in the United States and Canada. This area covers parts of the U.S...
and is Terai
Terai
The Terai is a belt of marshy grasslands, savannas, and forests located south of the outer foothills of the Himalaya, the Siwalik Hills, and north of the Indo-Gangetic Plain of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and their tributaries. The Terai belongs to the Terai-Duar savanna and grasslands ecoregion...
area, very close to piedmont plains of Himalayas
Himalayas
The Himalaya Range or Himalaya Mountains Sanskrit: Devanagari: हिमालय, literally "abode of snow"), usually called the Himalayas or Himalaya for short, is a mountain range in Asia, separating the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau...
, and is very close to borders of Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
.
The climate is extreme temperate climate, with soaring temperatures in Summer crossing 40 degrees and in winters temperatures as low as 3 to 4 degrees.
Education
The town is embedded with schools like Navodaya Vidyalaya, Tulsi vidya niketanTulsi vidya niketan
Tulsi vidy niketan is a school which is run by the Tulsi das educational society in Varanasi in the Uttar Pradesh district of India.The school is situated in the Nagwa area on Samne ghat & Lanka road. It is equipped with modern equipment & teaching techniques. As one of the most reputed schools in...
,Udit Narayan Intermediate Collage etc.
Literacy rate is low in the town, only 63% of its residents are literate.
History
Many Gods have visited this town which include RamaRama
Rama or full name Ramachandra is considered to be the seventh avatar of Vishnu in Hinduism, and a king of Ayodhya in ancient Indian...
, Seeta, Lakshmana
Lakshmana
Lakshmana was the brother and close companion of Rama, and himself a hero in the famous epic Ramayana...
and Buddha
Buddha
In Buddhism, buddhahood is the state of perfect enlightenment attained by a buddha .In Buddhism, the term buddha usually refers to one who has become enlightened...
.
As god Rama crossed this town with his foot, it was named as Padraoda.(Pad=Feet) (Raoda=To walk with forcing feet to the ground)
Demographies
The population has roughly increased by 23% and it is 3 million. The majority is Hinduism while other religions with dominant position are Islam, Sikhism and small population of Buddhism and Christianity exists in Padrauna.A considerable number of literate emigrate form Padrauna to nearby town of Gorakhpur
Gorakhpur
Gorakhpur is a city in the eastern part of the state of Uttar Pradesh in India, near the border with Nepal. It is the administrative headquarters of Gorakhpur District and Gorakhpur Division. Gorakhpur is one of the proposed capitals of the Purvanchal state which is yet to be formed...
, Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
, Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
and Hyderabad, India for better work opportunities like Ravi Prakash Asthana, Chitransh Gaurav, etc.
The population density of this region is very high crossing 412 persons per square Kilometer.