Deoria

Deoria is a city in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Deoria is located 45 km east of Gorakhpur and about 317 km from the state capital Lucknow. It shares its eastern border with the Indian state of Bihar. It is one of five tehsils of the Deoria district and serves as the administrative headquarters of that district, and is part of the Gorakhpur division. As per the 2011 Census, the population of Deoria city was 129,479, with a literacy rate of 86.8%. The city is an important agricultural and trade hub in the region and is well connected by road and rail networks to other parts of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.