
Devipatan division is one of the 18
administrative geographical units (i.e. division) of the northern
India
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n
state
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* State (polity), a centralized political organization that regulates law and society within a territory
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of
Uttar Pradesh
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. Currently (), the division consists of 4
districts
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, of which
Gonda city is the divisional headquarters:-
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Gonda
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Bahraich
Bahraich is a city and a municipal board in Bahraich district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Located on the Saryu River, a tributary of the Ghaghara river, Bahraich is north-east of Lucknow, the state capital. The districts of B ...
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Shravasti
Shravasti (, ; ) is a town in Shravasti district in Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It was the capital of the ancient Indian kingdom of Kosala which was ruled by Lava and the place where the Buddha lived most after his enlightenment. It is n ...
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Balrampur
History
Devipatan division was established
on 21 November 1997.
References
Divisions of Uttar Pradesh
Devipatan division
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