Gorakhpur is placed on the eastern side of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located at 26° 46' north latitude and 83° 22' east longitude. The current district of Gorakhpur covers a total region of 3,483.8sq.km. The total population of Gorakhpur is 37, 69,456, according to the 2001 census.
Like most of the other Indian districts, Gorakhpur also stresses on agriculture. The crops that are grown are rabi, kharif and jayad.
Among the many tourist destinations the most popular are the Vishnu Temple, Gorakhnath, Geeta Vatika, Imambara, Arogya Mandir and Ramgarh Tal.
