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.
With an area of 3,404 square kilometres (1,314 sq mi), Gonda has borders with Shrawasti district to the north, Balrampur and Siddharthnagar districts to the northeast, Basti district to the east, Faizabad district to the south, Bara Banki district to the southwest, and Bahraich district to the northwest. The district lies between 26° 47' and 27° 20' north latitude and 81° 30' and 82° 46' east longitude.
Industry
There are several sugar mills, rice mills and many other small industries and handicraft industry. One of the India's six Indian Telephone Industries is situated at Mankapur, and the largest sugar mill in India is situated at Kundarkhi.
In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Gonda one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640). It is one of the 34 districts in Uttar Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).
Degree colleges
All colleges of Gonda are affiliated with Faizabad University.
Meena Shah Degree College - First Regular Profession Degree College of Gonda City.
Generation Next Place For Computer Education Gonda City.
Baba Gayadeen Vaidya Babu Ram Mahavidyalaya
Baikunth Nath Mahavidyalaya
Bhagirathi Singh Memorial Mahavidyalaya, Sahibapur, Gonda
Chandra Shekhar Shyamraji Mahavidyalaya
Dashrath Singh Memorial Mahavidyalay
Dr. Bheem Rao Ambedkar Mahavidyalaya
Hakikullah Chaudhary Mahavidyalaya
Jagdamba Sharan Singh Educational Institute
Kamta Prasad Mathura Prasad Janta Mahavidyalaya
Kisan Degree College
L.B.S. Mahavidyalaya (in Gonda town)
Lakhan Lal Sharan Singh Mahavidyalaya
Maa Gayatri Ram Sukh Pandey Mahavidyalaya
Mahakavi Tulsidas Mahavidyalaya
Nandini Nagar Mahavidyalaya Nawabgang
Nandini Nagar Vidhi Mahavidyalaya Nawabgang
Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gramoday Mahavidyalaya
Pt. Jag Narain Shukla Gramoday Mahavidyalaya
Pt. Ram Dutt Shukla Mahavidyalaya
Raghoram Diwakar Dutt Gyanoday Mahavidyalaya
Raja Raghuraj Singh Mahavidyalaya Mankapur
Ram Nath Memorial Mahavidyalaya
Ravindra Singh Memorial Mahavidyalaya
Saraswati Devi Nari Gyansthali Mahavidyalaya (in Gonda town)
Sardar Mohar Singh Memorial Mahila Mahavidyalaya Mankapur
Saryu Degree College situated in tehshil Colonelganj of Gonda district.
Smt. J. Devi Mahila Mahavidyalaya
Sri Raghukul Mahila Vidyapeeth (in gonda town)
Subhash Chandra Bose Memorial Mahavidyalaya
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonda_district
