Gorakhpur has coordinates of 26.7637152°N 83.4039116°E. It lies in the State of Uttar Pradesh and within the District of Gorakhpur. The total area covered by the Gorakhpur Municipal Corporation (GMC) is 226 square kilometers while the metro area is 1,041 square kilometers. The population under the GMC area stood at 1,300,000 people as of the year 2011. Gorakhpur lies on the banks of the River Rapti within the region of Purvanchal. It lies 270 km eastwards from Lucknow which is the capital of Uttar Pradesh. It is also the administrative headquarters for the entire District of Gorakhpur, Gorakhpur Division, and the North Eastern Railway Zone. The city is home to the Goraknath Temple and matha long with a station of the Indian Air Force from 1963. Gita Press, located here, is the biggest publisher of Hindi religious and spiritual texts. Gorakhpur is only 100 km away from the border with Nep... अधिक पढ़ें