Lakhimpur: The district of Lakhimpur

The district of Lakhimpur covers an area of 2277 square kms and the headquarters of the district are located in North Lakhimpur . The district has two sub divisions- Dhakuakhana and North Lakhimpur . Welcome To Nagar Palika Parishad, Lakhimpur Lakhimpur Kheri, is a district of Uttar Pradesh in the Lucknow division. It is located in India along the border with Nepal. The headquarters of the District are situated in the city of Lakhimpur . This district is a part of Lucknow division and is the largest district in terms of area in the state (Total Area = 7680 sqr km). Origin : The name Lakhimpur is believed to be originated from the word Lakshmi, the goddess of prosperity. The district is mainly dependent upon agriculture and paddy. Paddy is regarded locally as Lakhimi. The word pur means full. Lakhimpur therefore means full of paddy or the place where paddies are grown abundantly. Besides, the soil of the district is alluvial and fertile for which crops flourish without use of any artificial manure or hard labour. Over and above fish, meat, vegetables ... The total number of literates in Lakhimpur was 112,043, which constituted 73.7% of the population with male literacy of 76.9% and female literacy of 70.1%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Lakhimpur was 83.1%, of which male literacy rate was 86.8% and female literacy rate was 78.9%.