Sant Kabir Nagar district

Sant Kabir Nagar district is one of the 70 s of  in northern. town is the district headquarters. Sant Kabir Nagar district is a part of. The district is bounded on the north by and  districts, on the east by, on the south by  and on the west by. The district occupies an area of 1659.15 km2.

Origin of name
The district is named after the  poet, who lived in  in the district.

History
Sant Kabir Nagar district was created on September 5, 1997. The new district comprised 131 villages of erstwhile Basti tahsil of and 161 villages of erstwhile Bansi tahsil of.

Divisions
The district has 3 tahsils, Khalilabad, Mehdawal and Ghanghata.