Azamgarh district

Azamgarh district (: आज़मगढ़ जिला, : اعظم گڑھ جِل) is one of the of  ,. town is the district headquarters. Azamgarh district is a part of.

Azamgarh district is one of the eastern district of Uttar Pradesh covering an area of 4234 km². and lies in between 25° 38´ and 26° 27´North latitudes and 82o40 and 83o53´ East longitudes with total population of 31,53,885 as per 2001 census with population density of 745/km²). The district is bounded on north by Ghaghara river and in south by Jaunpur and Ghazipur districts. The climate of the district is moderate. The average rainfall of the district is 1021 mm and western part receives more rainfall than eastern. The highest temperature reaches up to 45 °C and lowest up to 90 °C average normal temperature. The net cultivated area of the district is 3078 km² (2000). Out of this 2,720 km² is net irrigated area which is 88.31% of the net cultivated area. The irrigation in the district is both by canals and tubewells. The share of surface water irrigation is 48.02% while that of ground water is 52.97%. The major source of income to the district is agriculture. The district is drained by Ghaghara, Chhoti Saraju, Maugai, Gangi and Bhramsahi rivers. Along the old abandoned covered chhoti Sarju there are number of narrow shape lakes & ponds in the district.