Padrauna is a city and the district headquarter of Kushinagar in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Its ancient name was Pava where Lord Buddha took his last meal. It is the place where Lord Rama spent a few days of his life. After passing from Padrauna, Lord Rama reached at Ramkola where he made a hut with his wife Sita and younger brotherLakshman to stay. Padrauna is also the place of ancient Malla Kshatriyas who were following a democratic form of government from their Santhagara. It is situated 21 kilometers east of Kushinagar town.
The economy of Padrauna mainly consists of Agriculture followed by Services and a little contribution is made by Industrial sector. There are many family run businesses, shops, vendors, hawkers, etc., in Padrauna. A number of small and mid-size hotels exist in Padrauna. Earlier there were few industries which are no more operational. The shutting down of factories led to poverty and backwardness of this region. The backwardness is further soared by the power shortage in this region.
Landmarks and geography
Notable landmarks are: Subhash Chowk, Tilak Chowk, Ambay Chowk, Chawani, Ravindra Nagar, Nahar, Rajdarbar, Gudaribajar,Lajpat Nagar, Durgamandir, Jataharoad, Belawan chungi, Bawali Chowk Sugar Factory etc.Though Padrauna is a district headquarter yet almost all the offices like Kutchery,Vikas Bhavan, Income Tax Office, Collectorate,District Hospital etc. are situated in Ravindra Nagar Dhoos. It lies in the Great Plains and is Terai area, very close to piedmont plains of Himalayas, and is very close to borders of Nepal and Bihar. It is located on the bank of river Bansi, a Ganges tributary originating in Nepal. The town presents characteristics distinct from natural features of the western districts of Uttar Pradesh. This difference is due primarily to the relative proximity of the Himalayas, the outermost foothills of which are only a few kilometres from the northern borders. The peak of Dhaulagiri, some 8,230 meters above sea-level, is visible under favourable climatic conditions as far south as Padrauna itself. Below the outer hills is a dry boulder-strewn tract, corresponding to the Bhabar of Kumaun and Garhwal and here the bulk of the moisture contributed by the rainfall and the small streams is absorbed by the soil, to reappear through seepage in the damp and unhealthy tract, known as the terai. The climate is extreme temperate climate, with soaring temperatures in summer crossing 40 degrees and in winters temperatures as low as 3 to 4 degrees. There are a number of cinemas and malls and supermarkets in Kanhaiya Takij, Krishna Takij, Sahu Palace, Padrauna such as Unik Bazar, V2, Super Market, City Cart, and V Mart. A city mall has also been proposed. It is currently under construction.
Education
The town has several schools like Vivekanand Inter College, Kendriya Vidyalaya Navodaya Vidyalaya, Goswami Tulsi Das Intermediate college, Tulsi vidya niketan, Udit Narayan Intermediate College, Kiddy's Corner School, D.D.N. Public School, Midas School of Learning, Geeta International Public School, Udit Narayan Post Graduate College, Bhartiya Intermediate College, St. Therese's School , Summer Field Public School, Hanuman Intermediate College, Real Paradise Academy School, ITI, Tapesawari Vidya Mandir, HIIT institute, Shree Ganga Public School, St. Xavier's Senior Secondary School, Seth M R Jaipuria School, Post Graduate Colleges affiliated to DDU Gorakhpur Literacy rate is relatively low as compared to the UP state average 69.72 and 63% of its residents are literate. After pursuing 10th and 12th standard from Padrauna, students travel to other cities like Lucknow, Allahabad, Varanasi and sometimes up to New Delhi as well. Students from here are primarily interested in government sector jobs and secondary preference is private jobs. Students from Padrauna got selected in JEE, IAS, PCS, IPS, and other government services and also became software engineers to serve top level companies in UK, Europe, Australia, UAE, Russia, and USA as well.
The majority is Hinduism while other religions with dominant position are Islam, Sikhism and small population of Buddhism and Christianity exists in Padrauna. Padrauna is also known for garh of Saithwar. RPN Singh belong to this community. St. Therese's school is considered the best school in the whole area.
