East Uttar Pradesh

Puruvanchal
Region
Location of Purvanchal
Country	India
Region	Hindi Belt in North India
Major Cities	Ayodhya, Gorakhpur, Varanasi, Faizabad (East of Sarayu River), Jaunpur, Azamgarh, Mirzapur, Kushinagar, Mughalsarai, Ghazipur, Ballia, Deoria, Kushinagar
Language	Bhojpuri and Awadhi dialects of Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu)
Largest district	Sonbhadra

Purvanchal is a geographic region of northern India, which comprises the eastern end of Uttar Pradesh and western end of Bihar, where Hindi, and its dialect Bhojpuri is the predominant language. It is bounded by Nepal to the north, Indian state Bihar to the east, Bagelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh state to the south, the Awadh region of Uttar Pradesh to the west and the end of Lower Doab (the Kanpur-Fatehpur-Allahabad region) in Uttar Pradesh to its southwest.

The name Purvanchal is derived from two hindi word Puruv(East) and Anchal(Region) which means The eastern part of a region or East zone.

Purvanchal consists primarily of 4 divisions: the eastern Awadhi region in the west, the western Bhojpuri region in the east, the Baghelkhand region in the south, and the Nepal region in the north.

Purvanchal includes the following 18 districts from Uttar Pradesh

It lies on the Indo-Gangetic plain, and together with western Bihar is the most densely populated area in the world. The rich quality of its soil and the high earthworm density in the soil as opposed to adjoining districts of Uttar Pradesh makes the region favourable for agriculture. Most of the countryside is given to intensive agriculture. Bhojpuri is the predominant language or dialect in the region, in addition to Hindi, although Awadhi and Baghelkhandi are also spoken in the western and southern areas. Like Bihar state to the east, a large population, slow economic growth, agricultural mechanisation, and the closure of sugar mills have led to increased unemployment, social and political discontent, and some unrest in the region.

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