[1] It was created by the then Chief Minister Mayawati and named in memory of B. R. Ambedkar, who worked for the advancement of the depressed classes.

The Tanda, Rajesultanpur, Ramnagar and Baskhari blocks are located along this river and use its water for irrigation.

The Akbarpur, Bhiti, Bhiyaon, and Jalalpur blocks depend upon smaller rivers and seasonal streams.

In November, the belt of high pressure extends from north-west India and covers the whole of the Uttar Pradesh.

The prevailing winds blow from west to east and are influenced by the pressure distribution and pattern of the Himalayas.

According to the 2011 census Ambedkar Nagar district has a population of 2,397,888,[4] This gives it a ranking of 186th in India (out of a total of 640).

Akbarpur block has the highest share of population (16.56%), followed by Jalalpur (13.80%), Tanda (12.32%), Ramnagar (10.26%), Katehri (10.03%), Bhiyaon (9.78%), Baskhari (9.53%), Jahangirganj (9.17%) and Bhiti (8.55%).

[7] At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 79.45% of the population in the district spoke Hindi, 10.71% Awadhi, 8.09% Urdu and 1.63% Bhojpuri as their first language.

[8] The major economic activity of the district is agro-based industries, firms small, power looms and farming.

In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Ambedkar Nagar one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).