The area now known as the Deoria District was once a part of the Magadha Kingdom - a prime centre of ancient Aryan culture surrounded by the Himalayas in the north, the Syandika river in the south and the Panchala Kingdom in the west.

Apart from the many legends told about this area, archaeological remains, such as statues, coins, bricks, Temples.

The ancient history of the district is related with the Ramayana times when the Lord of Kosala, Ram, appointed his elder son Kusha the king of Kushwati, which is present-day Kushinagar.

Before the Mahabharata era, this area had been related with Chakravorty Samrat Mahasudtsan Malla and his kingdom.

The famous temples & places in Deoria to see are Devraha baba ashram and Dugdheswarnath Mandir.

[1] During British rule the district was under the control of Majhauli Royal family and prominent landlords of Rajput community,[2] with their descendants still owning major chunks of land (Munshi Gorakhnath).

[5] Hetimpur is a newly created nagar panchayat located at the banks of Chhoti Gandak river near the NH 27.