It shares its boundaries with[6] – Its main rivers are Sharda, Ghaghara, Koriyala, Ull, Sarayan, Chauka, Gomti, Kathana, Saryu and Mohana.

[6] As of 2011 Indian Census, Lakhimpur city had a total population of 151,993, of which 80,523 were males and 71,470 were females.

[10] In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Lakhimpur Kheri one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).

[14][15] The processing unit will have an installed capacity of 100,000 tonnes per annum and produce TMT (thermo mechanically treated) bars from input material sourced from SAIL's integrated steel plants.

However the bigger ones include Lucknow Public School St. Don Bosco Inter College Lakhimpur Kheri and Pt.

A bird watchers' haven, Dudhwa is noted for its avian variety – about 400 species.

Being close to the Himalayan foothills, Dudhwa also gets its regular winter visitors – the migratory water birds.

On 1 February 1977 wildlife sanctuary became a national park and after 11 years, in 1988, largely due to the efforts of Billy Arjan Singh it was established as a tiger reserve.

Dudhwa Tiger Reserve lies on the India-Nepal border in the foothills of the Himalaya.

It is the belief of the people that Lord Shiva was pleased with the penance (Tapasya) of Rawana (King of Lanka) and offered him a boon.

Rawana requested the Lord Shiva to go to Lanka with him and leave Himalaya forever.

The Shivling installed in the temple was brought from the Banasur Prati Narmdeshwar Narmada Kund.

It is said that Janmejayi son of king Prikshit organised famous Nag Yagya at this place.

It is believed that snakes do not enter houses where the holy soil of this temple is present.

It is also believed that the Devakali, daughter of Lord Brahama (Founder of the world) did a hard penance (Tapsya) at this place.

It can be easily reached by train (Broad gauge) or UPSRTC Bus services.

The nearest airports are Amausi International Airport, Lucknow (135 km) and Palia (not operational – 90 km) Communication networks All prominent tele-communication network providers in India offer their services in Lakhimpur.

The city of Lakhimpur falls under "Uttar Pradesh Central telecom Circle".

Calls from the city of Lakhimpur to neighbouring districts including the rest of the area in the Uttar Pradesh and "Uttarakhand telecom circle" are considered to be local.