Lakhimpur Kheri is the largest district in Uttar Pradesh, India, on the border with Nepal. Its administrative capital is the city of Lakhimpur.[1] Lakhimpur Kheri district is a part of Lucknow division, with a total area of 7,680 square kilometres (2,970 sq mi).[1] The national government designated Lakhimpur Kheri as a Minority Concentrated District on the basis of 2001 census data, which identifies it as requiring urgent aid to improve living standards and amenities.[2][3] Dudhwa National Park,[1] is in Lakhimpur Kheri and is the only national park in Uttar Pradesh.[4] It is home to a large number of rare and endangered species including tigers, leopards, swamp deer, hispid hares and Bengal floricans.Kheri is a town 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from Lakhimpur. It has the name derived from a tomb built over the remains of Saiyid Khurd, who died in 1563. Pre-independence the tomb was administered under Act XX of 1856, with an income of about 800. [5] [6] Another theory suggests that the name derives from the khair trees that once covered large tracts in the area.
