Ancient period Shravasti was the capital of Uttara (North) Kosala. The ruins of Sahet, ancient
Shravasti, spread an area of . Towards the Rapti River, a little north of Sahet, lies the ancient city of
Mahet. Gautam Buddha spent 21 rainy season under the sacred Peepal tree. The famous incident of
Angulimal happened in the forest of Shravasti, where the dacoit who used to kill people and wear a garland of their fingers, was enlightened by
Gautam Buddha.
Medieval period Bahraich Sarkar of Awadh
Subah and Mankapur presidency of gonda was a part of balrampur riyasat during the
Mughal rule. Later, it came under the control of the ruler of Awadh till its annexation in February 1856 by the British government. British government separated Bahraich and Gonda from balrampur.
British and the post-independence period During the British rule a commissionary was made for the administration of this area with its headquarters at Gonda and military command at Sakraura Colonelganj. During this period Balrampur was an Estate (Taluqdari) Janwar Rajput State in Utraula tehsil of Gonda district, which consisted 3 tehsils, Gonda Sadar, Tarabganj and Utraula. After independence, Balrampur estate was merged with Utraula tehsil of
Gonda district. On 1 July 1953 the tehsil of Utraula was bifurcated into two tehsils, Balrampur and Utraula. In 1987 three new tehsils were created from Gonda Sadar tehsil, namely, Tulsipur, Mankapur and Colonelganj. Later, in 1997 Gonda district was bifurcated into two parts and a new district, Balrampur was born consisting of three tehsils of the northern part of the erstwhile Gonda district, Balrampur, Utraula, and Tulsipur. ==Geography==