District Sant Kabir Nagar is a newly created district in the eastern belt of U.P. The district came to be known by its present name on account of Sant Kabir, the well known Sant (poet) and philosopher, who lived at Maghar in the district. The district lies among Gorakhpur in the east, Basti in the west, Siddharth Nagar in the north and Ambedkar Nagar in the south.