Purvanchal is a geographic region of northern India, which comprises the eastern end of Uttar Pradesh state where Hindi , Bhojpuri is the predominant language. It is bounded by Nepal to the north, Indian state Bihar to the east, Bagelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh state to the south, the Awadh region of Uttar Pradesh to the west and the end of Lower Doab (Kanpur-Fatehpur-Allahabad region) in Uttar Pradesh to its southwest Gorakhpur is the largest city of purvanchal.