Village in Bihar, India
| Deo Barunark देवबरनार्क Deo | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
| Nickname: Deo Barunark | |
| Motto: Social welfare | |
  Deo Barunark देवबरनार्कLocation in Bhojpur, India | |
| Coordinates: 25°15′00″N 84°27′34″E / 25.2499245°N 84.4594948°E / 25.2499245; 84.4594948 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Bhojpur |
| HQ | Arrah |
| Block | Tarari |
| Panchayat | Deo |
| Government | |
| • literacy | 71.02% |
| • Languages | Bhojpuri, Hindi, Maithili |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,398 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN code | 802209 |
| Website | https://www.facebook.com/देव-वरूणार्क-1388108201515480/ |
Deo Barunark or Deo (देवबरनार्क) is a village dating back to the Maurya period. It is a large village in the Tarari block of Bhojpur district, Bihar, India. The village has a total of 735 families.
History
An inscription was found here in the 19th century dating to the time of Jivitagupta II. This is a valuable source of information for the later Guptas, naming king Jivitagupta as the son of Vishnugupta and his queen Ijjadevi. There is an ancient Sun temple in the village which received land grants from the Gupta and Maukhari rulers. The location was photographed by Henry Baily Wade Garrick in 1881–82.
Administration
Deo village is administrated by Mukhiya through its Gram Panchayat, who is elected representative of village as per constitution of India and Panchyati Raj Act.
| Particulars | Total | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total No. of Houses | 735 | ||
| Population | 4398 | 2268 | 2130 |
References
- "Deo Map". Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- "Deo history". gloriousindia.com. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- Fleet, J. F. (1888). "IN00214 Deo-Baranark Inscription of Jivitagupta II". doi:10.5281/zenodo.3552880.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - Fleet, J. F. (1888). "IN00214 Deo-Baranark Inscription of Jivitagupta II". SIDDHAM. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020.
- "Later Guptas of Magadh" (PDF). lrc.bih.nic.in. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- Garrick, Henry Baily Wade (2019). "Deo Barunark (देवबरनार्क Bhojpur district, Bihar). Ruined temple, general view". doi:10.5281/zenodo.3553628.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - "population of Deo". census2011.co.in. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
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