Deo Barunark
Deo Barunark देवबरनार्क
Deo | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Nickname: Deo Barunark | |
| Motto: Social welfare | |
  Deo Barunark देवबरनार्क Location in Bhojpur,India | |
| Coordinates: 25°15′00″N 84°27′34″E / 25.2499245°N 84.4594948°E[1] | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Bhojpur |
| HQ | Arrah |
| Block | Tarari |
| Panchayat | Deo |
| Government | |
| • literacy | 71.02% |
| • Languages | Bhojpuri, Hindi, Maithili |
| Population (2011) | |
• 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.[2] 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.[3] This is a valuable source of information for the later Guptas, naming king Jivitagupta as the son of Vishnugupta and his queen Ijjadevi.[4] There is an ancient Sun temple in the village which received land grants from the Gupta and Maukhari rulers.[5] The location was photographed by Henry Baily Wade Garrick in 1881–82.[6]
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.[7]
| 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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