Deoria, Uttar Pradesh
Deoria | |
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City | |
 Shyam Mandir Temple | |
  Deoria Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 26°30′06″N 83°46′46″E / 26.50167°N 83.77936°ECoordinates: 26°30′06″N 83°46′46″E / 26.50167°N 83.77936°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Deoria |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Council |
| • Body | |
| • Chairman of Municipality | Alka Singh |
| Elevation | 68 m (223 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 129,479 |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi[2] |
| • Additional official | Urdu[2] |
| • Regional | Bhojpuri |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 274001 |
| Telephone code | 05568 |
| Vehicle registration | UP-52 |
| Website | Official Website |
District Officers | |
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| Government | |
| • D.M. | Ashutosh Niranjan[3] |
| • A.D.M(F/R) | Umesh Kumar Mangala |
| • A.D.M(E) | Rakesh Kumar Patel |
| • S.P. | Shripati Mishra |
| • CDO | Shivsharnappa GN |
Deoria is a city in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is one of five tehsils of the Deoria district. Deoria is located 51 km east of Gorakhpur and about 317 km from the state capital Lucknow. It shares its east border with Bihar.
Demographics[]
As of 2011 Indian Census, Deoria had a total population of 129,479, of which 67,462 were males and 62,017 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 14,779. The total number of literates in Deoria was 99,562, which constituted 76.9% of the population with male literacy of 81.1% and female literacy of 72.3%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Deoria was 86.8%, of which male literacy rate was 91.6% and female literacy rate was 81.6%. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 8,177 and 2,228 respectively. Deoria had 20076 households in 2011.[1]
According to the 2001 census Deoria had 104,222 inhabitants (54,737 men, 49,485 women).[4]
Notable people[]
- Shakir Ali, politician and former cabinet minister in the Uttar Pradesh government.
- Virendra K Baranwal, academic, scientist and agricultural researcher[5]
- Surya Pratap Shahi, politician and cabinet minister in the Uttar Pradesh government.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Census of India: Deoria". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "Govt changes 4 commissioners, DMs of 6 dists | Lucknow News - Times of India". The Times of India. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ Census of India 2001. "Population, population in the age group 0-6 and literates by sex - Cities/Towns (in alphabetic order): 2001". Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 20 June 2008.
- ^ "Dr. V.K. Baranwal - Indian phytopathological Society". ipsdis.org.
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