Deo Barunark

Deo Barunark देवबरनार्क
Deo
Village
Nickname: 
Deo Barunark
Motto: 
Social welfare
Deo Barunark देवबरनार्क is located in Bihar
Deo Barunark देवबरनार्क
Deo Barunark देवबरनार्क
Location in Bhojpur, India
Coordinates: 25°15′00″N 84°27′34″E / 25.2499245°N 84.4594948°E / 25.2499245; 84.4594948[1]
Country India
StateBihar
DistrictBhojpur
HQArrah
BlockTarari
PanchayatDeo
Government
 • literacy71.02%
 • LanguagesBhojpuri, Hindi, Maithili
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
4,398
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN code
802209
Websitehttps://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

  1. ^ "Deo Map". Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Deo history". gloriousindia.com. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  3. ^ Fleet, J. F. (1888). "IN00214 Deo-Baranark Inscription of Jivitagupta II". doi:10.5281/zenodo.3552880. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ Fleet, J. F. (1888). "IN00214 Deo-Baranark Inscription of Jivitagupta II". SIDDHAM. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Later Guptas of Magadh" (PDF). lrc.bih.nic.in. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  6. ^ 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)
  7. ^ "population of Deo". census2011.co.in. Retrieved 24 July 2017.

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