Deoni

Deoni
Deoni
	town
	Deoni Location in Maharashtra, India Deoni Deoni (India)
	Coordinates: 18°15′50″N 77°04′56″E
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Latur
Taluka	Deoni
Government
• Type	municipality
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	413519
Telephone code	+02385
Vehicle registration	MH 24
Lok Sabha constituency	Latur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Nilanga[1]
Literacy	70%
Website	maharashtra.gov.in

Deoni is a town and administrative centre of Deoni Taluka in Latur subdivision of Latur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Deoni has a total area of 415.32 sq.km.[2]

A Deoni cattle breeding farm was initiated by the Durrani Brothers, who were also renowned advocates of Erstwhile princely State of Hyderabad, Deccan and their father Shahzadah Gulab Muhammad Khan Durrani Abdali. [3] The name Deoni was given to this town when it was gifted as Jāgīr (Feudal grant of Land) to Durrani brother`s father, Shahzadah Gulab Muhammad Khan Durrani Abdali, by VI Nizam of Hyderabad Mahboob Ali Khan, upon arriving to Hyderabad from Kandahar, Afghanistan, and he was appointed as Mansabdar of Maharatwada region. He was also the fourth direct descendants of His Majesty Ahmed Shah Abdali of Afghanistan- founder of Durrani Empire. [4][5]

Demographics

In the 2001 Indian census, the village of Deoni recorded 11,276 inhabitants.[6] In the 2011 census, Deoni had 18,793 households and a population of 97,598.[2]

References

"Assembly Constituencies-Post delimitation: Maharashtra: Latur District" (PDF). National Informatics Centre, Government of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 April 2013.
"Deoni Taluka Population Latur, Maharashtra, List of Villages & Towns in Deoni Taluka". Censusindia2011.com. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
Deshpande, K. S.; Singh, B. P. (1977). "Genetic studies on Deoni cattle, 1: Age at first calving". Indian Veterinary Journal. 54: 454–456.
Joshi, N.R., Phillips, R.W. (1953) Zebu Cattle of India and Pakistan, FAO Agriculture Studies No. 19, Publ. by FAO, Rome, 256 pp.
"Vision 2032: Chapter 25 Revenue Administration, Land Record and Implementation of Land Laws: Latur District"
"Census 2001 Population Finder: Maharashtra: Latur: Shirur-Anantpal: Sokal". Office of The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Archived from the original on 1 March 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.

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[1] "Assembly Constituencies-Post delimitation: Maharashtra: Latur District" (PDF). National Informatics Centre, Government of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 April 2013.

[census11-2] "Deoni Taluka Population Latur, Maharashtra, List of Villages & Towns in Deoni Taluka". Censusindia2011.com. Retrieved 3 September 2018.

[3] Deshpande, K. S.; Singh, B. P. (1977). "Genetic studies on Deoni cattle, 1: Age at first calving". Indian Veterinary Journal. 54: 454–456.

[4] Joshi, N.R., Phillips, R.W. (1953) Zebu Cattle of India and Pakistan, FAO Agriculture Studies No. 19, Publ. by FAO, Rome, 256 pp.

[5] "Vision 2032: Chapter 25 Revenue Administration, Land Record and Implementation of Land Laws: Latur District"

[6] "Census 2001 Population Finder: Maharashtra: Latur: Shirur-Anantpal: Sokal". Office of The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Archived from the original on 1 March 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.