Deva Village
Dewa is a village in Jakhania tehsil, Ghazipur district, Uttar Pradesh, India. It forms a part of Varanasi division and is situated on the border of Ghazipur-Azamgarh districts. It is located approximately 32 kilometres (20 mi) north of the district headquarters at Ghazipur, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Jakhania and 319 kilometres (198 mi) from the state capital at Lucknow. The village is served by the nearby railway station at Dullahpur.
Deva | |
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  Deva Location in Uttar Pradesh, India  Deva Deva (India) | |
| Coordinates: 25.8015474°N 83.415072°E | |
| Country |  |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Ghazipur |
| Government | |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 2,112[2] |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 275202[3] |
| Telephone code | 05495 |
| Vehicle registration | UP-61 |
| Distance from New Delhi | 854 kilometres (531 mi) NW (land) |
| Distance from Mumbai | 1,590 kilometres (990 mi) SW (land) |
| Distance from Chennai | 1,894 kilometres (1,177 mi) SE (land) |
| Distance from Kolkata | 711 kilometres (442 mi) (land) |
| Climate | Cfa (Köppen) |
| Precipitation | 980 millimetres (39 in) |
| Avg. annual temperature | 32.0 °C (89.6 °F) |
| Avg. summer temperature | 33.0 °C (91.4 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 05 °C (41 °F) |
Model Village
In 2015, Deva was adopted as a Model village by Manoj Sinha, the Member of Parliament and Minister of State for Communication and Railways in the Government of India. Since then a new initiative to develop this village is taking shape.[4]
Transport
The village is nearly 35 km from Ghazipur city Railway station and UP Roadways Ghazipur depot. Other nearby railway stations are Jakhania and Mau railway station. Deav can be reached through road transport by mean of private or rented vehicles, such as buses and taxies.
Agriculture
Agriculture is the main source of income and livelihood for the residents. Nearly all type of food grains which are cultivated in eastern UP are also produced here, popular crops include wheat, paddy and potatoes, though other crops such as mustard and grams are also produced in large quantities. Farmers often sell their products either in the local market or in the anaj mandi (government food grains store house) located in Jakhania. Farming is done with semi modern and semi classical techniques, tractors electrical water pumping sets are used for farming but bigger machines like harvesters are also used in the village.
Language and culture
The language spoken by most of the villagers is a mix of Bhojpuri and Hindi, although Urdu also has a great influence on it. Culturally the area is much influenced by Varanasi which is a major cultural centre nearby.
Notable people
- Sahajanand Saraswati, born in Deva in 1889.
References
- "Deva Pin Code, Deva, Ghazipur Map, Latitude and Longitude, Uttar Pradesh". Indiamapia.com. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
- "Sub_Districts_Master". Censusindia.gov.in. Archived from the original on 9 February 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
- "Pincode: Deva, Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh | Post Office address Dullahpur, Uttar Pradesh". IndiaPinCode.in. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
- "देवा गांव Manoj Sinha".