| 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.