Deoni

Deoni
Deoni
town
	Deoni Location in Maharashtra, India Deoni Deoni (India)
	Coordinates: 18°15′50″N 77°04′56″E / 18.26389°N 77.08222°E
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Latur
Taluka	Deoni
Government
• Type	Nagar Panchayat
• Body	Nagar Panchayat
Population (2011)
• Total	97,598
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	413519
Telephone code	+02385
Vehicle registration	MH24 / MH55
Lok Sabha constituency	Latur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Nilanga
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 km².^[2]

Demographics

In the 2001 Indian census, the village of Deoni recorded 11,276 inhabitants.^[3] In the 2011 census, Deoni had 18,793 households and a population of 97,598.^[2] Deoni cattle are being maintained at Cattle BreedingFarm, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Udgir (MAFSU), Maharashtra; Deoni Cattle Breeding Farm, Gudgaripalli, Andhra Pradesh; Govt Farm, Kampasagar, Andhra Pradesh and Livestock Research and Information Centre (Deoni), Hallikhed (B), KVAFSU, Bidar, Karnataka.^[4]

History

Deoni cattlebreeding farm

A deoni cattle breeding farm was initiated by the Durrani brothers, who were also renowned advocates of the erstwhile princely state of Hyderabad.^[5] And their father Shahzadah Gulab Muhammad Khan Durrani Sadozai Abdali, was the Mansabdar of 1000 zat rank.He was also the fifth direct descendant of His Majesty Ahmed Shah Abdali. ^[6], the founder of Afghanistan.

References

^ "Assembly Constituencies-Post delimitation: Maharashtra: Latur District" (PDF). National Informatics Centre, Government of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 April 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Deoni Taluka Population Latur, Maharashtra, List of Villages & Towns in Deoni Taluka". Censusindia2011.com. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
^ "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.
^ Dongre V B, Gandhi R S, Salunke V M, Kokate L S, Durge S M, Khandait V N and Patil P V 2017. Present status and future prospects of Deoni Cattle. Indian Journal of Animal Sciences 87 (7):800-803
^ Deshpande, K. S.; Singh, B. P. (1977). "Genetic studies on Deoni cattle, 1: Age at first calving". Indian Veterinary Journal. 54: 454–456.
^ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmad_Shah_Durrani

[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] "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.

[4] Dongre V B, Gandhi R S, Salunke V M, Kokate L S, Durge S M, Khandait V N and Patil P V 2017. Present status and future prospects of Deoni Cattle. Indian Journal of Animal Sciences 87 (7):800-803

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

[6] ttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmad_Shah_Durrani

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