Dewa Sharif

Dewa Sharif, Barabanki
Dewa
town
Dewa Sharif, Barabanki

Location in Uttar Pradesh, India

Coordinates: 27°02′11″N 81°10′01″E / 27.036474°N 81.166937°E / 27.036474; 81.166937Coordinates: 27°02′11″N 81°10′01″E / 27.036474°N 81.166937°E / 27.036474; 81.166937
Country  India
State Uttar Pradesh
District Barabanki
Founded by Hazi Waris Ali Shah
Government
  Type Nagar Panchayat
Elevation 110 m (360 ft)
Languages
  Official Hindi, Urdu
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 225301
Telephone code 05248
Vehicle registration UP-41

Dewa Sharif Hindi: देवा शरीफ़, Urdu: دیوا شریف) is a town in Barabanki district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is a Block, Development Block, Police station(Thana) and Nagar Panchayat It is the town of Barabanki.

The State Government has notified Dewa Sharif of District Barabanki under the linguistic minority population where speakers of Urdu constitute 15 per cent or more of the local population. It was placed as one among the prominent sites in Heritage Arc of U.P.[1]

Geography

Dewa Sharif is located at 27°02′11″N 81°10′01″E / 27.036474°N 81.166937°E / 27.036474; 81.166937.[2] It has an average elevation of 110 metres (360 feet).

Demographics

Religions in Dewa Sharif,barabanki
Religion Percent
Hindus
 
41%
Muslims
 
58%
Jains
 
0.7%
Others†
 
0.3%
Distribution of religions
Includes Sikhs (0.2%), Buddhists (<0.2%).

Administration

Block Panchayat Dewa

Block Panchayat Dewa Sharif has 67 Village Panchayats,[3] they are[4],:[5]

Road connectivity

Dewa Sharif has a very good road connectivity from Lucknow, Barabanki, Fatehpur, Kursi, Masauli, Cinhat. It has a regular bus service from Lucknow and Barabanki which go en route through town stopping of 15 minute all over day initial service from 5:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

References

  1. Language in India. Language in India. Retrieved on 2012-08-12.
  2. Block Panchayats of BARABANKI,UTTAR PRADESH. offerings.nic.in

External links

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