Deoni is a town and administrative centre of
Deoni Taluka in
Latur subdivision of
Latur district
Latur district (Marathi pronunciation: aːt̪uːɾ is a district in Maharashtra state of India. Latur city is the district headquarters and is the 16th largest city in the state of Maharashtra. The district is primarily agricultural. Urban p ...
in the
India
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state
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of
Maharashtra
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. Deoni has a total area of 415.32 km
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Demographics
In the 2001 Indian census, the village of Deoni recorded 11,276 inhabitants. In the 2011 census, Deoni had 18,793 households and a population of 97,598.
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.
History
Deoni cattlebreeding farm
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deoni cattle breeding farm was initiated by the Durrani brothers, who were also renowned advocates of the erstwhile princely state of Hyderabad. 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.,
[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmad_Shah_Durrani] the founder of Afghanistan.
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Neighbourhoods in Latur
Latur district
Villages in Latur district
Talukas in Maharashtra
Cities and towns in Latur district
Villages in Deoni taluka