Deoband

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Deoband
Devband or Devvrand Dham
Devvrand Dham
—  city  —
Deoband is located in Uttar Pradesh
Deoband
Coordinates: 29°42′N 77°41′E / 29.7°N 77.68°E / 29.7; 77.68Coordinates: 29°42′N 77°41′E / 29.7°N 77.68°E / 29.7; 77.68
Country India
State Uttar Pradesh
District saharanpur
Elevation 348 m (1,142 ft)
Population (2001)
 • Total 81,706
Languages
 • Official Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration UP 11

Deoband (Hindi: देवबंद, Urdu: دیوبند‎, Devband) is a city and a municipal board in Saharanpur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. This city is also known as Devvrand Dham from Hinduism Books and old temples of Maa Bala sundri. It is located in the upper Doab region of Uttar Pradesh. Deoband used to be surrounded by dense forests, and was believed to be the abode of the Goddess Durga, according to one tradition this is where the town got its name, from Devi Van, or 'the Forest of the Goddess'[citation needed]. Others suggest that is derived from devi vandan, because the Goddess killed the Maha Asur Durg here, and was then worshipped here by many Devtas[citation needed].

Deoband is about 150 km from Delhi. It is best known for Darul Uloom of Deoband, one of the most important and influential schools of Islamic Studies and the presence of the Jamia Tibbiya Deoband college of Unani Medicine, imparting the qualifications of B.U.M.S. and M.D.

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[edit] Geography

Deoband is located at 29°42′N 77°41′E / 29.7°N 77.68°E / 29.7; 77.68.[1] It has an average elevation of 348 metres (1093 feet). Famous cities located in its neighbourhood are: Saharanpur, Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Roorkee,[ [Badgaon ] ]Dehradun etc. The town is connected to national capital via. national highway and railways. Nauchandi Express links Deoband directly to Highcourt and Sangam city Allahabad, that also homes the largest state's lone NIT(National Institute of Technology).

[edit] Holy sites

Shri Hith Harivansh Mahaprabhu resided in Deoband during his childhood. It is said that he was once playing with some other children when the ball fell into a deep well; Mahaprabhu jumped in and came out with a 'Shri Vigraha' (sacred image). The well still exists, and the image was placed in the ancestral palace. On another occasion Mahaprabhu had a vision of Sri Radha in his dream, whilst sleeping under a peepal tree, in it she graced him with a special mantra. The tree can still be seen in the precincts of one of the temples at Deoband.

East of Deoband there is a large pool, known as Devi Kund. This is where it is said that the Goddess Durga killed the terrible 'demon' Mahishasura. A temple of Bala Sundari has been built close by in memory of this event, and has become a major centre for Durga worshippers. A statue of the Goddess Durga has been erected here. The temple itself is ancient, as proved by the fact that the inscriptions engraved on its doorway have still not been deciphered. Every year a large festival (mela) is organized here in Chaitra Shukla Chaturdashi. Innumerable devotees throng the place to take a dip in the holy waters of this pool and worship the Goddess. People believe that Devi of Deoband and Shakumbari are sisters. Devi Kund and the Bala Sundari temple of Deoband are considered as one of the two Shakti Peethas or holy places of cosmic power of the Saharanpur District.

Deoband Islamic movement began at Darul Uloom Deoband (a University) in Deoband, India, where its foundation was laid on 30 May 1866. [2] There are about 150 Jain families. There are four Jain temples. Jain Temples are locate at Moh. Saragwara, Mohalla Kanongoyan, Moh. Chaparas and Moh. Nechalgarh.

[edit] Education In Deoband

There are number of modern schools in Deoband for secondary education for both in English and Hindi medium. Main schools and Institutions are:



  • INDO-AMERICA (An Institute of English language) Mob.9720159052
  • Darul Uloom Deoband.
  • H.A.V. Inter College, Deoband
  • Islamia Inter College, Deoband
  • S.G.R.R Public School, Deoband
  • DOON Valley Public School, Deoband
  • ARYAN Public School
  • Shiv sishu mandir school
  • Ram Krishna Public School
  • Janta Inter College

[edit] Demographics

As of 2008 India census,[3] Deoband had a population of 261,706. Males constitute 56% of the population and females 44%. It has an average literacy rate of 75%, 78% males & 65% females are literate, higher than the national average of 62%. 60% of its population is Hindu, mostly Gujjar and 35% is Muslim.These are the Thakurs who influence the political front of Deoband. Also 15% of the population is under 6 years of age. Deoband enjoys excellent unity of Hindu and Muslims and unparallel discipline. The surrounding major villages are :

  • Phulas Akbar Pur
  • Babupur & Nagli
  • Miragpur
  • Jaroda Jatt
  • Rankhandi
  • Salhapur
  • Lalwala
  • Gunarsa
  • Bhaila
  • Manki
  • Sakhan Khurd
  • Dugchadi
  • Nanheda Aasa
  • Noorpur

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Deoband
  2. ^ Introduction Deobandi Movement- Deoband
  3. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01.

[edit] External links

Cities and towns in Saharanpur district
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