Deulgaon Raja

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Deulgaon Raja
city
Nickname: 
Pratitirupati
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Deulgaon Raja
Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 20°01′N76°17′E / 20.017°N 76.283°E / 20.017; 76.283
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Maharashtra
District Buldhana
Government
  TypeMunicipal Council (Nagar Palika)
  BodyDeulgaon Raja Municipal Council
  President of Municipal CouncilSunita Shinde
   Member of Legislative Assembly Manoj Kayande (NCP)
   Vice-President of Municipal Council Pravin Zore
   MP Prataprao Jadhav (Shiv Sena)
Area
  Total
7.86 km2 (3.03 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
  Total
67,827
  Density8,600/km2 (22,000/sq mi)
Languages
  Official Marathi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code07261
ISO 3166 code IN-MH
Vehicle registration MH-28

Deulgaon Raja is a city and municipal council in the Buldhana district of Maharashtra, India. The city is located at the border of Vidarbha and Marathwada and is also called Pratitirupati by the people of Maharashtra.

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Demographics

As of 2011 India census, [1] Deulgaon Raja had a population of 30,827. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Deulgaon Raja has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81.5% and, female literacy is 70%. In Deulgaon Raja, 13% of the population is under 6 years of ages. Deulgaon Raja is known for the temple of Balaji.

YearMaleFemaleTotal PopulationChangeReligion (%)
HinduMuslimChristianSikhsBuddhistJainOther religions and persuasionsReligion not stated
2001 [2] 126331173924372-67.74223.5310.2130.0254.9653.3400.1850.000
2011 [3] 1595414873308270.26564.71325.4780.3080.1826.0083.2470.0000.065

History

Balaji temple is among the popular religious places of Maharastra and more important is that it is in Deulgaon Raja. Balaji temple has its own festival of "Lalit", celebrated by all Deulgaon Rajakars. The big woods approximately of 30 feet 21 wooden trunks are arranged in line and have diameter of 1 foot. These trunks are worshiped by all devotees. That trunks are usually called as 'laata'. The Sansthan handles the whole work and arrangement of mandir. It is called that the statue is found to Raje Jadhao. He proposed and created the temple. The area around the mandir is known as Baljai faras. The biggest festival of this town is Dashera and which is celebrated a day before main Dashera celebrated among whole INDIA. The god balaji's statue is kept in palakhi during the time of dashera. It is an auspicious day for all the devotees. Many devotees come a day before the ritual of falling of laata. Its the ritual which occurs in very early morning.when laata falls down from that day second festival starts Like dipawali. For dipawali in deulgaon raja all deulgaonkers arrange Yatraa for all tourist who come from out of indian. Out of Maharashtra. Out of buldhana. We welcome all of the with love. The yatra goes till one month.


References

  1. "Census of India: Search Details". Census Commission of India. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  2. Census India 2001.
  3. Census India 2011.