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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Deo
| native_name = 
| native_name_lang =
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline = Sun-temple_DEO_Aurangabad_Bihar,India.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = [[Deo Surya Mandir|Deo Sun Temple]]
| pushpin_map = India Bihar
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Bihar, India
| coordinates = {{coord|24.6582687|N|84.4206645|E|display=inline,title}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Deo,+Bihar/@24.6582687,84.4206645,14z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x398cfada4251cdf1:0xc089661e5eb7471c!8m2!3d24.6560557!4d84.4356468|title=Deo|website=Deo}}</ref>
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = India
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = [[Bihar]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Aurangabad District, Bihar|Aurangabad]] 1973 - Now <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aurangabad.bih.nic.in/history/|title=History | Welcome to Aurangabad Bihar | India|website=aurangabad.bih.nic.in}}</ref>
| subdivision_type3 = [[Block (district subdivision)|Block]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Deo Block]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census2011.co.in/data/subdistrict/1485-deo-aurangabad-bihar.html|title=Villages & Towns in Deo Block of Aurangabad, Bihar|website=www.census2011.co.in}}</ref>
| subdivision_type4 = [[Subdistrict]]
| subdivision_name4 = [[Deo Block|Deo]]
| subdivision_type5 = [[Administrative divisions of India|Division]]
| subdivision_name5 = [[Magadh division|Magadh]]
| established_date = N/A (Deo town was State before India Independence)
| founder = King of Deo Town
| named_for = DEO
| government_type =
| governing_body = MLA
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank = 2
| area_total_km2 =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 89
| population_total = 17162
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes = <ref name="2011 census data">{{cite web|title=Census of India Search details |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=287807|publisher=censusindia.gov.in|access-date=10 May 2015}}</ref>
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]],
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 824202
| registration_plate =
| website =
| footnotes =
}}
'''Deo''' also known as "Dev", is a [[city council]], town and a [[notified area]] in [[Aurangabad district, Bihar|Aurangabad district]] in the Indian state of [[Bihar]]. Deo is located 10 km to the southeast of District Administrative [[Aurangabad district, Bihar|Aurangabad Bihar]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aurangabad.bih.nic.in/tourist-place/deo-temple/|title=Deo Temple | Welcome to Aurangabad Bihar | India}}</ref>

==Geography==
Deo is located at {{Coord|24.39|N|84.26|E|}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/34/Deo2.html|title=Maps, Weather, and Airports for Deo, India|website=www.fallingrain.com}}</ref> It has an average elevation of 89 metres (291 feet).

==Demographics==
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Deo had a population of 173,216. Males constitute 89,280 of the population and females 83,936.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=287807 |title=Census of India: Search Details |publisher=Censusindia.gov.in |access-date=2019-04-13}}</ref> Deo has an average literacy rate of 89%, more than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 61%. In Deo, 29% of the population is under 6 years of age. Total number of households was 27,596.

==Transportation==
Deo has a road network providing connectivity with the state of Bihar and other parts of the country. The [[Grand Trunk Road]] from [[Kolkata]] to [[Delhi]] passes some 4 km from Deo. This road is known as [[National Highway 19 (India)|National Highway 19]] (before 2010, National Highway 2)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dorth.gov.in/writereaddata/sublinkimages/finaldoc6143316640.pdf |title=Data |website=dorth.gov.in |access-date=11 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201124738/http://dorth.gov.in/writereaddata/sublinkimages/finaldoc6143316640.pdf |archive-date=1 February 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Educational institutions==
* [[R.J. High School (Deo)|Raja Jagannath High School, Deo]]
* [[R.B.K. Project High School (Deo)|Rani Brajraj Kumari Project High School, Deo]]

==Notable people==
* [[Rajan Singh]] former member of the [[Bihar Legislative Council]]

==See also==
* [[Deo Surya Mandir|Deo Sun Temple]]
* [[Deo Fort]]
* [[Deo Raj]]

==References==
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{{Wikivoyage|Deo}}

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