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{{Use Indian English|date=December 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Dewa
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| other_name =
| nickname = Dewa
| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline = DewaSharif.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| pushpin_map = India Uttar Pradesh#India3
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|27.03|N|81.17|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Barabanki district|Barabanki]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder = [[Waris Ali Shah]]
| named_for =
| government_type = Nagar Panchayat
| leader_title = Chairman
| governing_body =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
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| elevation_m = 137
| population_total = 15662
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =<ref name="Census2011Gov"/>
| demographics_type1 = [[Language]]
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]<ref name="langoff">{{cite web|title=52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India|url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|website=nclm.nic.in|publisher=[[Ministry of Minority Affairs]]|accessdate=1 April 2019|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|archivedate=25 May 2017}}</ref>
| demographics1_title2 = Additional official
| demographics1_info2 = [[Urdu]]<ref name="langoff"/>
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 225301
| registration_plate = UP-41
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 05248
| website = {{URL|up.gov.in}}
| footnotes =
}}
'''Dewa Sharif''' or '''Dewa''' is a town and a [[nagar panchayat]] in [[Barabanki district]] in the state of [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]. It is famous for the shrine of [[Waris Ali Shah|Haji Waris Ali Shah]]. This town is also known by the name of Dewa Sharif in respect for the shrine. It is about 26 km north-east of capital [[Lucknow]].

The [[Uttar Pradesh Government|state government]] formally recognises Dewa Sharif as a town with a 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.<ref>[http://www.languageinindia.com/march2003/uttarpradeshurdu.html Language in India]. Language in India. Retrieved on 12 August 2012.</ref>

==Geography==
Dewa is located at {{Coord|27.03|N|81.17|E|}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/36/Dewa.html|title=Maps, Weather, and Airports for Dewa, India|website=www.fallingrain.com}}</ref> It has an average elevation of 137 metres (449 feet).

==Demographics==
As of [[2011 Indian Census]], Dewa had a total population of 15,662, of which 8,231 were males and 7,431 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 2,347. The total number of literates in Dewa was 7,967, which constituted 50.9% of the population with male literacy of 54.4% and female literacy of 47.0%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Dewa was 59.8%, of which male literacy rate was 63.9% and female literacy rate was 55.4%. The [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]] population was 746 and 18 respectively. Dewa had 2485 households in 2011.<ref name="Census2011Gov">{{cite web |title=Census of India: Dewa |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=189950 |website=www.censusindia.gov.in |accessdate=26 January 2020}}</ref>

As of the [[2001 Census of India]], Dewa had a population of 12,819. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Dewa had an average literacy rate of 45%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 51% and female literacy 38%. In Dewa, 17% of the population was under 6 years of age.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=16 June 2004|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=1 November 2008|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref>

==Administration==
===Block Panchayat Dewa===
[[Panchayat samiti|Block Panchayat]] Dewa Sharif has 67 [[Gram panchayat|Village Panchayats]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090416172318/http://offerings.nic.in/directory/adminreps/viewpansum.asp?selstate=129&parenttype=D&ptype=B&button1=Submit Block Panchayats of BARABANKI,UTTAR PRADESH]. offerings.nic.in</ref>

==Road connectivity==
Dewa Sharif well connected to [[Lucknow]], [[Fatehpur, Barabanki|Fatehpur]], [[Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh|Barabanki]], Suratganj, Kursi, Masauli and Cinhat via road.

==Attractions==
Dewa Sharif is notable for the shrine of Haji Waris Ali, a [[Sufi]] saint.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Barabanki district}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Barabanki district]]

Dewa, India - Revision history

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