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{{short description|Village in Maharashtra}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}}
{{More citations needed|date=July 2011}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Deoni
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| settlement_type = town
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| pushpin_map = India Maharashtra#India3
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Maharashtra, India
| coordinates = {{coord|18|15|50|N|77|04|56|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Maharashtra]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Latur district|Latur]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Taluka]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Deoni Taluka|Deoni]]
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| government_type = municipality
|Population = 24000
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| population_as_of = 2001
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank_info_sec1 = [[Latur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Latur]]
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Nilanga (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nilanga]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Assembly Constituencies-Post delimitation: Maharashtra: Latur District |publisher=National Informatics Centre, Government of India |url=https://gisserver1.nic.in/ecimaps/ECIPDF/Mah_Maps/Latur.pdf |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130429055319/https://gisserver1.nic.in/ecimaps/ECIPDF/Mah_Maps/Latur.pdf |archivedate=2013-04-29 }}</ref>
| blank2_name_sec1 = Literacy
| blank2_info_sec1 = 70%
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 413519
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = +02385
| registration_plate = MH 24
| website = {{URL|maharashtra.gov.in}}
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'''Deoni''' is a town and administrative centre of [[Deoni Taluka]] in [[Latur district#Divisions|Latur subdivision]] of [[Latur district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Maharashtra]]. Deoni has a total area of 415.32 sq.km.<ref name="census11" />

A [[Deoni (cattle)|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 Abdali.<ref>{{Cite journal|author1=Deshpande, K. S. |author2=Singh, B. P.|year=1977|title=Genetic studies on Deoni cattle, 1: Age at first calving|journal=Indian Veterinary Journal|volume=54|pages=454–456}}</ref> The name Deoni was given to this town when it was given as a Jāgīr (a feudal grant of land) to the Durrani brother's father, Shahzadah Gulab Muhammad Khan Durrani Abdali, by VI Nizam of Hyderabad [[Mahboob Ali Khan]] upon arriving at Hyderabad from Kandahar, Afghanistan; in addition, he was appointed as Mansabdar of Maharatwada region. He was also the fourth direct descendants of His Majesty Ahmed Shah Abdali of Afghanistan- founder of Durrani Empire.<ref>Joshi, N.R., Phillips, R.W. (1953) Zebu Cattle of India and Pakistan, FAO Agriculture Studies No. 19, Publ. by FAO, Rome, 256 pp.</ref><ref>"Vision 2032: Chapter 25 Revenue Administration, Land Record and Implementation of Land Laws: Latur District"</ref>
Physical and morphological characteristics viz. good milk yielders and draught animals, the Deoni is considered as an important dual-purpose breed of cattle. It is claimed that it has been developed from a strain descended from a mixture of Gir, Dangi and local cattle (Dongarpatti).It is found in three
colour variations, viz. Wanera (clear white with black colour at both the sides of the face), Balankya (clear white colour body) and Shevera (white body with irregular black spots). The body is moderately developed and symmetrical with distinct muscles <ref>Singh G, Gaur G K, Nivsarkar A E, Patil G R and Mitkari K R. 2002. Deoni cattle breed of India. A study on population dynamics and morphometric characteristics. Animal GeneticResources Information 32: 35–43.</ref>

==Demographics==
In the 2001 Indian census, the village of Deoni recorded 11,276 inhabitants.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Census 2001 Population Finder: Maharashtra: Latur: Shirur-Anantpal: Sokal|publisher=Office of The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/Population_Finder.aspx|access-date=1 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180301010109/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/Population_Finder.aspx|archive-date=1 March 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the 2011 census, Deoni had 18,793 households and a population of 97,598.<ref name="census11">{{Cite web |url=https://www.censusindia2011.com/maharashtra/latur/deoni-population.html |title=Deoni Taluka Population Latur, Maharashtra, List of Villages & Towns in Deoni Taluka |website=Censusindia2011.com |language=en-US |access-date=2018-09-03}}</ref>
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.<ref>Dongre V B, Gandhi R S, Salunke V M, Kokate L S, Durge S M, Khandait V N and Patil P V 2017. Present status and future prospects of Deoni Cattle. Indian Journal of Animal Sciences 87 (7):800-803</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Latur]]
[[Category:Latur district]]
[[Category:Villages in Latur district]]
[[Category:Talukas in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Latur district]]
[[Category:Villages in Deoni taluka]]

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