Deoghar

Deoghar Baba Baidyanath Dham and Satsang Nagar
City
From top, left to right: Baidyanath Temple, Trikut Hill, Ramakrishna Mission Vidyapith, Deoghar, Prayer at Thakur Anukulchandra Satsang Ashram, Deoghar Airport, Naulakha Temple
Nickname:  Abode of God
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Coordinates: 24°29′N 86°42′E / 24.48°N 86.7°E / 24.48; 86.7
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Deoghar
Division	Santhal Parganas
Region	Mithila
Government
• Type	Municipal Corporation
• Body	Deoghar Municipal Corporation
• District Magistrate and Collector	Shri Vishal Sagar, IAS[1]
• Superintendent of Police	Shri Ambar Lakra, IPS[1]
• Municipal commissioner	Shailendra Kumar Lal, (IAS)
Area [2]
• Total	119 km2 (46 sq mi)
Elevation	254 m (833 ft)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	203,123
• Density	1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	814112
Telephone code	06432
Vehicle registration	JH-15
Sex ratio	921 ♀ / 1000 ♂
Lok Sabha constituency	Godda
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Deoghar
Website	deoghar.nic.in

Deoghar (pronounced Devaghar) is a city and a municipal corporation in Deoghar district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is also the administrative headquarters of Deoghar district. It is a holy place of Hinduism. The city is primarily known for Baidyanath Temple, one of the 12 Jyotirlingas of Shiva, one of the principal deities in Hinduism. The sacred temples of the city make this a place for pilgrimage and tourists. The city is very sacred to the followers of Hinduism.

The city is administrative headquarter of Deoghar District which comes under Santhal Parganas division of Jharkhand. It is the fifth largest city in Jharkhand and also known as the cultural capital of Jharkhand.