Dewait
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Dewait | |
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Village | |
 Interactive map of Dewait | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Azamgarh |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi[1] |
| • Additional official | Urdu[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 276204 |
| Nearest city | Varanasi |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Azamgarh |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Mehnagar |
| Climate | Humid subtropical (Köppen) |
Dewait is a village in the Azamgarh district of Uttar Pradesh, India, situated near the Mehnagar Market. It lies 15 km south of Azamgarh city, and is accessible from Varanasi, Jaunpur and Allahabad. Including the adjoining areas, the village has a population of 5308 as recorded in the 2011 Census, out of which Males are 2738 and Females are 2570. The village has a post office with the pin code 276204 and a dispensary run by the state government.
Shah Dewait has highly contributed to the field of knowledge and social upliftment by producing numerous religious scholars, educationists and eminent personalities.
Dewait has been the native land of many highly educated people like Commodore Sayed Reyaz Hussain (1st and only Shia Commodore in Indian Navy. Indian Navy Veteran. Gold medalist IIT Kharagpur), Syed Husain Abbas (Living in USA, Presently working in Malasiya), Syed Manzar Husain (Engineer in UAE), Dr. Aijaz A. Zaidi (Scientist presently working at I.H.B.T. Palampur (H.P. INDIA), Syed Farogh Zaidi System Engineer (Working in Australia), Dr. Kumail A. Zaidi ( Well Known Physician), Saheem A. Zaidi ( Presently pursuing Ph.D in U.S.A.)and Sabika Zaidi (M.S neurological rehabilitation, United Kingdom), and many more. All of them have made not just Shah Dewait but India proud by holding remarkable positions all over the globe.