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?Nagda Madhya Pradesh • India
Nagda
Coordinates: 22°47′N 75°16′E / 22.78, 75.27
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 529 m (1,736 ft)
District(s)	Ujjain
Population	96,525 (2001)
Codes • Pincode	• 456335(mandi)

Coordinates: 22°47′N 75°16′E / 22.78, 75.27

Nagda (Hindi: नागदा) is a city and a municipality in Ujjain district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is an industrial town in the Malwa region of western Madhya Pradesh and is situated on the bank of Chambal River.

The name of the town was actually nag-dah which means cremation/burning (dah) of snakes (nag). The ancient city was developed by king Janmenjaya. Nagda has also been mentioned in the literature of Kalidasa. Presently, Nagda is a major industrial town having manufacturing unit of Viscose fibre and thermal power plant developed by Grasim Industries Limited. Its a major railway junction on the Delhi-Mumbai railway line.

Prior to being an industrial town, Nagda was a small village. The location near river Chambal and availaibility of acres of land wooed in Mr. Ghanshyam Das Birla to set up a major facility.

The Township developed by Grasim has all the facilities. Children brought up in the township leisure with facilities like Games (Swimming, TT, Batminton, Carom, pool, cricket, lawn tennis) and Education

Today Nagda boasts of one of the largest Viscose Staple Fiber in Asia.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Religious Places
4 Entertainment Place
5 Education
6 Places of Interest in Nagda
7 Restaurants in Nagda
8 Famous Social Organizations
9 References

[edit] Geography

Nagda is located at 22.78° N 75.27° ECoordinates: 22.78° N 75.27° E.^[1] It has an average elevation of 529 metres (1735 feet).

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[2] Nagda had a population of 96,525. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Nagda has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 60%. In Nagda, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

[edit] Religious Places

1. Shri Sheshshai Birla Temple
2. Khade Hanuman Mandir
3. Delanpur
4. Mukteshwar Mahadev
5. Badrivishal Mandir
6. Jain Mandir in Mandi Area
7. Chamunda mata mandir chamble tat
8. Ganesh Temple(birlagram)
9. Badi masjid ( mirchi bazar)
10. Holy Church near Nagar Palika

[edit] Entertainment Place

1. Ashok Talkies
2. Grasim Cricket Ground
3. Birlahouse
4. Nayan dam
5. Prakash Talkies

[edit] Education

Educational Institutes in Nagda are:
1. Fatima Convent H.S. School
2. Grasim Vidya Mandir H.S. School
3. Aditya Birla Public School-ABPS
4. Vardhman Convent H.S.School
5. Mother India Higher Secondry School
6. Grasim Vidhyalya
7. Govt. Boys and Girls School
8. B.C.I. School

[edit] Places of Interest in Nagda

1. Birla House
2. Birla Temple
3. Nayan Dam
4. Chamunda Mata Mandir on chambal river
5. Mukteswar Mahadev Mandir

[edit] Restaurants in Nagda

1. Basant Palace
2. Sunshine
3. spicy (nitneh) Birlagram co.operative premises
4. Shiv Mayam (Good Southindian food)
5. Nayan Dhaba
6. Musk Cafe
7.rangoli dhaba

[edit] Famous Social Organizations

1. Lions Club Nagda
2. Lions Club Nagda Greater
3. Shri Jeev Daya & Manav Seva Samiti
4. Nagda Social Work Society
5. Nagda Zenith Social Welfare Society
6. Leo Club Nagda