Nandgaon, Uttar Pradesh

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?Nandgaon Uttar Pradesh • India
Nandgaon
Coordinates: 27°43′N 77°23′E / 27.72, 77.38
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 184 m (604 ft)
District(s)	Mathura
Population	9,956 (2001)

Coordinates: 27°43′N 77°23′E / 27.72, 77.38 Nandgaon is a town and a nagar panchayat in Mathura District in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Culture
4 References

[edit] Geography

Nandgaon is located at 27.72° N 77.38° E^[1]. It has an average elevation of 184 metres (603 feet).

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^[2], Nandgaon had a population of 9956. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Nandgaon has an average literacy rate of 45%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 59%, and female literacy is 29%. In Nandgaon, 19% of the population is under 6 years of age.

[edit] Culture

Nandgaon is a religious place due to its attachment to the lord Krishna, as it is believed that Krishna spent his childhood here and few traces of his childhood which are mentioned in the granthas are found here.