Nawada district
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Nawada district is one of the thirty-seven districts of Bihar state, India, and Nawada town is the administrative headquarters of this district.
[edit] Statistics
Nawada district occupies an area of 2492 km² and has a population of 1,809,425 (as of 2001). Headquarters: Nawadah
Area: 2,494 km?
Population: Total: 1359694 Rural: 1265138 Urban: 94556
Sub Divisions: Nawadah, Rajauli
Blocks: Kauakol,Varsaliganj, Nawadah, Rajouli, Akbarpur, Hisua, Narhat, Govindpur, Pakribarawan, Sirdalla, Kasichak, Roh, Nardiganj, Meskaur
Agriculture: Paddy
Industry: Bidi factories
Rivers: Sakri
[edit] Notable features
- Kakolat is a waterfall in Nawada district, popular with tourists due to its scenic surroundings. The falls also play a role in Hindu mythology, when according to legend an ancient king was turned into a python by a rishi's curse and lived within the falls.
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- National highway passes through Rajauli, which makes it connected to world 24x7. It has got one of the best local market in Nawada district. Rajauli is emerging as s significant market hub for the hinterland regions bordering the Jharkhand state. Rajauli has also produced many professionals including physicians, surgeons, engineers who are working in many parts of India.
Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India, reportedly visited Rajauli for rest and recuperation. Rajauli is surrounded by small green mountains, which makes it environment rich. Passing through the Rajauli Ghat (that is, the Rajauli pass), a sprawling road from Rajauli takes one to the heights of the Chota Nagpur Plateau and ends at Kodarma and Jhumri Tilaiya, moving onwards to Hazaribagh and Ranchi.
- Kadirganj, located 10 km from Nawada, has a very old and famous silk small scale industry where many workers carry out the activities of cleaning and weaving of silk. It has commercial and trading linkages with Bhagalpur, a city famous for its silk business including export of silk from india.
- The district had good sugarcane farming activities though the single sugar mill of the district located in Warisaliganj is currently not functioning.
[edit] See also
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