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| Country | India | ||
| State | Madhya Pradesh | ||
| District(s) | Ujjain | ||
| Population • Density |
116,525 (2001[update]) • 80 /km2 (207 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) | ||
| Area |
120 square kilometres (46 sq mi) • 529 metres (1,736 ft) |
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| Website | www.nagdacity.com | ||
JANMAI JAI NAGARI i.e.Nagda (Hindi: नागदा) is a city 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 Janmejay. Janmejay was a Hindu King of Pandava Dynasty. Nagda was mentioned in the literature of Kalidasa. Presently, Nagda is a major industrial town having manufacturing unit of Viscose fibre, thermal power plant and a chemical plant, It is a major ISO granted railway junction on the Delhi-Mumbai railway line.It is exactly 694km from both delhi as well as mumbai.
Prior to being an industrial town, Nagda was a small village. The location near river Chambal and availability of acres of land attracted Ghanshyam Das Birla to set up a major facility. Today Nagda is one of the largest viscose staple fiber manufacturers in Asia.
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(1735 ft) above sea level. Name of Famous Colonies: 1.Prakash Nagar Colony 2.Indu Colony 3.Birlagram Labour Colony 4.Police line 5.Durgapura 6.Durgapura Labour Chemical Colony 7.Mehatwas 8.Grasim Staff Colony 9.Grasim Chemical Staff Colony 10.Grasim ABC Line 11.Baadi Pura 12.Government Colony 13.Jabaran Colony 14.Mirchi Bazar 15.Station Choraha 16.Oza Colony 17.Gujjar Mohalla 18.Nai Delhi 19.Paliya Road 20.Housing board 21.Shri Ram Colony 22.Sindi Colony 23.Patel Gali 24.Aadi Nath Colony 25.Mehidpur Road. 26.Jawahar Marg 27.MG Road 28.BCI STAFF COLONY 29.Chambal Marg 30.Kota Fatak
As of 2001 India census,[1] Nagda had a population of 116,525. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Nagda has an average literacy rate of 49%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 58%, and female literacy is 40%. In Nagda, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Nagda is the headquarter of Asia's largest production of Viscose, GRASIM Industries Ltd. Grasim Industries Limited was incorporated in 1948; Grasim is the largest exporter of Viscose Fiber in the country, with exports to over 50 countries. Nagda is the highest tax paying town of Ujjain division. Nagda is a fast developing town of Malwa region and also having its geopolitical importance in the map of world. There is a big lake in the North end of the city.
Nagda is situated on the basin of river Chambal. It is an important junction between Delhi, Mumbai and Bhopal. Roads and rail lines are good and also have Birla's Aerodrome for personal use. Ujjain-Udaipur Bypass is passing via nagda.
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