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| Country | India | ||
| State | Bihar | ||
| District(s) | Nawada | ||
| Population | 82,291 (2001[update]) | ||
| Sex ratio | 936 ♂/♀ | ||
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) | ||
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• 80 metres (260 ft) |
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| Website | http://nawada.bih.nic.in/ | ||
Nawada is a city and a municipality. It is also the headquarters of Nawada district in the Indian state of Bihar.
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Nawada is located at .[1] It has an average elevation of 80 metres (262 feet). It is divided into two blocks by the river, the Portion on the left bank being the older, while that on right bank is modern and Contains public offices, sub-jail, dispensary and schools.Kakolat Fall,a popular waterfall in Bihar is 24 km far from the Town.. Many people come here from different places in India for picnics in the summer season.
In 2011, Nawada had population of 2,216,653 of which male and female were 1,145,123 and 1,071,530 respectively. There was change of 22.49 percent in the population compared to population as per 2001.[2] With regards to Sex Ratio in Nawada, it stood at 936 per 1000 male compared to 2001 census figure of 946. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Average literacy rate of Nawada district is 61.63 percent. Male literacy rate in Nawada district of Bihar is 71.40 percent. Female literacy rate in Nawada district of Bihar is 51.09 percent.[3]
Nawada situated in the lap of magadh section of division enjoys its glorious past with historical imminence. King vahydrath had founded the magadh empire. Where so many dynasties like vahydrath, Morya, Kanah,Gupta, palking etc. King ruled over so many the then states of middle and North India. Before coming into existence as a new district, Nawada was a Part within Gaya District. Historians established on the basis of analysis of evidences, that this place was a reputed religious center for the Hindus in the period of Pals. The ruler of that time was fond of making Temples and other religious spots. It is one of the reasons that there are so many temples and other religious places within this region. Some significant temples and religious spots within the district are Sobhnath, Sankat Mochan, Gonawa Jal Mandir, etc. It is an ancient place and also spiritually important for Jainism and have a relation with the history of Mahabharat. There is Jalmandir and gunawan jee mandir related to Jainism.Two miles to the north there is a handsome Jain temple standing in the middle of a large tank to the west of the public road.The town itself contains no important buildings and has but little historical interest. It is a spiritually sound place and pawapuri-tirthankar mahavir's nirwan sthal, Kakolat(a beautiful waterfall) is exactly 27 km from Nawada town.Another story about Kakolat Kund(above the hill)is that the Lord Krishna Used to go there with his queens for taking bath. Before its acquisition by the East India Company, it was ruled by the nearly independent Rajas of Hisua, and after its acquisition it was the center of great disorder till 1845, when it became the headquarters of the newly created subdivision. The elements of disorder came to the front again during the Mutiny, when Nawada was overrun by marauding parties. The local offices were destroyed, but the Government record was saved by the native officials who hide them in a cave in a neighboring hill. These are the only public record dating beyond 1857 which still exist in district.The old name of Nawada(1895) is 'The Eliot Market(bazar)'
Nawada is well connected to the major cities like Patna, Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Bokaro, Dhanbad, Kolkata by road.NH 31 and State highway 8 passes through the town. It is also connected by rail to cities like Gaya, Munger (Jamalpur), Bhagalpur, Kolkata (Howrah junction) etc. as it is on gaya-kiul auxiliary line. The nearest airport is Gaya International airport(54 km) and Jayprakash International AirportPatna(90 km).The mode of local Transportation in the town is Rickshaws,Autos & City Buses.
Since the opening of The South Bihar Railway, on which it is stationed, Nawada has been growing into an important trade centre. Earlier Nawada was the main market place for most of the small villages around. Purani Bajaar, Main Road and others are the chief commerce centres. Baranwal, Jains and Sahu are the big communities here.
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There has been a surge of NGOs in the Nawada district. More than 200 NGOs are working for the uplift of the poor. Many programmes launced by the state and central government are approved and carried out by these NGOs. The result has been quite satisfactory. Thses days child labour is a great issue everywhere. So the government has laid emphasis on this and launched a programme to educate all child labourers who somehow leave their homes. For the past 5 years there were 88 Bal Shramik Vishesh Vidyalaya opened. Many more are in the pipeline.
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