Nandgaon, Uttar Pradesh

Nandgaon
city
Nandgaon Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 27°43′N 77°23′E / 27.72°N 77.38°E / 27.72; 77.38Coordinates: 27°43′N 77°23′E / 27.72°N 77.38°E / 27.72; 77.38
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Mathura
Elevation	184 m (604 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	9,956
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)

Nandgaon is a town and a nagar panchayat in Mathura district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Geography

Nandgaon is located at 27°43′N 77°23′E / 27.72°N 77.38°E / 27.72; 77.38.^[1] It has an average elevation of 184 metres (603 feet). The Nandgaon has an ancient water body Paawan Sarovar, this ancient site has been restored by The Braj Foundation

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.

Culture

Nandgaon is a religious place due to its association with the lord Krishna. It is believed that Krishna spent his childhood here and a few traces of his childhood which are mentioned in the Granthas are found here.

References

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press