Nowrozabad (Khodargama)

Nowrozabad (Khodargama)
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Nowrozabad (Khodargama) Location of Nowrozabad (Khodargama) in Madhya Pradesh and India
Coordinates	23°21′38″N 80°59′15″E / 23.36056°N 80.9875°E / 23.36056; 80.9875Coordinates: 23°21′38″N 80°59′15″E / 23.36056°N 80.9875°E / 23.36056; 80.9875
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District(s)	Umaria
Population	22,401 (2001[update])
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)

Nowrozabad (Khodargama) is a town and a nagar panchayat in Umaria district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.Kendriya Vidyalaya Nowrozabad is situated in the G.M Complex.

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census^[1], Nowrozabad (Khodargama) had a population of 22,401. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Nowrozabad(Khodargama) has an average literacy rate of 59%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 68%, and female literacy is 49%. In Nowrozabad (Khodargama), 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Employment

Major employment source in the town are coal mines of South Eastern Coal Fields Ltd.

References

1. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01.