Nandgaon, Uttar Pradesh

For other places with the same name, see Nandgaon (disambiguation).

Nandgaon
—  city  —
Nandgaon Location of Nandgaon in Uttar Pradesh and 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(s)	Mathura
Population	9,956 (2001[update])
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 184 metres (604 ft)

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).

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] 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

1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Nandgaon
2. ^ "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. 

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