Nawada

This article is about the municipality in India. For its namesake district, see Nawada district.

Nawada
—  town  —
Nawada Location of Nawada in Bihar and India
Coordinates	24°53′N 85°32′E / 24.88°N 85.53°E / 24.88; 85.53Coordinates: 24°53′N 85°32′E / 24.88°N 85.53°E / 24.88; 85.53
Country	India
State	Bihar
District(s)	Nawada
Population	2,216,653 (2011[update])
Sex ratio	936 ♂/♀
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 80 metres (260 ft)
Codes • Pincode • 805110
Website	http://nawada.bih.nic.in/

Nawada is a city and a municipality in and headquarters of Nawada district in the Indian state of Bihar

Geography

Nawada is located at 24°53′N 85°32′E / 24.88°N 85.53°E / 24.88; 85.53.^[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.

Demographics

As of 2011^[update] India census,^[2] 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. In the previous census of India 2001, Nawada District recorded increase of 33.08 percent to its population compared to 1991.The initial provisional data suggest a density of 889 in 2011 compared to 726 of 2001. Total area under Nawada district is of about 2,494 km². Average literacy rate of Nawada in 2011 were 61.63 compared to 46.83 of 2001. If things are looked out at gender wise, male and female literacy were 71.40 and 51.09 respectively. For 2001 census, same figures stood at 60.58 and 32.17 in Nawada District. Total literate in Nawada District were 1,139,832 of which male and female were 685,513 and 454,319 respectively. In 2001, Nawada District had 679,135 in its total region. With regards to Sex Ratio in Nawada, it stood at 936 per 1000 male compared to 2001 census figure of 946. The average national sex ratio in India is 940 as per latest reports of Census 2011 Directorate. In census enumeration, data regarding child under 0-6 age were also collected for all districts including Nawada. There were total 367,231 children under age of 0-6 against 359,410 of 2001 census. Of total 367,231 male and female were 184,990 and 182,241 respectively. Child Sex Ratio as per census 2011 was 985 compared to 978 of census 2001. In 2011, Children under 0-6 formed 16.57 percent of Nawada District compared to 19.86 percent of 2001. There was net change of -3.29 percent in this compared to previous census of India. Nawada District population constituted 2.14 percent of total Bihar population. In 2001 census, this figure for Nawada District was at 2.14 percent of Bihar population.

Historical Importance

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)'

Transportation

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.

Market

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.

Banks In Nawada

• State Bank Of India
• Punjab National Bank
• Central Bank Of India
• Canara Bank
• Alahabaad Bank
• ICICI Bank
• Union Bank Of India
• Bank Of India
• Bank Of Baroda
• Oriental Bank Of Commerce
• Dena Bank (proposed)

ATM (Automated Teller Machine) facility is also available in this district. One can withdraw money with the help of ATMs.

Education Points

'Schools'

• Nalanda Public School, Hisua
• Modern Public School
• K.L.H.S School,Nawada
• H.N.K High School
• Allama iqbal public school,Bhadauni sharif Nawadah
• Daud Salim Public school
• Jeevan Deep Public School
• Jeevan Deep School,Sobia par,Nawadah
• Gyan Bharti Public School
• Little Flower School
• Gandhi Inter School
• ST. Joseph School
• Sir Hind Garden School, Ansar Nagar, Nawada
• Sri Satendra Narayan singh High School, Nawada
• National Public School,
• Manas Bharti Educational Complex,
• Gyan Deep Public School, Ansar Nagar Nawadah
• Sarvodya High school sughree kakolat road nawadah
• Iraqi public school
• DIKSHA, Malgodam, Nawadah
• Project girls high school
• R.K.U.V,Kachhari road,Nawada
• Bal Bharti school

'Colleges'

• Kanhai Lal Sahu College
• A N M College,nawada
• Rajendra Memorial Women's College, Nawada
• Sita Ram Sahu College, Nawada
• Ganga Rani Sinha College, Nawada
• Sri Krishna Memorial College, Nawada
• Sharda Institute of Technology(Proposed)
• Nawada Vidhi Mahavidyalay,nawada
• Ganauri Ramkali Teachers Training College,nawadah
• Industrial Training Institute

Entertainment places

• Naarad Museum
• Nibha picture palace
• Natraj cinema Hall
• Vijay Cinema Hall
• Aarti Talkies
• Seema Talkies
• Jal Mandir
• Kakolat Water Fall
• laund chamotha village

NGOs

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.

Sports Grounds and Stadiums

• Harishchandra Stadium
• Ambedkar Indoor Stadium
• I.T.I maidaan
• Gandhi Maidaan
• Registaan Stadium

Famous Personalities

• Swami Sahajanand Saraswati: Eminent Indian independence activist, intellectual, prolific writer, social reformer and revolutionary all rolled into one.^[3]

References

1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Nawada
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. 
3. ^ Sushma Chadha (2000-07-10). "A dull June for philatelists". Financial Express. http://www.financialexpress.com/old/fe/daily/20000710/fpe09014.html. Retrieved 2009-02-23. 

External links

• Nawada online business directory / yellow pages