Nadiauna | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Nadiauna Location in Bihar, India | |
| Coordinates: 25°12′04″N85°25′27″E / 25.20102°N 85.42405°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Nalanda |
| Sub-district | Noorsarai |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.99 km2 (1.15 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) [1] | |
| • Total | 3,872 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Nadiauna is a village in Noorsarai subdistrict of Nalanda district, Bihar. As of 2011, it has a population of 3,872, in 601 households.
Hiranand Sastri identified Nadiauna with the village of Nadivanāka identified in a copper-plate grant issued at Munger by Devapala of Bengal in the early 800s. The grant identified Nadivanāka as belonging to the naya (subdivision) of Ajapura (which Shastri identified with present-day Ajaipur), in the vishaya (province) of Rājagṛha (present-day Rajgir). In the grant, the revenues from Nadivanāka and several other villages, along with all of their attached fields, pastures, and mango and madhuka orchards, were granted tax-exempt for the upkeep of a Buddhist monastery at Nalanda that had been founded by the king Balaputra of Srivijaya. [2] : 317, 25
As of 2011, Nadiauna had a population of 3,872, in 601 households. [1] : 456 This population was 52.0% male (2,013) and 48.0% female (1,859). The 0-6 age group numbered 693 (363 male and 330 female), making up 17.9% of the total population. 549 residents were members of Scheduled Castes, or 14.2% of the total. [3] : 172–3
The 1961 census recorded Nadiauna (then part of Patna district) as having a total population of 1,490 people (754 male and 736 female), in 325 households and 294 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 739 acres and it had a primary school and a rural health centre at that point. [4] : 126
As of 2011, Nadiauna had 4 primary schools and 1 primary health sub centre. Drinking water was provided by well and hand pump; there were no public toilets. The village had a post office but no public library; there was at least some access to electricity for residential and agricultural (but not commercial) purposes. Streets were made of both kachcha and pakka materials. [1] : 456–61
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