Nagdah Balain, Madhubani

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Nagdah Balain
Village
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Nagdah Balain
Location in Bihar, India
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Nagdah Balain
Nagdah Balain (India)
Coordinates: 26°15′N86°00′E / 26.25°N 86.0°E / 26.25; 86.0
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Elevation
56 m (184 ft)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total8,658
Languages
  Official Maithili, Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code06276
ISO 3166 code IN-BR
Sex ratio 1000/942 /
Lok Sabha constituency Madhubani
Vidhan Sabha constituency Madhubani, Bisfi

Nagdah Balain, also known simply as Nagdah, is located in Madhubani District, Bihar in India.

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Nagdah is surrounded by four lakes, and is located three kilometers from Kapsiya, and two kilometers from Arer, Madhubani, Bihar. Nagdah's Pin Code is 847222.

Nagdah village contains the Durga Temple. The Durga Puja festival is a festival celebrated in Nagdah village in October and March, during which the "Natak" is played by local boys, at the direction of the senior residents of the village. Vidaya Pati Samroh is another celebration held in Nagdah.

This village is also known by the name of its great son Dr. Subhadra Jha (9 July 1909 - 13 May 2000) . He was a famous linguist cum polyglot(he knew more than 18 languages) and was Sahitya Academy Awardee for Maithili Literature. He was the first D.Litt in Bihar. Later he earned 2nd D.Lit from University of Paris. He was the first foreign invitee to visit Germany after WWII. He wrote several books and stories in different languages. Another famous person of this village is Shri Budhi Nath Jha known for his creation of Om Mahabharath which is first ever epic on Maithili literature.

Geography

Nagdah is located at 26°15′N86°00′E / 26.25°N 86.0°E / 26.25; 86.0 .

Language and culture

Places of interest

The 3 most popular Durga temples in Madhubani are Raj Rajeshwari Mandir (in Dokhar), Bhagwati Temple (in Nagdah) and Maata Durga Mandir ( in Uchaith).[ citation needed ]( Bharam Sathan in ) Raja Mandal

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References

  1. Nagdah Balain Population - Madhubani, Bihar, India Census 2011