Narwana

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Narwana
Town
Narwana
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A view of Narwana railway station (Jind district, Haryana)
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Narwana
Location in Haryana, India
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Narwana
Narwana (India)
Coordinates: 29°37′00″N76°06′42″E / 29.616667°N 76.1116667°E / 29.616667; 76.1116667
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Haryana
District Jind
Elevation
225.16 m (738.71 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total62,090
Languages
 • Spoken Haryanvi and Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
126116
Telephone code01684
Vehicle registration HR-32

Narwana is a town and a municipal council, just 36 km from Jind city in Jind district in the Indian state of Haryana.

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History and etymology

According to historical references and the ancestors, there are several myths related to the existence of the city's name. One of them is that it was named after a lake, Nirwana, near Baba Gaibi Sahib Temple. And another one is that people with the Jat surname Mor lived in Narwana with a large number of the population before and it was called Morwana before and later was changed to Narwana. Before the partition in 1947, 25% of Narwana's population were Muslims, mainly Arains, Lohars, Rajputs and Julahas, who all migrated to Pakistan and settled in the environs of Bahawalnagar and Minchinabad.

Geography

Narwana is located at 29°37′00″N76°07′00″E / 29.616667°N 76.116667°E / 29.616667; 76.116667 . [1] It has an average elevation of 213 metres (702 feet).

Climate

Narwana features a typical version of the humid subtropical climate. Summers are long and extremely hot, from early April to mid-October, with the monsoon season in between. The months of March to May see a time of hot prickling heat. Monsoon arrives at the end of June, bringing some respite from the heat, but increasing humidity at the same time. The brief, mild winter starts in late November and peaks in January and is notorious for its heavy fog. Extreme temperatures range from −0.6 °C (30.9 °F) to 46.7 °C (116.1 °F).

Religions and Communities

Hindus constitute the bulk of the population mainly of Jats.

Education

There are number of schools in the city affiliated either to State board or Central board. Also there are many schools affiliated to CBSE.

Colleges in The City

  1. K.M.Govt.College Narwana
  2. Govt. Polytechnic narwana
  3. Industrial Training Institute (ITI)
  4. Rajiv gandhi college
  5. S.D. Kanya Manavidyalaya Narwana [2]

Demographics

As of 2011 India census, [3] Narwana had a population of 62090. Males constitute 38,073 of the population and females 34,017. Narwana has an average literacy rate of 77.22%, higher than the national average of 74.04%.

Utility services

The water supply in Narwana is managed by its Jal Board and is well managed. Narwana's Electric Supply Undertaking is managed by the DHBVN.BSNL provides tele-services for landline and mobile and many other services. Many private telecom operators are also offering their services in the city as Jio, Vodafone Essar, Airtel, Idea, Reliance, Tata.

Healthcare

There is a 100-bed civil hospital in the town [4] and many other private hospitals that provides healthcare facilities to the residents of the town, and there are many medicals shops that provide medicine. The Bhagwati Medical Hall is famous for providing a large range of medicine.

Places of interest

There are some places of interest to visit in Narwana. Nehru Park is one of them. Stadium For Games (Nav-deep stadium has India's first indoor Handball court, which is only in Narwana and also a newly made athletic track of world-class standards, as well as FIH approved hockey astroturf) and Chotu Ram Park are well known.

Religious places

Baba Gaibi Sabh is a very old and religious temple in this City. People from nearby villages come to pray here esp on Sunday. Apart from this there are some other famous temples like Bhagwan Prashuram Mandir, Hanuman Mandir, Navgarah Mandir near Bakshi cinema, Vishavkarma temple, Old Shiv temple near dhola kuan etc. It is said that the main idol of Hanuman Mandir is made by the five pandavas.

Transportation

Narwana is well connected with railway and road network as it many cities jind, Tohana. jakhal, bathinda, patiala, ludhiana, Kaithal, Pundri, ambala, chandigarh, safidon, panipat, rohtak, delhi, gurugram and faridabad. It is connected with NH 52, NH152 and NH 352. Haryana Roadways buses connect it with most of the destinations. Buses are available in day hours and also in night hours but in rare numbers.

Nearest Airports to Narwana are of Hisar, Chandigarh and Delhi. Delhi's Airport is very well connected to the Narwana Palace and Indian states and territories. A few private companies also provide charted flights from Sirsa, which is 2 hours distance by road.

Railway Connectivity

Narwana is shortcode as NRW in Indian Railways [5] It is on the main BG line that connects the national capital to Bhatinda. It is also a junction station with branch line to Kurukshetra.

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References

  1. ↑ "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Narwana, India".
  2. ↑ "Welcome to S.D. MAHILA MAHAVIDYALAYA, Old Court Road, Narwana 126116, Affiliated to CRSU, Jind". sdmmnarwana.com. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  3. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  4. ↑ "Narwana accident: Vehicle had 17 passengers on board; driver booked". The Times of India . 17 December 2012. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  5. ↑ "34 COVID-19 Special Departures from Narwana NR/Northern Zone - Railway Enquiry".
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