Nawada district

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Nawada District
District of Bihar
Phulwaria reservoir.jpg
Phulwaria reservoir
Bihar district location map Nawada.svg
Location of Nawada district in Bihar
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Bihar
Division Magadh
Headquarters Nawada
Government
 •  Lok Sabha constituencies Nawada
 •  Vidhan Sabha constituencies Nawada, Hisua, Rajauli, Gobindpur & Warisaliganj.
Area
 • Total2,494 km2 (963 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
 • Total2,219,146
 • Density890/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
 •  Urban
215,579
Demographics
 •  Literacy 59.76%
 • Sex ratio939
Time zone UTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highways NH 20, NH 120
Website nawada.nic.in

Nawada district is one of the thirty-eight districts of the Indian state of Bihar. Nawada is its administrative headquarters. The district is the easternmost district of the Magadh division, one of the nine administrative divisions of Bihar. The area of the modern district was historically part of the Magadha, Shunga and Gupta empires. Koderma and Giridih districts of the state of Jharkhand lie on the southern border of the district; it also shares borders with the Gaya, Nalanda, Sheikhpura, and Jamui districts of Bihar.

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History

In 1845, Nawada was made a subdivision of Gaya district. Nawada district was separated from Gaya district on January 26, 1973.

Kakolat Falls are mentioned in Hindu Pauranik History as the abode of a king turned into a python by a Rishi's curse. [2]

Geography

Nawada district occupies an area of 2,494 square kilometres (963 sq mi), [3] comparatively equivalent to Chile's Navarino Island. [4] Most parts of the district are plain but some areas are hilly. The main rivers are the Sakri, Khuri, Panchane, Bhusri by Kakolat and Tilaiya. [5]

Administrative divisions

Nawada District is divided into two Sub-divisions and then into 14 blocks. [1] These blocks in their respective sub-divisions are as follows : [6]

typical winter in Nawada Delhua Village.jpg
typical winter in Nawada

Nawada sub-division

  1. Hisua – Bagodar, Chhatihar, Chitarghati, Dhanwa, Dona, Eknar, Hadsa, Hisua Nagar Panchayat, Kaithir, Pachra, Sonsa, Tekpur, Tungi
  2. Warisaliganj –Gopalpur, Makanpur, Apsarh, Baghi Bardiha, Pakribarawan, Chakwae, Dosut, Hajipur, Kochgawn, Kumbhi, Kutri, Manjaur, Masudha, Mohiuddin Pur, Mosima, Naromurar, Paingari, Gorapar, Saur, Shahpur, Thera, Warisaliganj Nagar Panchayat, Maafi, Simri, May, Chainpur, Chandipur, Balyari, Baali, Bilaari.
  3. Nawada – Bhadauni, Akauna Minhai, Amthi, Bhadokhra, Bhagwanpur, Didaur, Gonawa, Jamuawa, Patwa Sarai, Gopal Ganj, Jhunathi, Kharant, Loharpura, Mahuli, Nanaura, Nawada Nagar Parishad, Oraina, Paura, Kadirganj, Samai, Sonsiahri
  4. Kawakol – Chhabail, Darawa, Debnagar, Kawakol, Kebali, Khadshari, Lalpur, Mahudar, Manjhila, Nawadaih, Paharpur, Pali, Pandegangot, Saroni, Shekhodewra
  5. Nardiganj – Dohra, Handiya, Ichua Karna, Kahuara, Kosla, Masaurha, Nardiganj, Nanaura, Odo, Parma, Pesh
  6. Kashichak – Parwati, Revera, Jagdishpur, Chandinama, Khakhari, Belar, Birnawa, Subhanpur, Derhgaon, Sarkatti
  7. Pakari Barawan – Belkhunda, Budhaul, Dioura, Okaura, Dewdha, Dhodha, Dumrawan, Dumari, Lilo, Sundari, Euri, Jiuri, Kewala, Kunanpur, Pakri Barawan, Poksi

Rajauli sub-division

  1. Akbarpur – Baksanda, Baliya Buzurg, Barail, Barew, Bhanail, Bhudhuwa, Fattehpur, Gobind Bigha, Kulna, Ladaha, Malikpur, Rajhat Sharif Nemdarganj, Mankhar, Pachgawan, Pachrukhi, Paijuna, Panti, Parto Karahri, Pharaha, Sakarpura, Diri
  2. Narhat – Babhnaur, Jamuara, Khanwa, Konibar, Narhat, Pali Kurd, Punaul, Punthar, Saidapur Goasa, Shekhpura
  3. Meskaur – Akri Pandebigha, Barat, Barosar, Biju Bigha, Meskaur, Mairzapur,Merhkuri Pasarhi, Rasulpur, Saraye, Tetariya, Mahugay
  4. Sirdala – Abdul, Akauna, Bandhi, Bargawan, Chaube, Chaukia, Dhiraundh, Ghaghat, Khalkhu, Khanpura, Khatangi, Laund, Rajan, Sanrh Majhgawn, Sirdala, Upardih
  5. Rajauli – Amawa East, Amawa West, Andharbari, Bahadurpur, Chitarkoli, Dhamni, Hardiya, Jogya Maran, Lengura, Murhena, Parka Buzurg, Rajauli Nagar Panchayat, Sawaiya Tand, Sirodabar, Takua Tand
  7. Govindpur – Baksoti, Baniya Bigha, Budhwara, Madhopur, Bisunpur, Bhawanpur, Delhua, Sarkanda, Sughri, Govindpur
  8. Roh – Nazardih, Ohari, Marui

Nawada also has 5 Assembly constituencies: Nawada, Hisua, Rajauli, Gobindpur and Warisaliganj.

Economy

The main crops harvested in the district are paddy, wheat, pulses, and vegetables. Industrial facilities in the district include bidi factories and silk handlooms. [5] Formerly, sugar cane farming and processing also took place; the district's single sugar mill, located in Warisaliganj, is currently non-functional. [7] Kadirganj, located 6 km from Nawada, has a small scale (Handloom Silk) Industry where more than 100 weavers families involved in weaving handloom silk clothes. [8]

Rajauli Hisua and Warsaliganj are emerging as significant market hubs for the hinterland regions bordering Jharkhand state, and have also produced many professionals including physicians, surgeons, engineers who are working in many parts of India. [8] The Nuclear Power Corporation of India identified Rajauli as the possible site for creating an additional 2,800 MW of nuclear power capacity in the state. [9]

In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Nawada one of the country's 250 most backward districts. [10] It is one of the 38 districts in Bihar currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF). [11]

Transport

National Highway 20 runs roughly north–south through the western side of district, serving many villages and towns, including the administrative center of Nawada. [12] National Highway 120 follows a 30 km route in the far northwestern corner of the district, passing through the town of Hisua. [13] Including state highways and other routes connecting villages, the district has approximately 420 km of paved roads. [14] Deluxe buses are available from Nawada to cities like Patna, Bihar Shariff, Bodh Gaya, Rajgir, Koderma and major cities Patna, Kolkata, Ranchi, Bokaro,Jamshedpur etc. [15]

The district lies in the East Central Railway of Indian Railways; the Gaya–Kiul line crosses the district roughly east–west, and connects with the Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line at Tilaiya Junction. Two express trains and several local trains run on the Gaya-Kiul line via Nawada railway station. [16] Though electrification is complete, doubling of railway line is under process. This would provide alternative route for Kolkata and North-East bound trains and would enhance passenger services and freight trains. Currently a Delhi bound train is already scheduled and running from Godda to New Delhi and vice versa has halt at Nawada railway station. [17]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901412,119—    
1911431,938+0.47%
1921430,323−0.04%
1931477,400+1.04%
1941554,733+1.51%
1951613,724+1.02%
1961741,633+1.91%
1971893,937+1.89%
19811,099,177+2.09%
19911,359,694+2.15%
20011,809,696+2.90%
20112,219,146+2.06%
source: [18]
Religions in Nawada district (2011) [19]
ReligionPercent
Hinduism
 
88.53%
Islam
 
11.01%
Other or not stated
 
0.46%

According to the 2011 census Nawada district has a population of 2,219,146, [20] roughly equal to the nation of Latvia [21] or the US state of New Mexico. [22] [ why? ] This gives it a ranking of 205th in India (out of a total of 640). [20] The district has a population density of 889 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,300/sq mi). [20] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 22.49%. [20] Nawada had a sex ratio of 936 females for every 1000 males, [20] and a literacy rate of 61.63%. 9.71% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 25.47% and 0.09% of the population respectively. [20]

Languages in Nawada district (2011) [23]

   Magahi (55.52%)
   Hindi (36.64%)
   Urdu (7.57%)
  Others (0.27%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 55.52% of the population in the district spoke Magahi, 36.64% Hindi and 7.57% Urdu as their first language. [23]

Politics

DistrictNo.ConstituencyNamePartyAllianceRemarks
Nawada 235 Rajauli Prakash Veer RJD MGB
236 Hisua Nitu Kumari INC MGB
237 Nawada Vibha Devi Yadav RJD MGB
238 Gobindpur Md Kamran RJD MGB
239 Warsaliganj Aruna Devi BJP NDA

Education

There are numerous institution for Higher education and secondary education.

Higher educational institutes

Secondary educational institutes

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Tourism

Nawada district has its own tourism splendour and has the potential to develop as a tourist destination. In the town's immediate surroundings, there are various points of interest. The Kakolat Waterfall (24 km from town) and the Sekho Devra Ashram [24] are among them (Sarvodaya Ashram was established here in Kowakole block by Jaiprakash Narayan and inaugurated by Dr. Rajendra Prasad), Baba Majaar and Hanuman Temple (located on NH 31, a shrine of Hazrat Saiyyad Shah Jalaluddin Bukhari and a Hanuman temple), Jarra Baba (found in Sirdalla), Hanuman Mandir (located in Kendua village), and Maa Bageshwari Mandir (located in Kendua village) (located in Jamuawa, in 3 km of Jamui road of Nawada in side of Sakri River). [25]

See also

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