Nayagaon, Rajasthan

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Nayagaon
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Nayagaon
Location in Rajasthan, India
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Nayagaon
Nayagaon (India)
Coordinates: 23°58′52″N73°29′52″E / 23.9809789°N 73.4978332°E / 23.9809789; 73.4978332
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Rajasthan
District Udaipur
Population
  Total6,000+
Languages
  Official Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code RJ-IN
Vehicle registration RJ-
Nearest cityUdaipur, Dungarpur

Nayagaon is a village of Nayagaon Tehsil in the Udaipur District of Rajasthan, India.

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History

Nayagaon was established around Approx 170 years ago, by the Jain community from various areas like Dungarpur and some from Gujarat and other nearby places. There are many other communities which stays in Nayagaon and in its surroundings called Bhil Samaj and Vaisnav Samaj, which includes sub categories like Bhil, Panchal, Bunker, Meghval, Kumhar etc.

Geography

Nayagaon is situated in the Udaipur district in south Rajasthan and very close to the border with Gujarat.

Education facility

Nayagaon has one senior secondary school, one middle school for girls, one Jain samaj Trust owned School (both Hindi and English medium), one mahatma Gandhi school and one College.


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