Nawada district

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This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Nawada.

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Nawada district
नवादा जिला ضلع نوادا
District of Bihar
Location of Nawada district in Bihar
Location of Nawada district in Bihar
Country India
State Bihar
Administrative division Magadh
Headquarters Nawada
Government
 • Lok Sabha constituencies Nawada
 • Assembly seats Nawada, Hisua, Rajauli, Gobindpur, Warisaliganj
Area
 • Total 2,492 km2 (962 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 2,059,179
 • Density 830/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Literacy 61.63 per cent
 • Sex ratio 936
Major highways NH 31, NH 82
Website Official website

Nawada district is one of the thirty-eight districts of the Indian state of Bihar. Nawada is its administrative headquarters. The district is the westernmost 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.

Geography

Nawada district occupies an area of 2,494 square kilometres (963 sq mi),[1] comparatively equivalent to Chile's Navarino Island.[2][why?] Most parts of the district are plain but some areas are hilly. The main rivers are the Sakri, Khuri, Panchane, Bhusri by Kakolat, Tilaiya, and Dhanarjay.[citation needed] Kakolat Falls are mentioned in Hindu mythology as the abode of a king turned into a python by a Rishi's curse.[3][better source needed]

Administrative Division

Nawada district is divided into 14 blocks

  1. Hisua Rural - BAGODAR, CHHATIHAR, CHITARGHATI, DHANWA, DONA, HADSA, KAITHIR, PACHRA, SONSA, TUNGI
  2. Warsaliganj Rural - APSARH, BAGHI BARDIHA, BARAWA, CHAKWAE, DOSUT, HAJIPUR, KOCHGAWN, KURTI, MAKANPUR, MANJAUR, MASUDHA, MOHIUDDIN PUR, MOSIMA, PAINGARI, SAUR, SHAHPUR, THERA
  3. Nawada Rural - Bhadauni, Amthi, Bhadokhra, Bhagwanpur, Didaur, Gonawa, Jamuawa Patwa Sarai, Jhunathi, Kharant, Loharpura, Mahuli, Nanaura, Oraina, Paura, Quadirganj, Samai, Sonsiahri
  4. Kawakol - Chhabail, Darawa, DebNagar, kawakol, Kebali, Khadshari, Lalpur, Mahudar, Manjhila, Nawadaih, Paharpur, Pali, Pandegangot, Saroni, Shekhodewra
  5. Akbarpur - Baksanda, Baliya Buzurg, Barail, Barew, Bhanail, Bhudhuwa, Fattehpur, Gobind Bigha, Kulna, Ladaha, Malikpur nemdarganj, Mankhar, Pachgawan, Pachrukhi, Paijuna, Panti, Parto Karahri, Pharaha, Sakarpura, Tear
  6. Narhat - BABHNAUR, JAMUARA, KHANWA, KONIBAR, NARHAT, PALI KURD, PUNAUL, PUNTHAR, SAIDAPUR GOASA, SHEKHPURA
  7. Nardiganj - DOHRA, HANDIYA, ICHUA KARNA, KAHUARA, KOSLA, MASAURHA, NARDIGANJ, NANAURA, ODO, PARMA, PESH
  8. Meskaur - Akri Pandebigha, Barat, Barosar, Biju Bigha, Meskaur, Mairzapur, Pasarhi, Rasulpur, Saraye, Tetariya
  9. Sirdala - ABDUL, AKAUNA, BANDHI, BARGAWAN, CHAUBE, CHAUKIA, DHIRAUNDH, GHAGHAT, KHANPURA, KHATANGI, LAUND, RAJAN, SANRH MAJHGAWN, SIRDALA, UPARDIH
  10. Rajauli - AMAWA EAST, AMAWA WEST, ANDHARBARI, BAHADURPUR, CHITARKOLI, DHAMNI, HARDIYA, JOGYA MARAN, LENGURA, MURHENA, PARKA BUZURG, RAJAULI EAST, RAJAULI WEST, SAWAIYA TAND, SIRODABAR, TAKUA TAND
  11. Pakari Barawan- BELKHUNDA, BUDHAUL, DAKAURA, DEWDHA, DHODHA,Dumrawan EURI, JIURI, KEWALA, KUNANPUR, PAKARIWARMA UTTARI(North), PAKARIWARAMA DAKSHINI(South), POKSI
  12. Kashichak - PARWATI, REWAR-JAGDISHPUR, CHANDINAWA, KHAKHARI, BELAR, BIRNAWA, SUBHANPUR
  13. Govindpur - BAKSOTI, BANIYA BIGHA, BUDHWARA, MADHOPUR, BISUNPUR, BHAWANPUR, SARKANDA, SUGHRI, GOVINDPUR
  14. roh - famous village NAZARDIH, ohari

Economy

The main crops harvested in the district are paddy, wheat, pulses, and other vegetables. Industrial facilities in the district include bidi factories and silk handlooms. Formerly, sugar cane farming and processing also took place; the district's single sugar mill, located in Warisaliganj, is currently non-functional. Kadirganj, located 6 km from Nawada, has a silk small scale industry where workers clean and weave silk.

Rajauli and Sirdala 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. The Nuclear Power Corporation of India identified Rajauli as the possible site for creating an additional 2,000-mW of nuclear power capacity in the state.[citation needed]

In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Nawada one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).[4] It is one of the 38 districts in Bihar currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[4]

Divisions

  • Sub divisions: Nawada, Rajauli and Pakribarawan
  • Blocks: Kawakol, Warisaliganj, Nawadah, Rajauli, Akbarpur, Hisua, Narhat, Govindpur, Pakribarawan, Sirdalla, Kasichak, Roh, Nardiganj, Meskaur

Transport

National Highway 31 runs roughly north-south through the western side of district, serving many villages and towns, including the administrative center of Nawada.[5] National Highway 82 follows a 30 km route in the far northwestern corner of the district, passing through the town of Hisua.[6] Including state highways and other routes connecting villages, the district has approximately 420 km of paved roads.[7] Deluxe buses are available from Nawada to major cities, including Patna, at every half an hour.[citation needed]

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 Nawadah station.[citation needed] It has one of the best local market in Nawada district.[clarification needed]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Nawada district has a population of 2,216,653,[8] roughly equal to the nation of Latvia[9] or the US state of New Mexico.[10][why?] This gives it a ranking of 205th in India (out of a total of 640).[8] The district has a population density of 889 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,300/sq mi).[8] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 22.49%.[8] Nawada had a sex ratio of 936 females for every 1000 males,[8] and a literacy rate of 61.63%.[8]

References

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 Nalanda district Sheikhpura district
Gaya district Jamui district
  Nawada district  
Koderma district, Jharkhand Giridih district, Jharkhand

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