Nawada district

Nawada district नवादा जिला ضلع نوادا
District of 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 (Vidhan Sabha constituency) , Rajauli, Gobindpur, Warisaliganj
Area
• Total	2,492 km^2 (962 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	2,219,146
• Density	890/km^2 (2,300/sq mi)
Demographics
• Literacy	59.76 per cent
• Sex ratio	939
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. |Block= Akbarpur

Geography

Nawada district occupies an area of 2,494 square kilometres (963 sq mi),^[1] comparatively equivalent to Chile's Navarino Island.^[2] 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. Kakolat Falls are mentioned in Hindu mythology as the abode of a king turned into a python by a Rishi's curse.^[3]

Administrative Division

Nawada district is divided into 14 blocks

1. Hisua Rural - BAGODAR, CHHATIHAR, CHITARGHATI, DHANWA, DONA,EKNAR, HADSA, KAITHIR, PACHRA, SONSA,TEKPUR,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.

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.

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. It has one of the best local market in Nawada district.

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] 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

1. Srivastava, Dayawanti; et al., eds. (2010). "States and Union Territories: Bihar: Government". India 2010: A Reference Annual (54th ed.). New Delhi: Additional Director General, Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India), Government of India. pp. 1118–1119. ISBN 978-81-230-1617-7.
2. "Island Directory Tables: Islands by Land Area". United Nations Environment Program. 1998-02-18. Retrieved 2011-10-11. Navarino Island 2,473 km²
3. "Destinations". Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation. Patna: Government of Bihar. Eco Circuit. Archived from the original on 2015-07-06. Retrieved 2015-08-21.
4. Ministry of Panchayati Raj (2009-09-08). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme" (PDF). Hyderabad: National Institute of Rural Development. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
5. ASL Advanced Systems Pvt. Ltd. Road Division Map: District - Nawada (PDF) (Map). Patna: Government of Bihar. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2012-02-24. Retrieved 2015-08-20.
6. "National Highways passing through Bihar" (PDF). Bihar Road Construction Department. Patna: Government of Bihar. 2009-08-26. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-24. Retrieved 2015-08-20.
7. "State Highways and Major District Roads across State of Bihar" (PDF). Bihar Road Construction Department. Patna: Government of Bihar. March 2013. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-08-21. Retrieved 2015-08-21.
8. "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
9. US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison: Population". Retrieved 2011-10-01. Latvia 2,204,708 July 2011 est.
10. "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-09-30. New Mexico - 2,059,179

Coordinates: 24°45′N 85°00′E / 24.750°N 85.000°E