Nowrozabad (Khodargama)

Nowrozabad
city
Nowrozabad Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 23°21′38″N 80°59′15″E / 23.36056°N 80.98750°ECoordinates: 23°21′38″N 80°59′15″E / 23.36056°N 80.98750°E
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Umaria
Population (2001)
• Total	22,401
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)

Nowrozabad (Khodargama) is a town and a nagar panchayat in Umaria district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.Kendriya Vidyalaya Nowrozabad is situated in the G.M Complex.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[1] Nowrozabad (Khodargama) had a population of 22,401. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Nowrozabad(Khodargama) has an average literacy rate of 59%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 68%, and female literacy is 49%. In Nowrozabad (Khodargama), 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Employment

Major employment source in the town are coal mines of South Eastern Coal Fields Ltd.

References

1. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.