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Nawada
About Nawada
'Nawada' is a city and a municipality in and headquarters of Nawada district in the Indian state of Bihar.
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Geography
Nawada is located at [1]. It has an average elevation of 80 metres (262 feet).
Kakolat Fall is a popular fall in Bihar. Many people come for picnics from different places in India in the summer season. It is 24KM far from Nawada.Kakolat is a very beautiful fall in Nawada district.
Demographics
As of 2001 India census[2], Nawada had a population of 82,291. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Nawada has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 59%. In Nawada, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.
National Highway-31 passes through the town and it is also connected by rail as it is on gaya-kiul oxilliary line.it is an ancient place and spritually important for jainism. There is Jalmandir and gunawan jee mandir related to jainism.it is a spritually sound place and pawapuri-tirthankar mahavir's nirwan sthal,gaya,bodh gaya,rajgir and nalanda is very near places of historical importance.The main crops harvested are paddy,wheat,pulses and musturd.the language is basically magahi a sub-language to hindi.it is 105 km from patna and 60 km from gaya.
References
1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Nawada
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External links
★ Nawada online business directory / yellow pages
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