Nawada

Nawada
—  town  —
Nawada Location of Nawada in Bihar and India
Coordinates	24°53′N 85°32′E / 24.88°N 85.53°E / 24.88; 85.53Coordinates: 24°53′N 85°32′E / 24.88°N 85.53°E / 24.88; 85.53
Country	India
State	Bihar
District(s)	Nawada
Population	81,891[1] (2001[update])
Sex ratio	1.14 ♂/♀
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 80 metres (260 ft)
Codes • Pincode • 805110
Website	http://nawada.bih.nic.in/

Nawada is a city and a municipality. It is also the headquarters of Nawada district in the Indian state of Bihar.

Geography

Nawada is located at 24°53′N 85°32′E / 24.88°N 85.53°E / 24.88; 85.53.^[2] It has an average elevation of 80 metres (262 feet). It is divided into two blocks by the river, the Portion on the left bank being the older, while that on right bank is modern and Contains public offices, sub-jail, dispensary and schools.

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] census, Nawada municipality had a population of 81,891.^[1] The municipality had a sex ratio of 880 females per 1,000 males. Average literacy rate of Nawada district is 61.63 percent.

Historical Importance

Nawada situated in the lap of magadh section of division enjoys its glorious past with historical imminence. King vahydrath had founded the magadh empire. Where so many dynasties like vahydrath, Morya, Kanah,Gupta, palking etc. King ruled over so many the then states of middle and North India. Before coming into existence as a new district, Nawada was a Part within Gaya District. Historians established on the basis of analysis of evidences, that this place was a reputed religious center for the Hindus in the period of Pals. The ruler of that time was fond of making Temples and other religious spots. It is one of the reasons that there are so many temples and other religious places within this region. Some significant temples and religious spots within the district are Sobhnath, Sankat Mochan, Gonawa Jal Mandir, etc. It is an ancient place and also spiritually important for Jainism and have a relation with the history of Mahabharat. There is Jalmandir and gunawan jee mandir related to Jainism.Two miles to the north there is a handsome Jain temple standing in the middle of a large tank to the west of the public road.The town itself contains no important buildings and has but little historical interest. It is a spiritually sound place and pawapuri-tirthankar mahavir's nirwan sthal, Kakolat(a beautiful waterfall) is exactly 27 km from Nawada town.Another story about Kakolat Kund(above the hill)is that the Lord Krishna Used to go there with his queens for taking bath. Before its acquisition by the East India Company, it was ruled by the nearly independent Rajas of Hisua, and after its acquisition it was the center of great disorder till 1845, when it became the headquarters of the newly created subdivision. The elements of disorder came to the front again during the Mutiny, when Nawada was overrun by marauding parties. The local offices were destroyed, but the Government record was saved by the native officials who hide them in a cave in a neighboring hill. These are the only public record dating beyond 1857 which still exist in district. Nawada is believed to be a corruption of Nau-abad or the new town which was earlier known as 'The Eliot Market (bazaar)'.

Prajatantra Dwar (entrance door) is a popular entrance arch situated in the city centre. The entrance is believed to have been constructed during 1950 AD and in the literal sense translates to being ‘The Door of Democracy’. Tourists get to see the best view of this dwar whenever they happen to tour Nawada

Modern Nawada

Nawada is a fast developing city of industrial importance. The city recently witnessed a greater surge in the number of NGOs operating actively in the region. There have been over 200 NGOs that are striving towards the upliftment of the poor and down-trodden. Several welfare programmes and government-funded initiatives have been launched by the state and central governments that are approved and taken to the masses by these NGOs. Fruitful results have been achieved so far but still a lot is yet to be achieved. These days, there is a growing concern over child labour in the region Hence, the government has concentrated its focus on this and launched a programme to counsel all those child labourers who somehow leave their homes due to various reasons such as domestic violence or lack of care and neglect. From the last 5 years, there were 88 Bal Shramik Vishesh Vidyalaya opened for the welfare of street urchins so that primary education could be offered to them. Triloki Das Kushwaha Samudayik Bhavan made by Triloki Das for their villegers in Gonawan villege that is 1 k.m. distance from main city nawada. Gonawan is nearest villege of Nawada where Gautamswami the first and main disciple of Lord Mahavir got Nirvana.

Transportation

Nawada is well connected to the major cities like Patna, Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Bokaro, Dhanbad, Kolkata by road.NH 31 and State highway 8 passes through the town. It is also connected by rail to cities like Gaya, Munger (Jamalpur), Bhagalpur, Kolkata (Howrah junction) etc. as it is on gaya-kiul auxiliary line. The nearest airport is Gaya International airport(54 km) and Jayprakash International AirportPatna(90 km).The mode of local Transportation in the town is Rickshaws,Autos & City Buses.

Market

Since the opening of The South Bihar Railway, on which it is stationed, Nawada has been growing into an important trade centre. Earlier Nawada was the main market place for most of the small villages around.Now Sirdalla bazar is rising market place and is connected with atleast 25 villages. Purani Bajaar, Main Road and others are the chief commerce centres. Yadavas,Baranwal, Jains and Sahu are the big communities here.

Entertainment places & Places to visit

• Naarad Museum
• Nibha picture palace
• Natraj cinema Hall
• Vijay Cinema Hall
• Aarti Talkies
• Baba Majaar and Hanuman Temple (SANKAT MOCHAN)

• Shobh Par (LORD SHIVA TEMPLE)

NGOs

There has been a surge of NGOs in the Nawada district. More than 200 NGOs are working for the uplift of the poor. Many programmes launced by the state and central government are approved and carried out by these NGOs. The result has been quite satisfactory. Thses days child labour is a great issue everywhere. So the government has laid emphasis on this and launched a programme to educate all child labourers who somehow leave their homes. For the past 5 years there were 88 Bal Shramik Vishesh Vidyalaya opened. Many more are in the pipeline.

Notables

• Swami Sahajanand Saraswati^[3]

References

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