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Nagda
Nagda jn
city
Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 23.453N 75.415E
Country India
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ujjain
Area
Total 120 km2 (50 sq mi)
Elevation 529 m (1,736 ft)
Population (2001)
Total 116,525
Density 80/km2 (200/sq mi)
Languages
Official Hindi
Time
zone
IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 456331-5
Website
www.facebook.com/mynagda
(http://www.facebook.com/mynagda)
www.nagdacity.com
(http://www.nagdacity.com)
www.mynagda.com
(http://www.MyNagda.com)
Nagda
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nagda is a city in Ujjain district in the Indian state of
Madhya Pradesh. It is an industrial town in the Malwa
region of western Madhya Pradesh and is situated on
the bank of Chambal River.
The name of the town was actually nag-dah which
means cremation/burning (dah) of snakes (nag). The
ancient city was developed by king Janmejay.
Janmejay was a Hindu King of Pandava Dynasty.
Nagda was mentioned in the literature of Kalidasa.
Presently, Nagda is a major industrial town having
manufacturing unit of Viscose fibre, thermal power
plant and a chemical plant, It is a major ISO granted
railway junction on the DelhiMumbai railway line. It
is exactly 694 km from both Delhi and Mumbai.
Prior to being an industrial town, Nagda was a small
village. The location near river Chambal and
availability of acres of land attracted Ghanshyam Das
Birla to set up a major facility. Today Nagda is one of
the largest viscose staple fiber manufacturers in Asia.
Contents
1 Demographics
2 Culture
3 People
4 Festivals
5 Religion
6 Food & Cuisines
7 Social Activities
8 Education
9 Higher Education
10 Jobs
11 Picnic Spots
12 Transportation
13 Railway
14 Air
Nagda
Coordinates: 23.453N 75.415E
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Religions in Nagda
Hinduism 75%
Islam 20%
Christianity 0.4%
Jainism 3.7%
Others 0.9%
Distribution of religions
Includes Sikhs (0.2%).
15 Road
16 Pollution
17 References
Demographics
As of 2001 India census,
[1]
Nagda had a population of 116,525. Nagda has an average literacy rate of
81.16%, above than the national average of 74.04%: male literacy is 89.47%, and female literacy is 73.37%.
In Nagda, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Culture
Nagda represents great culture of Malwa. The culture of
Nagda encompasses both the traditional Malwa culture as
well as a modern, progressive People from multiple religions
and speaking different regional languages reside here. It also
hosts various events throughout the year.
People
Generally people of Nagda are so humble and food lovers. There are many places where people do gossips
all the day. They keep keen observation on the political and social issues. Most of the people are very
aggressive and emotional on the political topics and social issues. Today, Nagda has a diverse industrial
population from another states like UP and Bihar. Most of them are factory workers. Most of People belong
to lower middle class who believe on hard work and social justice.
Festivals
People of the Nagda are very religious. They take part in the religious activity with full of joy. People
celebrate every festival like Diwali, Dussehra, Navratri, Holi, Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha, Mahavir Jayanti
Hanuma jayanti & Christmas. Apart away of these festivals city celebrates Dhol Gyaras( Dhol is the
musical instrument like drum) and gyaras(Ekadasi) with joy. Dhol gyaras celebrates just prior of on Anant
Chaturdashi. It is an one night event in which mobile temples run in the city that called (jhanki) in
the local language. The set of the pehalwans from different Akhara show their bravery in the front of the
mobile temples. Bunch of Dhol artists play their drums in a continues rhythms. Festival culminates in a
carnival-like procession where people dance, play and enjoy whole night.
Religion
Hinduism is the dominant religion in Nagda. Many temples and Masjids, Jain temples,Catholic church and
other religious buildings are found throughout the city. The most prominent communities include Rajpoot,
Gurjar, Brahmin, Marwaris, Viswakarma, Marwari Jains, along with the local communities. The most
prominent Hindu temple in Nagda is Birla Mandir.