Nawapur
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Nawapur is a city and a municipal council
in Nandurbar district
in the India
n state
of Maharashtra
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The state guest house is very well maintained. There are few sugar cooperatives and there is a huge lake/reservoir caused by the dam nearby which provides excellent fresh water fish. The town is known for its pulses and a variety of red chili powder. It was earlier on the Mughal route going to Agra and a few ruins of the Serai and Caravan sentry forts are still surviving. It is a tribal area and many tribals go to Gujrat during the off season to work as labourers in its vast industrial base.
, Nawapur had a population of 69,887. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Nawapur has an average literacy rate of 97%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 92%, and female literacy is 98%. In Nawapur, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Municipal council
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in Nandurbar district
Nandurbar District
Nandurbar is an administrative district in the northwest corner of Maharashtra state in India . On 1 July 1998 Dhule was bifurcated as two separate districts now known as Dhule and Nandurbar. The district headquarters are located at Nandurbar city...
in the India
India
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n state
States and territories of India
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of Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
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Geography
Nawapur is located at 19.78°N 72.68°E. It has an average elevation of 0 metres (0 feet). Nawapur can be easily reached from Surat by airport or by railway station in Gujrat. It is approx 152 km from Surat on NH6 going to Calcutta. Other than Surat other nearby airports include Indore (250 km), Aurangabad (200 km), and Mumbai (approx. 350 km). It lies on the Surat-Howrah railway line going through Nagpur. For people coming from south Manmad railway station is closest.The state guest house is very well maintained. There are few sugar cooperatives and there is a huge lake/reservoir caused by the dam nearby which provides excellent fresh water fish. The town is known for its pulses and a variety of red chili powder. It was earlier on the Mughal route going to Agra and a few ruins of the Serai and Caravan sentry forts are still surviving. It is a tribal area and many tribals go to Gujrat during the off season to work as labourers in its vast industrial base.
Demographics
India censusCensus
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, Nawapur had a population of 69,887. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Nawapur has an average literacy rate of 97%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 92%, and female literacy is 98%. In Nawapur, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.