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}}'''Naugachhia''' is a town in the Bhagalpur district of [[Bihar]], situated within the [[Mithila (region)|Mithila]] region of [[India]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Population finder {{!}} Government of India |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/census.website/data/population-finder |access-date=2023-10-06 |website=censusindia.gov.in}}</ref><ref name="Jha19972">{{cite book |author=Jha, M. |title=Anthropology of Ancient Hindu Kingdoms: A Study in Civilizational Perspective |publisher=M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd |year=1997 |isbn=9788175330344 |location=New Delhi |pages=27–42 |chapter=Hindu Kingdoms at contextual level |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A0i94Z5C8HMC&pg=PA27}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Jha |first=Pankaj Kumar |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O49ZDwAAQBAJ&pg=RA1-PR20 |title=Sushasan Ke Aaine Mein Naya Bihar |date=2010 |publisher=Prabhat Prakashan |isbn=9789380186283 |location=Bihar (India)}}</ref> In the [[2011 Census of India|2011 census of India]], its population was recorded as 49,069. Naugachhia has an average literacy rate of 62%, lower than the national average of 74%: male literacy is 69%, and female literacy is 55%. 18% of the population is under 9 years of age.<ref name=":0" />
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'''Naugachhia''' is a town in the [[Bhagalpur district]] of [[Bihar]], situated within the [[Anga]] region of [[India]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Population finder {{!}} Government of India |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/census.website/data/population-finder |access-date=2023-10-06 |website=censusindia.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Jha |first=Pankaj Kumar |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O49ZDwAAQBAJ&pg=RA1-PR20 |title=Sushasan Ke Aaine Mein Naya Bihar |date=2010 |publisher=Prabhat Prakashan |isbn=9789380186283 |location=Bihar (India)}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite book |last=Jha |first=Dwijendra Narayan |title=Ancient India: in historical outline |date=2014 |publisher=Manohar Publishers & Distributors |isbn=978-81-7304-285-0 |edition=Reprinted |location=New Delhi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=R. |first1=L. |last2=Raychaudhuri |first2=Hemchandra |date=July 1999 |title=Political History of Ancient India: From the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of the Gupta Dynasty |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/605994 |journal=Journal of the American Oriental Society |volume=119 |issue=3 |pages=552 |doi=10.2307/605994 |jstor=605994 |issn=0003-0279}}</ref>It comes under the [[Naugachhia (community development block)|Naugachhia block]] in the Bhagalpur district.It is also the headquarters of [[Naugachhia subdivision]] of Bhagalpur. In the [[2011 Census of India|2011 census of India]], its population was recorded as 49,069. Naugachhia has an average literacy rate of 62%, lower than the national average of 74%: male literacy is 69% and female literacy is 55%. 18% of the population is under 9 years of age.<ref name=":0" />


Naugachhia may meet the criteria to be a separate district from Bhagalpur. In 2018, a rally was held supporting creating a new [[List of districts in India|district]] for the town.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.m.timesofindia.com/city/patna/rjd-holds-rally-seeks-district-status-for-naugachia/amp_articleshow/63290900.cms|title=Demand of Naugachhia District=www.timesofindia.com| newspaper=The Times of India |accessdate=2018-03-14}}</ref>
Naugachhia may meet the criteria to be a separate district from Bhagalpur. In 2018, a rally was held supporting creating a new [[List of districts in India|district]] for the town.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.m.timesofindia.com/city/patna/rjd-holds-rally-seeks-district-status-for-naugachia/amp_articleshow/63290900.cms|title=Demand of Naugachhia District=www.timesofindia.com|accessdate=2018-03-14}}</ref>


==Transport==
== Religion and language ==


The town is connected via rail through the [[Naugachia railway station|Naugachhia railway station]] which is on the Barauni–Katihar section of the Sonpur railway division.
=== Religion ===
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{{bar percent|[[Bihari Muslims|Islam]]|green|20.56}}
{{bar percent|[[Christianity in Bihar|Christianity]]|dodgerblue|0.05}}
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[[Vikramshila Setu]] is [[List of longest bridges above water in India|6th longest bridge over water in India]]. The 4.7&nbsp;km long two lane bridge serves as a link between NH 33 and NH 31 running on the opposite sides of the [[Ganges]], connecting Bhagalpur side on the south bank of the Ganges to Naugachhia on the north bank.





According to the 2011 census of India, Naugachhia's major religion is [[Hinduism]] with79.32% followers. [[Islam]] is the second major religion in Naugachhia town with approximately 20.56% following it. [[Christianity]], [[Jainism]], [[Sikhism]] with smaller followings, are also practised Naugachhia. During the last census report, around 0.12% stated other religions.<ref name="religion">{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=Table C-01 Population by Religion: Bihar |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11366/download/14479/DDW10C-01%20MDDS.XLS |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>

=== Language ===
The regional and primary language spoken in Naugachhia is [[Angika]] . [[Hindi]] is the official and the secondary language in the area followed by [[Urdu]].<ref>{{Cite journal |title=Language by mother tongue in BIhar |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10196/download/13308/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-1000.XLSX |journal=[[Census of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Masica |first=Colin P. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J3RSHWePhXwC&pg=PA12 |title=The Indo-Aryan Languages |date=1993-09-09 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-0-521-29944-2 |language=en}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Bhagalpur district]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Bihar]]
[[Category:Populated places in Mithila, India]]

Revision as of 08:56, 28 March 2024

Naugachhia
नवगछिया
Town
Naugachhia is located in Bihar
Naugachhia
Naugachhia
Location in Bihar, India
Naugachhia is located in India
Naugachhia
Naugachhia
Naugachhia (India)
Coordinates: 25°24′N 87°06′E / 25.4°N 87.1°E / 25.4; 87.1
Country India
StateBihar
RegionMithila[1]
Government
 • TypeNagar Parishad
 • BodyNaugachhia Nagar Parishad
Area
 • Total113 km2 (44 sq mi)
Elevation
25 m (82 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total49,069
 • Density1,370/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
Languages
 • Regional languageMaithili[2][3]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
853204
Telephone code06421
Vehicle registrationBR10

Naugachhia is a town in the Bhagalpur district of Bihar, situated within the Mithila region of India.[4][5][6] In the 2011 census of India, its population was recorded as 49,069. Naugachhia has an average literacy rate of 62%, lower than the national average of 74%: male literacy is 69%, and female literacy is 55%. 18% of the population is under 9 years of age.[4]

Naugachhia may meet the criteria to be a separate district from Bhagalpur. In 2018, a rally was held supporting creating a new district for the town.[7]

Transport

The town is connected via rail through the Naugachhia railway station which is on the Barauni–Katihar section of the Sonpur railway division.

Vikramshila Setu is 6th longest bridge over water in India. The 4.7 km long two lane bridge serves as a link between NH 33 and NH 31 running on the opposite sides of the Ganges, connecting Bhagalpur side on the south bank of the Ganges to Naugachhia on the north bank.

References

  1. ^ "वृहद विष्णु पुराण के अनुसार नवगछिया मिथिला क्षेत्र में आता है". www.maithilmanch.in. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  2. ^ "नवगछिया की मातृभाषा मैथिली के लिए सेमिनार का आयोजन" www.mknewsindia.in". Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  3. ^ "मिथिला के नवगछिया की भाषा मैथिली में गायिका देवी का एल्बम लोकार्पण". www.naugachia.com. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Population finder | Government of India". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  5. ^ Jha, M. (1997). "Hindu Kingdoms at contextual level". Anthropology of Ancient Hindu Kingdoms: A Study in Civilizational Perspective. New Delhi: M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd. pp. 27–42. ISBN 9788175330344.
  6. ^ Jha, Pankaj Kumar (2010). Sushasan Ke Aaine Mein Naya Bihar. Bihar (India): Prabhat Prakashan. ISBN 9789380186283.
  7. ^ "Demand of Naugachhia District=www.timesofindia.com". Retrieved 14 March 2018.
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