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===Airport links===
===Airport links===

Nearest Airports to Narwana are of Narwana Palace Terrace.A few private companies owned by the Karavir Narwan family also provide charted flights from Sirsa, which is 2 hours distance by road.For flight assistance contact Anjali and her kids.


===Railway Connectivity===
===Railway Connectivity===

Revision as of 07:33, 4 April 2014

Narwana
Narwana
City
Nickname: 
NRW.
Country India
StateHaryana
DistrictJind
Elevation
225.16 m (738.71 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total62,090
Languages spoken
 • ----English, Haryanvi and Hindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
126116
Telephone code+91-01684-XXXXXX
Vehicle registrationHR-32

Narwana is a city and a municipal council in Jind district in the Indian state of Haryana.

History and etymology

Narwana is shortcode as NRW. in Indian Railways[1] and according to historical references and the ancestors there are several myths related to existence of city's name. One of them is that it was named after a lake, Nirwana, near Baba Gaibi Sahib Temple. And another one is that people with surname Mor lived in Narwana with a large number of population before and was called as Morwana before and later it was changed to Narwana.[citation needed]

Geography

Narwana is located at 29°37′00″N 76°07′00″E / 29.616667°N 76.116667°E / 29.616667; 76.116667.[2] It has an average elevation of 213 metres (702 feet).

Climate

Narwana features an a typical version of the humid subtropical climate. Summers are long and extremely hot, from early April to mid-October, with the monsoon season in between. The months of March to May see a time of hot prickling heat. Monsoon arrives at the end of June, bringing some respite from the heat, but increasing humidity at the same time. The brief, mild winter starts in late November and peaks in January and is notorious for its heavy fog. Extreme temperatures range from −0.6 °C (30.9 °F) to 46.7 °C (116.1 °F).

Religions and Communities

Hindus constitute the bulk of population followed by Sikhs, Muslims, Jains and Christians. Arya Samaj flourished in the city long time ago.

Education

There are number of schools in the city affiliated either to State board or Central board.Also there are many schools affiliated to CBSE.

Schools in The City

Colleges in The City

KM Govt. College
Govt. Polytechnic narwana
Industrial Training Institute (ITI)
SD Girls College
D.M.S. Polytechnic College
Rajiv Gandhi SD College of Science and Commerce

Demographics

As of 2011 India census,[3] Narwana had a population of 62090. Males constitute 33,073 of the population and females 29,017. Narwana has an average literacy rate of 77.22%, higher than the national average of 74.04%

Utility services

The water supply in Narwana is managed by its Jal Board and is very well managed. Narwana's Electric Supply Undertaking is managed by the UHBVN.BSNL provides tele-services for landline and mobile and many other services. Many private telecom operators are also offering their services in the city as Vodafone Essar, Airtel, Idea, Reliance, Tata, MTS, Aircel. Utility services are well managed including water supplies, irrigation and agriculture, banking. Medical services are served by a Civil Hospital and private hospitals.

Transportation

Narwana is well connected with railway and road network as it is connected with NH 65 and NH 71. Haryana Roadways buses connect it with most of the destinations. Buses are available in day hours and also in night hours but in rare numbers.

Healthcare

There is a 100 bed civil hospital in the town[4] and many other private hospitals that provides healthcare facilities to the residents of the town.

Best Shop

The Best Shop for purchasing Sports goods and Gym Equipments also for Momentous and shields is Shri Balaji Sports House & Garg Sports located at Aggarsain Chowk..

Places of interest

There are some very good places to visit in Narwana. Nehru Park is one of them. Many people come to this place in morning and evening. Stadium For Games. Chotu Ram Park. Cinema , recently called bakhshi cinema, is now multiplex with 3 screens running side by side.

Religious places

Baba Gaibi saab is a very old and religious temple in this area. People from nearby villages come to pray here esp on Sunday. Apart from this there are some other famous temples like Karanvir Narwan temple 1, Karanvir Narwan Mandir near Mingu cinema.Donation only accepted in the Local currency Narwaano.

Airport links

Railway Connectivity

By rail it is on the main BG line that connects the national capital to Bhatinda. It is also a junction station with branch line to Kurukshetra. The important trains which stop at this station are Punjab Mail (Mumbai CST–Firozpur), Jabalpur - Jammutawi Express (Jabalpur – Jammu Tawi Express), Sriganga Nagar–New Delhi Intercity, Mumbai–Firozpur Janta Express (Via Kota), Howrah–Sriganga Nagar (Via Patna), Kanyakumari–Jammu Express (1 of Longest train running in India), Mangalore–Jammu Navyug Express, Chenni–Jammu Andman Express, Pathankot–Delhi Dhauldhar Express, Guwhati–Lalgarh (Bikaner) (Now proposed to extend to New Tinsukia Junction as per Indian Govt. Railway Budget),Delhi Firozpur Intercity, Kurukshetra-Delhi DMU Via Narwana and a few other passenger trains.

Newly introduced New Delhi-Ludhiana/Moga Shatabadi express train provide a faster connectivity to Dist. HQ JIND which is appx. 30 km From Narwana.[5][6]

A new Train from Kota to Jammu Tawi is also proposed to run via Narwana as per Indian Govt. Railway Budget [7]

Sports

FootballKabbdi and Cricket are the most popular sports in Narwana. There is a stadium in Narwana that provides many facilities like football playground, hockey playground, cricket playground, wrestling mart, tennis court and badminton hall, gymnastics, roping and much more and facilitating capacity of about 15,000 people.The Best Shop for purchasing Sports goods and Gym Equipments also for Momentous and shields is Shri Balaji Sports House located at Aggarsain Chowk..

Reliagre Narwana

Religare Securities Ltd. NSE BSE MCX and NCDEX Trading in all Equity and Commodities. 1st Floor, Above SBOP Bank, Apollo Chowk, Narwana-126116 Mobile no. +91 9896353432 www.religareonline.com Please visit on facebook https://www.facebook.com/religarenarwana

References

  1. ^ http://indiarailinfo.com/departures/827
  2. ^ http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/10/Narwana.html
  3. ^ Template:GR
  4. ^ "Narwana accident: Vehicle had 17 passengers on board; driver booked". Times of India. 2012-12-17. Retrieved 2013-02-25.
  5. ^ Source : http://www.indianrail.gov.in/
  6. ^ http://indiarailinfo.com/train/15522
  7. ^ http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/view_section.jsp?id=0,1,304,366,537
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