Nawabganj, Unnao
Nawabganj | |
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Nawabganj Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
Coordinates: 26°37′16″N 80°40′06″E / 26.6210°N 80.6683°E | |
Country | India |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
District | Unnao |
Established | 1842 |
Area | |
• Total | 1.62 km2 (0.63 sq mi) |
Elevation | 93 m (305 ft) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 11,545 |
• Density | 7,100/km2 (18,000/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 209859 |
Vehicle registration | UP-35 |
Website | Npnawabganj.com |
Nawabganj is a town and nagar panchayat in Hasanganj tehsil of Unnao district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[1] It is located northeast of Unnao on the Lucknow-Kanpur road, near the Ajgain railway station.[2] Founded in 1842[2] and first officially classified as a town for the 1981 census,[3] Nawabganj once served as the seat of a tehsil under the Nawabs of Awadh[2] and is today the headquarters of a community development block containing 124 villages.[1]
Nawabganj is the site of Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary, which was established in 1984 at the site of a local lake.[1] Designated as a protected Ramsar site since September 2019, the sanctuary is home to over 25,000 birds (including both resident and migratory populations) across some 220 species.[4] Among the species present are the endangered Egyptian vulture and Pallas's fish eagle, as well as the vulnerable lesser adjutant and woolly-necked stork.[4] Additionally, the sanctuary is home to larger mammals including the golden jackal and the jungle cat.[4]
Nawabganj hosts a large annual fair at the end of Chait in honour of the goddesses Durga Devi and .[2] The fair is one of the largest in the district, drawing visitors from Lucknow and Kanpur.[2] The Durga temple is in Nawabganj, while the Kusahri temple is in the neighbouring village of to the north.[2] Major products manufactured in Nawabganj include fireworks, jaggery, and sweets.[1] As of 2011, the town's population is 11,545, in 1,985 households.[1]
History[]
Nawabganj was founded in 1842 by , the prime minister of Oudh State, who also built a sarai and mosque here.[2] Naubat Rai, the state's treasurer, was responsible for the construction of the tank.[2] Under the Nawabs of Awadh, Nawabganj was the seat of a tehsil and also had a thana, but it declined in importance after the tehsil was relocated and the population shrank as a result: it was 3,123 in 1869, but by 1891 it had fallen to 2,840.[2] The 1901 census recorded a population of 2,789, including a Muslim minority of about one-sixth of the total.[2]
Demographics[]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
---|---|---|
1981 | 5,597 | — |
1991 | 7,691 | +37.4% |
2001 | 9,840 | +27.9% |
2011 | 11,545 | +17.3% |
Source: 2011 Census of India[1] |
According to the 2011 census, Nawabganj has a population of 11,545 people, in 1,985 households.[1] The town's sex ratio is 934 females to every 1000 males; 5,968 of Nawabganj's residents are male (51.7%) and 5,577 are female (48.3%).[1] The 0-6 age group makes up about 12.7% of the town's population; among this group, the sex ratio is 964, which is higher than the district urban average of 903.[1] Members of Scheduled Castes make up 23.55% of the town's population and members of Scheduled Tribes make up 1.22%.[1] The proportion of scheduled tribes in Nawabganj is the highest among towns in Unnao district.[1] The town's literacy rate was 70.6% (counting only people age 7 and up); literacy was higher among men and boys (75.2%) than among women and girls (65.6%).[1] The corresponding gap of 17.3% was the highest among towns in the district.[1] The scheduled castes literacy rate is 57.2% (63.5% among men and boys, and 50.7% among women and girls).[1]
In terms of employment, 25.2% of Nawabganj residents were classified as main workers (i.e. people employed for at least 6 months per year) in 2011.[1] Marginal workers (i.e. people employed for less than 6 months per year) made up 3.1%, and the remaining 71.7% were non-workers.[1] Employment status varied substantially according to gender, with 49.8% of men being either main or marginal workers, compared to only 5.3% of women.[1]
Transport[]
The train station is at the nearby village of , 1.5 km[1] north of Nawabganj.[2] There are 7.4 km of roads in the town, and it is connected by bus routes with other towns.[1]
Communications[]
Nawabganj's PIN code is 209859 and its postal head office is Nawabganj (Unnao).
Tourism[]
Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary, a bird sanctuary (chandra shekhar azad) and nature reserve, is located near the town. Shri Durga Mata temple is located in the town. Shri Kushahari Mata temple is 3 k.m. away from the town near kusumbhi railway station.
Villages[]
Nawabganj CD block has the following 124 villages:[1]
Village name | Total land area (hectares) | Population (in 2011) |
---|---|---|
1.3 | 6,190 | |
180 | 739 | |
121 | 938 | |
61.5 | 1,886 | |
57.1 | 1,337 | |
443.5 | 2,215 | |
190.8 | 1,817 | |
65.8 | 583 | |
145.9 | 1,170 | |
137.4 | 608 | |
0 | 11,171 | |
781.5 | 4,573 | |
180 | 1,606 | |
138.5 | 1,283 | |
226.1 | 1,812 | |
117.4 | 614 | |
91.9 | 447 | |
115 | 629 | |
156.3 | 1,158 | |
155.2 | 1,250 | |
249.2 | 1,574 | |
84.8 | 422 | |
106.1 | 502 | |
80 | 1,042 | |
184.1 | 769 | |
87.2 | 919 | |
301 | 1,376 | |
102.2 | 792 | |
83.4 | 629 | |
507.7 | 2,762 | |
108.5 | 2,104 | |
278.2 | 3,731 | |
39.9 | 784 | |
364.4 | 1,480 | |
22.5 | 828 | |
77.4 | 785 | |
139.2 | 594 | |
841.1 | 4,306 | |
19.8 | 0 | |
140.1 | 222 | |
902.5 | 5,453 | |
Ajgain | 324.4 | 8,296 |
428.9 | 3,878 | |
121.7 | 769 | |
64.2 | 583 | |
650.8 | 4,246 | |
86.2 | 567 | |
92.7 | 873 | |
107 | 503 | |
119.9 | 1,083 | |
119.9 | 875 | |
200.1 | 700 | |
185.8 | 1,434 | |
0 | 2,624 | |
114.9 | 735 | |
101.5 | 696 | |
134.1 | 5,150 | |
101.6 | 796 | |
527.2 | 1,114 | |
138.8 | 1,086 | |
256 | 0 | |
125.2 | 907 | |
171.5 | 1,061 | |
452 | 2,321 | |
115.4 | 1,173 | |
220.7 | 1,419 | |
84.6 | 189 | |
62 | 1,569 | |
Parsandan | 678.7 | 3,946 |
42.4 | 3,023 | |
83.2 | 900 | |
164.1 | 875 | |
118 | 578 | |
158.9 | 862 | |
112.9 | 348 | |
88.7 | 934 | |
156.4 | 833 | |
296 | 1,598 | |
264 | 1,545 | |
93 | 684 | |
56.3 | 491 | |
125.8 | 437 | |
135.7 | 894 | |
184.9 | 1,105 | |
167.7 | 1,403 | |
69.4 | 724 | |
388.4 | 2,663 | |
183.6 | 1,449 | |
149.5 | 1,207 | |
216.5 | 4,950 | |
0 | 583 | |
0 | 2,021 | |
43.8 | 342 | |
134.2 | 980 | |
Arjunamau | 146 | 1,923 |
195.4 | 1,264 | |
36.8 | 0 | |
121.9 | 794 | |
231.8 | 1,198 | |
99 | 754 | |
122.4 | 2,181 | |
165.8 | 793 | |
Rasulpur | 67.1 | 1,326 |
613 | 2,857 | |
29.9 | 662 | |
Hasnapur | 105.5 | 917 |
61.2 | 508 | |
199.1 | 1,672 | |
33.2 | 0 | |
232.2 | 1,228 | |
158.5 | 1,250 | |
124.6 | 672 | |
96.8 | 719 | |
155.8 | 883 | |
178.6 | 1,525 | |
93.7 | 302 | |
Paraura | 99.8 | 572 |
64.4 | 457 | |
49.7 | 1 | |
58.1 | 347 | |
107.1 | 374 | |
102.4 | 486 | |
129.8 | 1,291 |
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Unnao, Part A (Village and Town Directory)". Census 2011 India. pp. iii, 36–55, 237–61, 525–44. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Nevill, H.R. (1903). Unao: A Gazetteer, Being Volume XXXVIII Of The District Gazetteers Of The United Provinces Of Agra And Oudh. Allahabad: Government Press. p. 210. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Unnao (PDF). 1982. pp. 15, 348–51. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- Lucknow division geography stubs
- Cities and towns in Unnao district