Nadbai Explained

Nadbai
Native Name Lang:Hindi
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:India Rajasthan#India
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Rajasthan, India
Coordinates:27.23°N 77.2°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Rajasthan
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Bharatpur
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:205
Population Total:26,411
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Footnotes:[1]
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:321602
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:05643
Registration Plate:RJ05
Iso Code:IN-RJ

Nadbai is a city and a municipality in Bharatpur district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Nadbai is administratively divided into Katra and Nadbai. It is also a subdivisional and tehsil headquarter in Bharatpur district.

History

It is believed that around 1000 years ago a man named Nanda or Nandoo, who was a milkan from nearby village Katara, populated this village and the village was named after him. Alternately it is believed that during the British Raj, this town couldn't be captured, so people called it "Na Dabi", which means "not captured"; later it became Nadbai.

Geography

Nadbai is located at .[2] It has an average elevation of 205 metres (672 feet)

Demographics

India census,[3] Nadbai had a population of 26,300. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Nadbai has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 74.04%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 53%. In Nadbai, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Transport

Rail

It is on the Jaipur-Agra rail route. The nearest railway station is Nadbai Railway Station around 0.5 km from city centre. One can catch trains for Jaipur, Ajmer, Udaipur, Jodhpur, Agra, Varanasi, Lucknow, Gwalior, Khajuraho and other various parts of country from Bharatpur Junction which is around 30 kilometres from here.

Road

It is about 10 km from NH-21 via Dehra Mod road and 13 km via halena road . Buses are always available for Jaipur and Bharatpur from local bus stand. One can get down on Dehra Mod which is on Jaipur Agra national Highway and 10 km from Nadbai. Public transport like auto rikshaw, tempo are available from Dehra Mod to Nadbai.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census of India Search details . censusindia.gov.in. 10 May 2015.
  2. Web site: Maps, Weather, and Airports for Nadbai, India. www.fallingrain.com.
  3. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 2004-06-16. 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.