Nagdah Balain, Madhubani Explained

Nagdah Balain
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Bihar#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates:26.25°N 86°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Bihar
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Madhubani
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:56
Population Total:8658
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Maithili, Hindi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code:847222[1]
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:06276
Blank1 Name Sec1:Sex ratio
Blank1 Info Sec1:1000/942 /
Blank2 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Madhubani
Blank3 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank3 Info Sec1:Madhubani, Bisfi
Iso Code:IN-BR

Nagdah Balain, also known simply as Nagdah, is located in Madhubani District, Bihar in India.

Nagdah is surrounded by four lakes, and is located three kilometers from Kapsiya, and two kilometers from Arer, Madhubani, Bihar. Nagdah's Pin Code is 847222.

Nagdah village contains the Durga Temple. The Durga Puja festival is a festival celebrated in Nagdah village in October and March, during which the "Natak" is played by local boys, at the direction of the senior residents of the village. Vidaya Pati Samroh is another celebration held in Nagdah.

This village is also known by the name of its great son Dr. Subhadra Jha (9 July 1909 - 13 May 2000) . He was a famous linguist cum polyglot(he knew more than 18 languages) and was Sahitya Academy Awardee for Maithili Literature. He was the first D.Litt in Bihar. Later he earned 2nd D.Lit from University of Paris. He was the first foreign invitee to visit Germany after WWII. He wrote several books and stories in different languages. Another famous person of this village is Shri Budhi Nath Jha known for his creation of Om Mahabharath which is first ever epic on Maithili literature.

Geography

Nagdah is located at .

Language and culture

Places of interest

The 3 most popular Durga temples in Madhubani are Raj Rajeshwari Mandir (in Dokhar), Bhagwati Temple (in Nagdah) and Maata Durga Mandir (in Uchaith).(Bharam Sathan in)Raja Mandal

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: India PIN Codes Directory . Finkode.com . 23 February 2016 . https://archive.today/20240527182742/https://www.webcitation.org/6fVohF36R?url=http://finkode.com/nagdah-balain-847222.html . live . 27 May 2024.