Nautanwa

Nautanwa नौतनवां NTW
Town
Nautanwa Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 27°26′N 83°25′E / 27.43°N 83.42°ECoordinates: 27°26′N 83°25′E / 27.43°N 83.42°E
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Maharajganj
Government
• Type	Municipal Governance
Elevation	89 m (292 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	33,753
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	273164
Telephone code	+91-05522
Vehicle registration	UP 56

Nautanwa is a town and Nagar Palika in Maharajganj district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is about 87 km from Gorakhpur, 68 km via NH29 and NH730 from Maharajganj and 7 km from Sonauli Indo-Nepal Border.

Geography

Nautanwa is located at 27°26′N 83°25′E / 27.43°N 83.42°E.^[2] It has an average elevation of 89 metres (291 feet). The town is located in the Terai region, in the foothills of the Shiwalik Himalayas.

List of villages under Nautanwa Tehsil

Nautanwa is a Tehsil/Block in the Mahrajganj District of Uttar Pradesh. According to Census 2011 information the sub-district code of Nautanwa block is 00944. There are about 259 villages in Nautanwa block.

Villages

1. Achal Garh
2. Achalgarh
3. Ahirauli
4. Amahva
5. Amava
6. Araji Gayadatt Urf Subedarpur
7. Araji Mahuva
8. Araji Sarkar
9. Araji Sarkar Urf Bairihawa
10. Araji Sarkar Urf Jot Pharenda
11. Araji Suvain
12. Asuraina
13. Aurahva Kala
14. Aurahva Khurd
15. Babhni
16. Bagha
17. Bahorpur
18. Baijnathpur Urf Charka
19. Baikunthpur
20. Bairva Bankatva
21. Bairva Bhatpurva
22. Bairva Chandanpur
23. Bairva Jungal
24. Bakeniya Harraiya
25. Banrasiya Kala
26. Banrasiya Khurd
27. Banvatari
28. Barahara
29. Barahra Bishwambharpur
30. Barahra Shivnath
31. Baranhava
32. Barawa Bhoj
33. Bargadava
34. Bargadva Ayodhya
35. Bargadva Bishunpur
36. Bargadva Madhubani
37. Bargadwa Urf Ganwaria
38. Bariya
39. Barva Kala
40. Barwa Khurd
41. Basantpur
42. Bataediha
43. Belahiy
44. Belaspur
45. Belauha Darra
46. Belauha Ghat
47. Belbhar
48. Belva Buzurg
49. Belva Khurd
50. Bhagat Purva
51. Bhagvanpur
52. Bhairi Pipri
53. Bhaisahiya
54. Bharvaliy
55. Bhotaha
56. Bhurkurva
57. Bishkhop
58. Bishunpur Kurthiya
59. Bishunpur Phulvariya
60. Bishunpura
61. Bokava
62. Brahmpur
63. Chainpur
64. Chakdah
65. Chakrar
66. Chamaini Urf Bhehri
67. Chamainiya
68. Chandi Than
69. Chandpur
70. Charlaha
71. Chautarva
72. Chhapwa
73. Chhitrapar
74. Dashrath Pur
75. Deoghatti
76. Devipur
77. Devipur Kala
78. Devpur
79. Dhaurahra
80. Dhotihva
81. Dhuswakala
82. Dogahara
83. Durgapur
84. Ekma
85. Eksarva
86. Farenda
87. Gajaraha
88. Gajpati
89. Gajrahi
90. Ganeshpur
91. Gangapur
92. Gangvaliya
93. Gauharpur
94. Ghorahava
95. Gujroliya Shanker
96. Hanuman Garhiya
97. Harakhpura
98. Hardi Dali
99. Harlalgarh
100. Harmandir Kala
101. Harpur
102. Harraiya Khurd
103. Harraiya Raghubir
104. Hathiya Garh
105. Hathiyahwa
106. Jagannath Pur
107. Jamuhani
108. Jamuhra Kala
109. Jara
110. Jhigati
111. Jigina
112. Jignihava
113. Jogiabari
114. Jugauli
115. Jungal Gulahariya
116. Jungle Hathiyagarh
117. Jungle Sonval
118. Kaithvaliya Pathak
119. Kaithwalia Urf Bargadahi
120. Kajari
121. Kandhpur
122. Kandhpur Van Tangia
123. Karaila Ajgarha
124. Karailiya
125. Karimdadpur
126. Karmahava Khurd
127. Karmahva
128. Karmahva Basantpur
129. Kashipur
130. Kataikot Urf Bhadrahana
131. Kavlahi
132. Khairati
133. Khairhava Jungal
134. Khairhva Dube
135. Khalik Garh
136. Khanua
137. Kharag Barva
138. Kodaipur Urf Gidaha
139. Kohargaddi
140. Koharwal
141. Koluha Urf Sihorva
142. Kot Kamhariya
143. Kunserwa
144. Kurahava Bujurg
145. Kurahava Khurd
146. Lalpur Kalyanpur
147. Laxhmipur Kaithvaliya
148. Laxmi Nagar
149. Luhasi
150. Luthhahva
151. Madrahava Kaktahi
152. Mahari
153. Mahdeiya
154. Mahdeva Basdeela
155. Mahdeva Kashiram
156. Maheshpur Mahdiya
157. Mahuari
158. Mahuawa Adda
159. Mahuva
160. Mahuwa
161. Majhauli
162. Manglapur
163. Manik Talab
164. Manikapur
165. Marjadpur
166. Mathiyaidu
167. Moglaha
168. Mohnapur
169. Murali
170. Murehra
171. Murila
172. Naikot
173. Narayanpur
174. Narkataha
175. Nauniya
176. Navabi Ghat
177. Navadih Urf Deopur
178. Nipaniya
179. Paisiya Babu
180. Paisiya Lalaien
181. Paisiya Urf Konghusari
182. Pakardiha
183. Parauli
184. Pariya Tal
185. Parmesrapur
186. Parsa
187. Parsa Dayaram
188. Parsa Malik
189. Parsa Pandey
190. Parsa Somali
191. Parsauni Kala
192. Parsoni
193. Phulvariya
194. Piparhava
195. Pipra
196. Pipra Sohat
197. Piprahiya
198. Pipriya
199. Pokhar Bhinda
200. Pokharbhinda Urf Bangahva
201. Purainiya
202. Purandrapur Sonbarsa
203. Purushottampur
204. Raghunath Pur
205. Rajabari
206. Rajapur
207. Rajdhani
208. Rajmandir Khurd
209. Rajpur Khurd
210. Ram Nagar
211. Ramgarhva
212. Ramnagar
213. Rampur Jhalua
214. Ranipur
215. Ratanpur
216. Rehra
217. Rudauli Urf Karaila
218. Rudrapur Shivnath
219. Rudrapur Urf Bangai
220. Sagarhava
221. Sakasi
222. Samardhira
223. Sampatiha
224. Sarangapur
225. Sekhuani
226. Semarhava
227. Semrahna
228. Semrahva Urf Jammu Haniya
229. Sevatari
230. Shishgarh
231. Shishvariya Urf Shismahal
232. Shivpuri
233. Shyamkat
234. Sihabhar
235. Singhpur Kala
236. Sinhorva
237. Sinhpur Tharauli
238. Sirsiya Khas
239. Sirsiya Masharki
240. Sisvaniya Bishun
241. Siswa Taufir
242. Siswa Urf Khoriya
243. Sonbarsa Kahraiya
244. Sondhi
245. Sonpipri
246. Sonval
247. Sukrauli
248. Sukrauli Urf Argha
249. Sukrauli Urf Suryapura
250. Sundi
251. Surpar
252. Suryapura
253. Tal Ainjer
254. Taraini
255. Tenduhi
256. Terhi
257. Tharauli Buzurg
258. Tinkonia
259. Trilokpur

Geology

Brick clay is abundant everywhere and bricks are made outside the town areas. The soil in the area is light sandy or dense clay of yellowish brown colour. The sand found in the rivers is medium to coarse grained, greyish white to brownish in colour and is suitable for building construction.

History

The land seems to be blessed by Buddha's presence. On North (Kapilvastu, Lumbini, Nepal) it has the birthplace of Buddha, and south of it has the death place of Buddha. And on the east is Sita's Birthplace Janakpur(Nepal). As per local ethnohistorical record, it is said that this place is very much related to Buddha. This place is associated with the Buddha period. It is said this is the place where Gautam while renouncing the worldly life and travelling for searching for knowledge travelled through this place. After coming from Kapilvastu ( present day it is the region between Birdpur tehsil of Sidharthnagar district and Taulihwa region of Kapilvastu district of Lumbini Anchal of Nepal) towards the eastern India present day Bihar region, He changed his princes cloth and gave to his attended and wore new cloth of ascetic life. It symbolizes the attending just a new body of sage or knowledge seeker instead of prince puzzled in worldly pleasure. That is region why this name Nau=new and Tan=body is called. The place where Gautam have a new cloth of sage that is the place called today as Nautanwa.Close to Nautanwa is the town of Sonauli which is the border of India and Nepal which is 7 km from Nautanwa.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[3] Nautanwa had a population of 29,259. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%.

• Nautanwa has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 52%.
• In Nautanwa, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.
• Being stated on the border place all the caste and religion can be found in Nautanwa. They all live peacefully celebrating the festivals and eve of each other. Nepali currency is quite common there. Although people here live very peacefully but the entire area and the surrounding areas are mostly covered by Jaiswal's a Hindu subcaste which is prominent in the north-eastern Uttar Pradesh. People here also get indulged in wrong activities to earn money but accordingly they are thrived by the law and order here. Many criminals and terrorists were caught from the bordering area who tried to enter in the country.

Transport

• Nautanwa is well connected by road and railway. Sonauli at Indo-Nepal border has a Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation which connects major cities of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Delhi. The town has a called Nautanwa railway station,^[4] which is the closest to Lumbini in Nepal and it is the last Station from India End. The two countries have an open border without restrictions on the movement of Nepalese and Indian nationals. There is a customs checkpoint for goods and third country nationals.
• The closest airport is Bhairahawa Airport ( IATA: BWA ) with a distance of 5 mi (or 8.1 km) north of the city centre of Nautanwa.

Culture

Maa Banailiya is one of the most famous Temple in Nautanwa which, constitutor was from scheduled cast saint, Pyare Das. Now the temple is also acting as a halting place for the south tourist. Chanchai Mata is also a Goddess Durga temple which also holds a hard respect amongst peoples. Kali Ji's temple in Parsohiya Mohalla is also a famous temple. Shri Shri Hanuman Mandir has been recently built in 2012 inside the premises of Kali Ji Ka Mandir. And also, a beautiful temple of Lord Hanuman is rebuilt in premises of Maa Banailiya mandir. Every Year on 20 January a Shobha yatra is conducted which starts from temple premises and goes through the whole market of Nautanwa and ends back at the temple, and on every 21 January, a Jagran organises at temple premises. A large gathering is expected every year.

References

1. "Census of India Search details". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
2. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Nautanwa
3. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
4. Trains from Nautanwa to Gorakhpur Jn