Nawada district

Nawada District
Phulwaria reservoir
Phulwaria reservoir
Location of Nawada district in Bihar
Location of Nawada district in Bihar
Country India
StateBihar
DivisionMagadh
HeadquartersNawada
Government
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesNawada
 • Vidhan Sabha constituenciesNawada, Hisua, Rajauli, Gobindpur & Warisaliganj.
Area
 • Total2,494 km2 (963 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total2,219,146
 • Density890/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
 • Urban
215,579
Demographics
 • Literacy59.76%
 • Sex ratio939
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highwaysNH 20, NH 120
Websitenawada.nic.in

Nawada district is one of the thirty-eight districts of the Indian state of Bihar. Nawada is its administrative headquarters. The district is the easternmost district of the Magadh division, one of the nine administrative divisions of Bihar. The area of the modern district was historically part of the Magadha, Shunga and Gupta empires. Koderma and Giridih districts of the state of Jharkhand lie on the southern border of the district; it also shares borders with the Gaya, Nalanda, Sheikhpura, and Jamui districts of Bihar.

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