Nagod or Nagaud is a town and a
nagar panchayat
A nagar panchayat (town panchayat; ) or Notified Area Council (NAC) in India is a settlement in transition from rural to urban and therefore a form of an urban political unit comparable to a municipality. An urban centre with more than 12,000 ...
in
Satna district
Satna District is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The city of Satna is the district headquarters. The district has an area of 7,502 km², and a population of 22,28,935(2011 census), 20.63% of which is urban. The district ...
in the
India
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state
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of
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the seco ...
. It is located from the town of
Satna
Satna is a city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It serves as the headquarters of Satna district. It is 7th largest city and 8th most populous city of the state. The city is 500 km east of the state capital Bhopal. The city is ...
. It is the administrative headquarters of Nagod
Tehsil
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.It is believed that it was a small state owned by an oil-pressing people, known as 'Teli', who were exiled by the
Pratiharas
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The Gurjara-Pratiharas were instrumental in containing Arab armies moving east of the ...
.
Pratiharas
The Gurjara-Pratihara was a dynasty that ruled much of Northern India from the mid-8th to the 11th century. They ruled first at Ujjain and later at Kannauj.
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originally came from
Kannauj
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and belong to
Agnikula
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Rajput.
Origin
Nagod derives its name from ''Nagdev'' meaning town or city.
Geography
Nagod is located at . It has an average elevation of 330 metres (1,082 feet). Nagod is near to the district headquarters at
Satna
Satna is a city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It serves as the headquarters of Satna district. It is 7th largest city and 8th most populous city of the state. The city is 500 km east of the state capital Bhopal. The city is ...
and is well-connected by roads. The Amarna river flows near the town's fort.
Princely history
Nagod was formerly the capital of a
princely state
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of
British India
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,
Nagod State
Nagod State (also known as 'Nagode' and 'Nagodh') was a princely state of colonial India, located in modern Satna district of Madhya Pradesh. The state was known as 'Unchahara' from the name of Unchehara its original capital until the 18th centu ...
. The state was founded in 1344, and until the 18th century was known as
Unchahara
Unchehara is a town and a nagar panchayat in Satna district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is a block and one of six ''tehsils'' of Satna district. The town lies in the vicinity of Vindhya Range in Central India.
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from the name of its original capital.
Demographics
India
census
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,
Nagod had a population of 22,568. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Nagod has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 60%. In Nagod, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.
See also
*
Nagod (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
References
{{Rewa Division
Cities and towns in Satna district
1344 establishments in Asia
14th-century establishments in India
Satna