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Navapur is 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 ...
'' (municipality) and headquarters for Navapur Taluka in Nandurbar district, in the
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of
Maharashtra Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ...
,
India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
.


Geography

Navapur municipality is situated on the border with the state of
Gujarat Gujarat (, ) is a state along the western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the fifth-largest Indian state by area, covering some ; and the ninth ...
. It is approximately 100 km both from
Surat Surat is a city in the western Indian state of Gujarat. The word Surat literally means ''face'' in Gujarati and Hindi. Located on the banks of the river Tapti near its confluence with the Arabian Sea, it used to be a large seaport. It is now ...
and
Dhule Dhule is a city located in the Dhule District in the northwestern part of Maharashtra state, India known as West Khandesh. Situated on the banks of Panzara River, Dhule is the regional headquarters of MIDC, RTO, and MTDC. The city is mainly kn ...
. Rangavali River passes by Navapur. The railway station of Navapur is built in two states; one half of it is in Maharashtra and the other half is in Gujarat. Even a train which halts at
Navapur Railway station Navapur railway station is located on Gujarat–Maharashtra state border in Navapur town of Nandurbar district, Maharashtra. Its code is NWU. It has three platforms. Passenger, MEMU, Express and Superfast trains halt here. About Navapur * Nav ...
is stationed half in Maharashtra and half in Gujarat. The municipality is overlooked by hills on one side. Navapur is the developing city in Nandurbar district


Economy

Navapur thrives as a marketing and processing town for the surrounding agricultural areas. The municipality has agro based industries such as a sugar factory and toor dal mill as well as other food processing facilities. Rentio foods private ltd. is household name in dal business. Agro based industries and related occupations like animal husbandry and poultry farming are practiced by the people here. Desai Poultry Farm was the first poultry farm founded by Shri Hasu Desai at nearby village called Uchchhal. Light Bazaar is the shopping place for the villagers surrounding Navapur and Uchchhal The Golden fruit and vegetable company .F.Cwas started by Abdul Jalil Abdul Gafur Shaikh, on 20 May 1994 at A.P.M.C Navapur, the vegetables and fruits are supplied to many states like Gujarat, MP and UP from Navapur market, Navapur is famous for fresh vegetables and fruits. The weekly bazaar is called Shanivari i.e. held on each Saturday..


Transport

Navapur has a
railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...
. It is also well connected for road transport. State transport buses of
Maharashtra Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ...
and
Gujarat Gujarat (, ) is a state along the western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the fifth-largest Indian state by area, covering some ; and the ninth ...
are available from Navapur to many cities. Maximum number of buses connect three cities Surat, Nandurbar and Dhule. It is connected with Surat - nowiki/>
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_Demographics

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_Demographics

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_Demographics

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_Demographics

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Demographics

In the 2001 census, the municipality of Navapur had 29,979 inhabitants, with 15,427 males (51.5%) and 14,552 females (48.5%), for a gender ratio of 943 females per thousand males. Nawapur had an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 72%, and female literacy was 62%. In 2001 in Nawapur, 14% of the population was under 6 years of age. The population is made up of a number of communities, Bhil people">Bhil Bhil or Bheel is an ethnic group in western India. They speak the Bhil languages, a subgroup of the Western Zone of the Indo-Aryan languages. As of 2013, Bhils were the largest tribal group in India. Bhils are listed as tribal people of the s ...
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 is spoken by 18.68% of the population.


Education

The Navapur Education Society has its Gujarati, Marathi and English medium schools and Junior Colleges with Arts, Commerce and Science faculty. The institution "Adivasi Seva Sahayak Sanstha" provides higher education facilities. Courses including B.A. M.A. B. Com. B.Sc. D. Ed. B.Ed. are available in Marathi and English medium. Rang Avadhoot College of Commerce is a commerce college in the area in the discipline of Commerce Economics and Accountancy. Vanvasi utksrh samitee provides primary & yoga education. Highschool's in Navapur # Shri Shivaji High School & Junior College for Arts, Commerce and Science (Established in 1962) # The N.D. & M. Y. Sarvajanik High school And Sheth H.J. Shah Junior College is a Gujarati medium School run by the Navapur Education Society # Vanita Vidyalaya # Sumanik Vidyalaya #.madrsa Darul ehsan[Arbi and Urdu medium.. sarvajanik Gujarathi Highschool # Haji Musaj Mulla Sarvajnik Urdu Highschool # I.M.Diwan # Smt.S.M.Chokhawala Little Angels' Academy # A.K.Balwa Memorial Junior College, Navapur and so many Marathi primary and English Medium Schools in Navapur # DG Agrawal English Medium School(CBSE) # Iqra national Urdu high school navapur. 4.madrsa Darul ehsan[Arbi]. 5 gujrati madhyamic vidyalaya, lakhani park navapur . 6 Vanvasi Utkarsh Samit's Primary School (Marathi Medium)


Notes

{{- Cities and towns in Nandurbar district Nandurbar district