Naugachia is a town and a

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Bhagalpur district Bhagalpur district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar States and territories of India, state, India, and Bhagalpur town is the administrative headquarters of this district. Majority of Bhagalpur district lies in South Bihar. Geography ...

in the

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Bihar Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West Be ...

. It is a block and a division of the Bhagalpur district and also a police district.

Geography

Naugachia is located at 25°24′N 87°06′E . It has an average elevation of 25 metres (82 feet). It is bordered on one side by the

river Ganges The Ganges ( ) (in India: Ganga ( ); in Bangladesh: Padma ( )). "The Ganges Basin, known in India as the Ganga and in Bangladesh as the Padma, is an international river to which India, Bangladesh, Nepal and China are the riparian states." is ...

and other by the

river Koshi The Kosi or Koshi ( ne, कोशी, , hi, कोसी, ) is a transboundary river which flows through China, Nepal and India. It drains the northern slopes of the Himalayas in Tibet and the southern slopes in Nepal. From a major confluence o ...

. It is famous for yellow maize. It is also known as Kelanchal of Bihar (producer of bananas). Earlier, there used to be lot of problems regarding floods but after the construction of the ring dam on two of its borders, flood is no longer a problem to Naugachia. Naugachia is the heart of Bhagalpur because lots of business activities take place here and Vikaramshila Bridge is the only bridge that connects Bhagalpur to NH 31 via Naugachia because there is no railway line.

Demographics

India

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, Naugachia had a population of 49,069. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Naugachia has an average literacy rate of 62%, lower than the national average of 74%: male literacy is 69%, and female literacy is 55%. In Naugachia, 18% of the population is under 9 years of age.

Administration

Naugachia

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 ...

is the governing body in the town popularly known as NAC (Notified Area Committee).

Transport

The

Naugachia railway station Naugachia railway station (station code: NNA) is on the Barauni–Katihar section of the Sonpur railway division and serves the town of Naugachhia in the Indian state of Bihar. Geography The station lies on the northern side of the Ganges ...

, on the Barauni-Katihar section, is managed by the

East Central Railway The East Central Railway (abbreviated ECR) is one of the 19 Zones and divisions of Indian Railways, railway zones in India. It is headquartered at Hajipur and comprises Sonpur railway division, Sonpur, Samastipur railway division, Samastipur, ...

. The railway station code is NNA. The nearest airport is the

Bhagalpur Airport Bhagalpur Airport is situated at Bhagalpur City, in the state of Bihar, India. The airport is located at an elevation of 154 feet (47 m) above mean sea level. The Jhunjhunwala family had taken the franchise of that airline of Kalinga Airways in ...

. Naugachia lies close to the banks of

Ganges The Ganges ( ) (in India: Ganga ( ); in Bangladesh: Padma ( )). "The Ganges Basin, known in India as the Ganga and in Bangladesh as the Padma, is an international river to which India, Bangladesh, Nepal and China are the riparian states." is ...

river in South and Kosi river on North.

Vikramshila Setu Vikramshila Setu is a bridge across the Ganges, near Bhagalpur in the Indian state of Bihar named after the ancient Mahavihara of Vikramashila which was established by King Dharmapala (783 to 820 A.D.) . Vikramshila Setu is 6th longest bridge ...

, the second longest road bridge across the Ganges, connects Naugachia with Barari Ghat in Bhagalpur. and terminates here.

Places of interest

* Kadwa Diyara (This place is about 8.0 kilometres far from Naugachia Railway Station and has good connectivity of roads. This is very famous for the endangered species of the giant "Garuda / गरुड़" bird which is only found in its nearby regions; Baba Vishuraut Kosi River Bridge is also a popular spot for the local people.) * Shripur Naugachia * Durga Mandir, Tetri(3.5 km from station) * Shree Krishna mandir (Janmashtami Mela) Gosaingaon Naugachia (3 km from station) * Venkateswara Temple, Nagrah (4 km north from station) * Kali Shakti Peeth, Nagrah-Baisi (5 km north from station) * Panchmukhi Hanuman mandir, Navada (2.7 km from station) * Kali Mandir, Bhawanipur (1.9 km from station) * Shiv Mandir Jagatpur ( 7 km from Naugachia Zeromile ) * Shiv Parwati Manokamna Mandir,Naya Tola ( 50 meter south from Station Naugachia ) * Chaiti Durga Mandir, Naya Tola Naugachia * Shri Gopal Goshala (1.2 km from station) * Durga Mandir, Bhramarpur (13 km from station) * Babadham, Marwa (11.5 km from station) * Shiv mandir and Hanuman mandir Jagatpur (8 km from Naugachia )

Colleges under
Tilkamanjhi Bhagalpur University Tilka Majhi Bhagalpur University, formerly Bhagalpur University, is a public university in Bhagalpur, Bihar, India. It was established on 12 July 1960, having local colleges initially associated with Patna University. Its campus is around in a ...

* M.A.M College, Gosain gaon panchayat Naugachia (1.3 km from station) * G.B. College, Naugachia (0.4 km from station) * Banarsi Lal Saraf Commerce College, Naugachia (Only one Commerce College in Naugachia)

Schools

* NKHS Jhandapur Presidency School, NH-31,Naugachia * DDA Public School, Naugachia (Ms Dipti Dutta) * Aadarsh Middle School and High School (आदर्श उच्च विद्यालय), Kadwa Pratapnagar * High School, Naugachia (0.6m from station) * Model High School Tulsipur Yamunia * Savitri Public School, Naugachia (1.5 km from station) * Bal Bharti Vidyalaya Hindi Medium (1 km from station) * Bal Vidya Bharti Naya Tola Naugachia (0.200 km from Railway Station Naugachia) * Phoolchandra Middile School Naya Tola Naugachia (100 meter from Railway Station Naugachia) * Ramdhari Singh High School, Tetri Pakra * Bharti Public School, Naya Tola (Khadi Bhandar) Naugachia * High school and Middle School, Punam Pratap Nagar Naugachia * Data Mangan Shah Majaar, Bihpur (10 km from Naugachia) * Jagatpur high school Jagatpur, and middle school Jagatpur (8 km from Naugachia)

References

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