Nagdah Balain, also known simply as Nagdah, is located in Madhubani District, Bihar in India.

Nagdah Balain
Village
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Coordinates: 26.25°N 86.0°E / 26.25; 86.0
Country	India
State	Bihar
District	Madhubani
Elevation	56 m (184 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	8,658
Languages
• Official	Maithili, Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code	06276
ISO 3166 code	IN-BR
Sex ratio	1000/942 ♂/♀
Lok Sabha constituency	Madhubani
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Madhubani, Bisfi

Nagdah is surrounded by four lakes, and is located three kilometers from Kapsiya, and two kilometers from Arer, Madhubani, Bihar. Nagdah's Pin Code is 847222.

Nagdah village contains the Durga Temple. The Durga Puja festival is a festival celebrated in Nagdah village in October and March, during which the "Natak" is played by local boys, at the direction of the senior residents of the village. Vidaya Pati Samroh is another celebration held in Nagdah.

This village is also known by the name of its great son Dr. Subhadra Jha (9 July 1909 - 13 May 2000) . He was a famous linguist cum polyglot(he knew more than 18 languages) and was Sahitya Academy Awardee for Maithili Literature. He was the first D.Litt in Bihar. Later he earned 2nd D.Lit from University of Paris. He was the first foreign invitee to visit Germany after WWII. He wrote several books and stories in different languages. Another famous person of this village is Shri Budhi Nath Jha known for his creation of Om Mahabharath which is first ever epic on Maithili literature.

Geography

Nagdah is located at 26.25°N 86.0°E / 26.25; 86.0.

Language and culture

• Maithili is the main language, while Hindi, English and Urdu are also spoken.^{[citation needed]}

Places of interest

The 3 most popular Durga temples in Madhubani are Raj Rajeshwari Mandir (in Dokhar), Bhagwati Temple (in Nagdah) and Maata Durga Mandir ( in Uchaith).^{[citation needed]}

References

External links

• Nagdah Blogspot
• Nagdah in WikiEdit