Nowrozabad or Khodargama is a town and a nagar palika in Umaria district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Kendriya Vidyalaya Nowrozabad is situated in the G.M Complex Johila area. Nowrozabad is the head office of Johila area. The nearest airport is at Jabalpur ( 130 km ) in Madhya pradesh. Nowrozabad Railway Station is on the Katni - Anuppur rail route. There are many coal mines around here. National Highway 43 has its route through Nowrozabad .

Nowrozabad Johila area
Town
Nowrozabad Location in Madhya Pradesh, India Show map of Madhya Pradesh Nowrozabad Nowrozabad (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 23°21′38″N 80°59′15″E
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Umaria
Area
• Total	16 km2 (6 sq mi)
• Rank	1st in district
Population  (2011)
• Total	21,883
• Rank	2nd in district
• Density	1,400/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	ISO 3166-2:IN
Vehicle registration	MP 54

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,[1] Nowrozabad had a population of 22,401. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Nowrozabad has an average literacy rate of 59%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 68%, and female literacy is 49%. In Nowrozabad, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age. Nowrozabad tahsil has 57 village. The STD code of nowrozabad is 0 and vihcle no is mp54

Employment

The city of Nowrozabad see (Johila area) is rich in the coal deposits found in the region. The coal industrial belt has developed in the region owing to the close proximity of the coalmines. The most reputed government undertaking and the largest coal producing industry in India, the South Eastern Coalfields Limited is located in the region. Nowrozabad is one of the 13 administrative areas of the coal industry. It is the head office of Johila area. Major employment source in the city are coal mines of South Eastern Coal Fields Ltd.

Coalfield

In 1886, W.W. Hunter wrote, “Extensive coalfields have recently been discovered at Nowrozabad, within the native state of Rewa…”

Nowrozabad Johila Coalfield, which was owned by Rewa Coalfields Limited, was nationalized in 1973.

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