Nandgaon, Uttar Pradesh

For other places with the same name, see Nandgaon (disambiguation).

Town in Uttar Pradesh, India

Nandgaon

Town

Nandgaon

Location in Uttar Pradesh, India

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Nandgaon

Nandgaon (India)

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Coordinates: 27°43′N 77°23′E﻿ / ﻿27.72°N 77.38°E﻿ / 27.72; 77.38
Country|  India
State| Uttar Pradesh
District| Mathura
Named after| Nandi
Government

• Type| Nagar Panchayat(Shri Mati Manju Devi is chairman from May-2023)
Elevation

| 184 m (604 ft)
Population

(2001)

• Total

| 9,956
Languages

• Official| Hindi
• Native| Braj Bhasha dialect
Time zone| UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration| UP 85
Website| up.gov.in

Nandgaon is a historical town and a nagar panchayat in Mathura district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Nandgaon is a religious centre in Braj region.

The town is named after Nandi, the bull of Shiva, and was formerly called Nandigrāma. The hill in the town was formerly known as Nandīśvar or Rudraparvata, and was considered to be Śiva-svarūpa (Shiva's own form). Before the sixteenth century, the town was not associated with Krishna. Since then, due to its proximity to Barsana (birthplace of Radha) and a false etymology linking the town to Nanda, Krishna's father, the town has become associated with Krishna.[1][2]

The Nandarāyajī kā Mandira at the peak of the hill houses identical images of Krishna and Balarama flanked by Nanda and Yashoda. The current temple was built in the mid-eighteenth century by Rūp Siṁh, a Sinsinwar Jat.[3][4] Surrounding the town are several tanks and ponds associated with events from Krishna's life.[5]

## Geography

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Nandgaon is located at 27°43′N 77°23′E﻿ / ﻿27.72°N 77.38°E﻿ / 27.72; 77.38,[6] and has an average elevation of 184 metres (603 feet). Within Nandgaon lies the ancient water body Paawan Sarovar. The ancient site has been restored by the Braj Foundation.

## Demographics

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As of the 2001 Census of India,[7] Nandgaon had a population of 9956. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Nandgaon has an average literacy rate of 45%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 59%, and female literacy is 29%. In Nandgaon, 19% of the population is under 6 years of age.

## See also

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* Krishna Janmasthan Temple Complex
* Ram Janmabhoomi, Rama's birthplace
* Janakpur Dham, Sita's birthplace in Nepal
* Punaura Dham, Sita's birthplace in India
* Kundinapuri, Rukmini's birthplace
* Kaundinyapur, near Nagpur and associated with Rukmini's birthplace Kundinapuri
* Raval, Mathura, Radha's birthplace
* Parikrama
* Yatra

## References

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1. ^ Entwistle, A.W. (1987). Braj: A Center of Krishna Pilgrimage. Egbert Forsten. pp. 378, 540.
2. ^ Vaudeville, Charlotte (1976). "Braj, Lost and Found". Indo-Iranian Journal. 18 (3/4). Brill: 205.
3. ^ Entwistle 1987, p. 377-378.
4. ^ Mītala, Prabhudayāla (1966). Braja kā Sāṁskr̥tika Itihāsa. Rājakamala Prakāśana. p. 29.
5. ^ Entwistle 1987, p. 379-382.
6. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Nandgaon
7. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

## External links

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* Media related to Nandgaon, Uttar Pradesh at Wikimedia Commons
* "Nandgaon" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 19 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 161.
* Nandgaon travel guide from Wikivoyage

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Cities and towns in Mathura district

Mathura|

* Aurangabad Bangar
* Bad
* Bajna
* Baldeo
* Barsana
* Chaumuhan
* Chhata
* Farah
* Gokul
* Govardhan
* Kosi Kalan
* Mahaban
* Mathura
* Nandgaon
* Radha Kund
* Raya
* Saunkh
* Vrindavan
* Surir

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* Agra
* Aligarh
* Ayodhya
* Ambedkar Nagar
* Amethi
* Amroha
* Auraiya
* Azamgarh
* Badaun
* Bagpat
* Bahraich
* Ballia
* Balrampur
* Banda
* Barabanki
* Bareilly
* Basti
* Bijnor
* Bhadohi
* Bulandshahr
* Chandauli
* Chitrakoot
* Deoria
* Etah
* Etawah
* Farrukhabad
* Fatehpur
* Firozabad
* Gautam Buddha Nagar
* Ghaziabad
* Ghazipur
* Gonda
* Gorakhpur
* Hamirpur
* Hardoi
* Hapur
* Hathras
* Jalaun
* Jaunpur
* Jhansi
* Kannauj
* Kanpur Nagar
* Kanpur Dehat
* Kasganj
* Kaushambi
* Kushinagar
* Lakhimpur Kheri
* Lalitpur
* Lucknow
* Maharajganj
* Mahoba
* Mainpuri
* Mau
* Meerut
* Mirzapur
* Moradabad
* Muzaffarnagar
* Pilibhit
* Pratapgarh
* Prayagraj
* Raebareli
* Rampur
* Saharanpur
* Sant Kabir Nagar
* Shahjahanpur
* Shravasti
* Siddharthnagar
* Shamli
* Sambhal
* Sitapur
* Sonbhadra
* Sultanpur
* Unnao
* Varanasi

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