Nawagarh-Thakurdiya
Lingeshwar Nagri | |
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| Nickname: Nawagarhiya | |
  Nawagarh-Thakurdiya Location in Chhattisgarh, India  Nawagarh-Thakurdiya Nawagarh-Thakurdiya (India) | |
| Coordinates: 21°51′12″N 82°39′41″E / 21.85333°N 82.66139°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Chhattisgarh |
| District | Janjgir-Champa |
| Elevation | 269 m (883 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Chhattisgarhi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 495557 |
| Telephone code | 07818 |
| Vehicle registration | CG11 |
| Nearest city | Janjgir |
Nawagarh is a town in Janjgir-Champa district, Chhattisgarh, India. It is one of the 36 Garh of Chhattisgarh state. Nawagarh hosts a police station. Nearby villages are Thakurdiya which is famous for various ponds. Nawagarh also known for Lingeshwar temple.
Geography
editIt is located at an altitude of 269 m above MSL.[1]
Location
editThe nearest airport is Bilaspur Airport & Raipur Airport. The nearest railway is Janjgir Naila railway station 25km distance & Champa Junction railway station is 30km.
Tourism
editLingeshwar Temple, Jagannath temple and Mankadai temple are tourist attractions in the vicinity. Sheori Narayan is a tourist place nearby. It got the name Sheori Narayan because Lord Rama ate ber (a type of fruit) at this place, with Shabari. So actually it is Shabri+Narayan(Rama).
Pendri is one of the small village near Nawagarh. It is famous as the location for the temple of Chandi Dai.
References
edit- ^ http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/37/Nawagarh.html Map and weather of Nawagarh
External links
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