Nadbai is a city and a

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in Bharatpur district in the

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. Nadbai is administratively divided into Katra and Nadbai. It is also a subdivisional and tehsil headquarter in Bharatpur district.

History

It is believed that around 1000 years ago a man named Nanda or Nandoo, who was a milkan from nearby village Katara, populated this village and the village was named after him. Alternately it is believed that during the

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, this town couldn't be captured, so people called it "Na Dabi", which means "not captured"; later it became Nadbai.

Geography

Nadbai is located at . It has an average elevation of 205 metres (672 feet)

Demographics

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, Nadbai had a population of 26,300. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Nadbai has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 74.04%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 53%. In Nadbai, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Transport

Rail

It is on the Jaipur-Agra rail route. The nearest railway station is Nadbai Railway Station around 0.5 km from city centre. One can catch trains for Jaipur, Ajmer, Udaipur, Jodhpur, Agra, Varanasi, Lucknow, Gwalior, Khajuraho and other various parts of country from Bharatpur Junction which is around 30 kilometres from here.

Road

It is about 10 km from NH-21 via Dehra Mod road and 13 km via halena road . Buses are always available for Jaipur and Bharatpur from local bus stand. One can get down on Dehra Mod which is on Jaipur Agra national Highway and 10 km from Nadbai. Public transport like auto rikshaw, tempo are available from Dehra Mod to Nadbai.

References

{{Bharatpur district Cities and towns in Bharatpur district