Nadwakhas
Nadwa Sarai
village
Nadwakhas is located in Uttar Pradesh
Nadwakhas
Nadwakhas
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Nadwakhas is located in India
Nadwakhas
Nadwakhas
Nadwakhas (India)
Coordinates: 26°4′56″N 83°27′43″E / 26.08222°N 83.46194°E / 26.08222; 83.46194
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictMau
Population
 (2011)
  Total5,003
Languages
  OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
275302

Nadwasarai (Nadwakhas) is a small village situated 10 km away from Ghosi in Mau district, Uttar Pradesh, India.

It is a typical village with a population of approximately 5000 to 6000 people as per 2011 population. The village does not have a reliable 24-hour electricity supply and amenities are basic . In 2005 a telephone exchange was constructed [1] It was the first village in India where The Human Resource Development Foundation (HRDF) established a school.[2] The school, Bal Shishu Niketan, was established in 1990 as a Primary school and nursery; it has since been upgraded by the District Education Department of Mau to a class VIII school . There are 350 students, of whom around 30% are female.[2]

References

  1. Parliamentary questions TELEPHONE EXCHANGES IN HARYANA AND U.P. UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 4833 ANSWERED ON 27.04.2005 available to view at
  2. 1 2 "Bal Shishu Niketan". Archived from the original on 21 June 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2009.


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