It is spread over the geographical area of 2,494 sq. kms. According to the recent census, the total population of the district is 1809425 comprising of 9,28,638 males and 8,80,787 female. The sub divisions of the district are Nawadah, Rajauli, which is divided into blocks namely Kauakol, Varsaliganj, Nawadah, Rajouli, Akbarpur, Hisua, Narhat, Govindpur, Pakribarawan, Sirdalla, Kasichak, Roh, Nardiganj, and Meskaur. The rivers that flow through the district of Nawada are Dharhar, Tilaiya Sakari Khuri, and Dhanarji.
Nawada is among the backward districts of Bihar due to the lack of industrial development. The economy is mainly based on agriculture. The major crops of the region are paddy, apart from it many kinds of vegetables, fruits and flowers are also grown. The district is very rich in minerals mainly in mica and iron ore located near the Rajauli sub division. The cottage industries are famous for silk , and sugar industries.
The communication facilities of Nawada are not properly developed. It is well connected with roads but not with rail. The national highway passes through the District, thus making the communication easier. There are 16 hospitals, 28 PHCs, 112 sub-centres in this region.
The various places to be visited in Nawada are:
* Kakolat Waterfall
* Gonava Jee (a jain temple)
* Sitamarhi
* Had-Hadwa Waterfall
Popular educational institutions of Nawada district are:
* Sri Krishna Memorial College
* T.S. College
* Sita Ram Sahu College
* RM Mahila College
* Mahila Mahavidyalaya
* KLS College
* Krishna Mahavidyalaya
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Bihar-districts
araria aurangabad banka
begusarai bhabua bhagalpur
bhojpur buxar darbhanga
gaya gopalganj jahanabad
jamui katihar khagaria
kishanganj luckeesarai madhepura
madhubani munger muzaffarpur
nalanda nawada paschim-champaran
patna purbi-champaran Purnia
rohtas saharsa samastipur
saran sheikhpura sheohar
sitamarhi siwan supaul vaishali
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