Nabha
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Nabha ਨਾਭਾ |
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 Nabha
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| Coordinates: 30°22′N 76°09′E / 30.37°N 76.15°ECoordinates: 30°22′N 76°09′E / 30.37°N 76.15°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Patiala |
| Government | |
| • Type | Democratic |
| • Body | Municipal Council of Nabha |
| • Member of the Legislative Assembly (India) | Sadhu Singh Dharmsot |
| Elevation | 246 m (807 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 67,972 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Punjabi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 147201 |
| Telephone code | 91-(0)1765 |
| Vehicle registration | PB-34 |
Nabha (Punjabi: ਨਾਭਾ) is a city and municipal council in the Patiala district to the south-west of the Indian state of Punjab. It was the capital of the former Nabha State.
The town of Nabha was formerly the capital of the Nabha princely state in the British Raj. Its territories were scattered; one section, divided into twelve separate tracts, was interspersed among the territories of Patiala and Jind, in the east and south of the Punjab; the other section was in the extreme southeast of that province. The whole of the territories physically belonged to a plain, but they varied in character, from the great fertility of the Pawadh region to the aridity of the Rajputana desert.
Nabha is located at 30°22′N 76°09′E / 30.37°N 76.15°E. It has an average elevation of 246 metres (807 feet).
As of 2001[update] India census, Nabha had a population of 67,972. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Nabha has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 69%. In Nabha, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Being a royal city, Nabha has a number of buildings with historical importance:
Please note that there are two locations of Royal Samadhis. One is for the family of Hira Singh, the other, for the original rulers of Nabha, is located on the grounds of Punjab Public School, near the water tank, on what was originally known as Shyam Bagh (near Jamunawali Sark (Road)). There rests Maharaja Devinder Singh, his two sons, his wives, Maharani Lilavati, Maharani Mann Kaur and "Cheteanwali" Rani.
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