Nanpara
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| Coordinates: 27°52′N 81°30′E / 27.87°N 81.5°ECoordinates: 27°52′N 81°30′E / 27.87°N 81.5°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Bahraich |
| Government | |
| • Body | Nanpara Nagar Palika Parishad |
| • MP | Savitri Bai Phule (BJP) |
| • Mayor | Abdul Waheed |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36 km2 (14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 132 m (433 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 48,337 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Postal Code | 271865 |
| Area code(s) | 05253 |
| Vehicle registration | UP-40 |
| Website | nnpnanpara |
Nanpara is a city and a municipal board in Bahraich district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is a region along the Nepal Border and includes tracts of dense forests.It is a city surrounded by large number of villages.
Nanpara is located at 27°52′N 81°30′E / 27.87°N 81.5°E. It has an average elevation of 132 metres (433 feet). It is located at 20 km from the Indo-Nepal border, and 36 km from the district Bahraich. This town has a strategic and economic importance due to the transportation of goods in Nepal and recent activities of drugs, crossing through the Nepal border. It has a municipality also. It is well connected by road transport and Railway.It is connected to Lucknow and Nepal via 4-lane NH 28C highway.
As of 2001[update] India census, Nanpara had a population of 48,337. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Nanpara has an average literacy rate of 50%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 89%. In Nanpara, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.
The Nanpara Taluqdari was one of the taluqdaris (feudatory states) in British India. The title of "Raja" was conferred on the Nanpara House in 1763 by the Nawab Shuja-ud-Daula, the King of Oudh and has then recognized by British. With holding of 439 villages it was the largest Muslim taluqdars (landowners) in British India.
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