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Narwana

Narwana
Narwana
jat Land
City
Nickname(s): NRW.
Location in Haryana, India
Coordinates: 29°37′00″N 76°06′42″E / 29.616667°N 76.1116667°E / 29.616667; 76.1116667Coordinates: 29°37′00″N 76°06′42″E / 29.616667°N 76.1116667°E / 29.616667; 76.1116667
Country  India
State Haryana
District Jind
Elevation 225.16 m (738.71 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 62,090
Languages spoken
 • ---- English, Haryanvi and Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 126116
Telephone code +91-01684-XXXXXX
Vehicle registration HR-32
Website haryana.gov.in

Narwana is a city and a municipal council in Jind district in the Indian state of Haryana.

Narwana is shortcode as NRW. in Indian Railways and according to historical references and the ancestors there are several myths related to existence of city's name. One of them is that it was named after a lake, Nirwana, near Baba Gaibi Sahib Temple. And another one is that people with surname Mor lived in Narwana with a large number of population before and was called as Morwana before and later it was changed to Narwana.

Narwana is located at 29°37′00″N 76°07′00″E / 29.616667°N 76.116667°E / 29.616667; 76.116667. It has an average elevation of 213 metres (702 feet).

Narwana features a typical version of the humid subtropical climate. Summers are long and extremely hot, from early April to mid-October, with the monsoon season in between. The months of March to May see a time of hot prickling heat. Monsoon arrives at the end of June, bringing some respite from the heat, but increasing humidity at the same time. The brief, mild winter starts in late November and peaks in January and is notorious for its heavy fog. Extreme temperatures range from −0.6 °C (30.9 °F) to 46.7 °C (116.1 °F).

Hindus constitute the bulk of population followed by Sikhs, Muslims, Jains and Christians. Arya Samaj flourished in the city long time ago.

There are number of schools in the city affiliated either to State board or Central board.Also there are many schools affiliated to CBSE.


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