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'''Narwana''' is a [[town]] and a [[municipal council]] in [[Jind]] district in the Indian state of [[Haryana]].

==History and etymology==

Narwana is shortcode as '''NRW''' in Indian Railways<ref>http://indiarailinfo.com/departures/827</ref> and according to historical references and the [[ancestors]], there are several myths related to the existence of the city's name.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 the [[Jat]] surname ''Mor'' lived in Narwana with a large number of the population before and it was called ''Morwana'' before and later was changed to Narwana.

==Geography==

Narwana is located at {{Coord|29.616667|N|76.116667|E|}}.<ref>http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/10/Narwana.html</ref> It has an average elevation of 213 metres (702 feet).

===Climate===

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).

=== Religions and Communities ===

[[Hindus]] constitute the bulk of the population mainly of [[Jats]] followed by a minority of [[Jainism|Jains]].

==Education==

There are number of schools in the city affiliated either to [[Haryana Board of School Education|State board]] or [[Central Board of Secondary Education|Central board]]. Also there are many schools affiliated to CBSE.

===Colleges in The City===

# K.M.Govt.College Narwana
# Govt. Polytechnic narwana
# Industrial Training Institute (ITI)
# Rajiv gandhi college
# S.D. Kanya Manavidyalaya Narwana<ref>http://sdmmnarwana.com</ref>

==Demographics and well-known persons==

{{As of|2011}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Narwana had a population of 62090. Males constitute 38,073 of the population and females 34,017. Narwana has an average literacy rate of 77.22%, higher than the national average of 74.04%. Hindu Jats are in majority and surnames such as Goyat, Mor, nain and Dhillon are found here.

Manjeet Chahal got 1st rank in 800m in the Asian games.

==Utility services==

The water supply in Narwana is managed by its ''Jal Board'' and is well managed . Narwana's Electric Supply Undertaking is managed by the [[DHBVN]].[[BSNL]] provides tele-services for [[landline]] and [[Mobile phone|mobile]] and many other services. Many private telecom operators are also offering their services in the city as [[Jio 4G]], [[Vodafone Essar]], [[Bharti Airtel|Airtel]], [[Idea cellular|Idea]], [[Reliance Infocomm|Reliance]], [[Tata Indicom|Tata]].

Utility services are well managed including water supplies, irrigation and agriculture, banking. Medical services are served by a Civil Hospital and private hospitals.

==Transportation==

Narwana is well connected with railway and road network as it many cities jind, Tohana. jakhal, bathinda, patiala, ludhiana, Kaithal, Pundri, ambala, chandigarh, safidon, panipat, rohtak, delhi, gurugram and faridabad. It is connected with NH 52, NH152 and NH 352. [[Haryana Roadways]] buses connect it with most of the destinations. Buses are available in day hours and also in night hours but in rare numbers.

==Healthcare==

There is a 100-bed civil hospital in the town<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-17/gurgaon/35867815_1_tempo-thick-fog-pgi|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411051029/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-17/gurgaon/35867815_1_tempo-thick-fog-pgi|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-04-11|title=Narwana accident: Vehicle had 17 passengers on board; driver booked|date=2012-12-17|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=2013-02-25}}</ref> and many other private hospitals that provides healthcare facilities to the residents of the town And There are many medicals shops that provide medicine and some of them are Bhagwati Medical Hall, Prem Medical agency anat ram arya, pal medicos, family medicos famous for providing a big range of medicine.

==Places of interest==

There are some places of interest to visit in Narwana. Nehru Park is one of them. Stadium For Games (Nav-deep stadium has India's first indoor Handball court, which is only in Narwana and also a newly made athletic track of world-class standards, as well as FIH approved hockey astroturf) and Chotu Ram Park are well known.

==Religious places==

Baba Gaibi Sabh is a very old and religious temple in this City. People from nearby villages come to pray here esp on Sunday. Apart from this there are some other famous temples like Bhagwan Prashuram Mandir, Hanuman Mandir, Navgarah Mandir near Bakshi cinema, Vishavkarma temple, Old Shiv temple near dhola kuan etc. It is said that the main idol of Hanuman Mandir is made by the five pandavas.

===Airport links===

Nearest Airports to Narwana are of Hisar, Chandigarh, Patiala and Delhi. Delhi's Airport is very well connected to the Narwana Palace and Indian states and territories. A few private companies also provide charted flights from Sirsa, which is 2 hours distance by road.

=== Internet Services ===

There are plenty of options available for data connectivity in Narwana city. Apart from 3G and 4G services there are pretty good broadband services offered by BSNL, Digital World Broadband etc.

===Railway Connectivity===

By rail it is on the main BG line that connects the national capital to Bhatinda.
It is also a junction station with branch line to Kurukshetra. The important trains which stop at this station are
Punjab Mail (Mumbai CST–Firozpur),
Jabalpur - Jammutawi Express (Jabalpur – Jammu Tawi Express),
Sriganga Nagar–New Delhi Intercity,
Mumbai–Firozpur Janta Express (Via Kota),
Howrah–Sriganga Nagar (Via Patna),
Kanyakumari–Jammu Express (1 of Longest train running in India),
Mangalore–Jammu Navyug Express, Chenni–Jammu Andman Express,
Pathankot–Delhi Dhauldhar Express,
Guwahati–Lalgarh (Bikaner) (Now proposed to extend to New Tinsukia Junction as per Indian Govt. Railway Budget), Delhi Firozpur Intercity, Kurukshetra-Delhi DMU Via Narwana
and a few other passenger trains.

The New Chandigarh-Jaipur Intercity Express has started recently the route of which is having Narwana on it way. The new train will stop at various destinations of Haryana, including Ambala Cantt, Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Narwana, Jind, Rohtak, Jhajjar, Rewari, besides Khairthal, Alwar, Raigarh, Bandikuai and Dausa in Rajasthan before reaching the Jaipur station

Newly introduced New Delhi-Ludhiana/Moga Shatabadi express train provide a faster connectivity to Dist. HQ JIND which is appx. 30 km From Narwana.<ref>Source : {{cite web|url=http://www.indianrail.gov.in/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-04-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131125225205/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/ |archive-date=2013-11-25 }}</ref><ref>http://indiarailinfo.com/train/15522</ref>

A new Train from Kota to Jammu Tawi is also proposed to run via Narwana as per Indian Govt. Railway Budget<ref>http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/view_section.jsp?id=0,1,304,366,537</ref>

==Sports==

Football, Kabaddi, Handball, Badminton and Cricket are the most popular sports in Narwana.
Narwana's NavDeep stadium was named in honor of players Naveen and Deepak, who died in a train accident while returning from a sport meet. It has a football playground, hockey playground, wrestling court, tennis court and badminton hall, gymnastics, roping and much more and has a capacity of about 15,000 people.

==References==
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{{Jind district}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Jind district]]

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