Nawabganj is a town in Barabanki district

Barabanki District

The Barabanki district is one of four districts of Faizabad division, lies at the very heart of Awadh region of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and forms as it were a centre from which no less than seven other districts radiate...

 in the state of Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...

, India.It is a tehsil

Tehsil

A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....

 and nagar parishad

Nagar Palika

In India, a nagar palika or municipality is a urban local body that administers a city of population 20,000 or more. Under the Panchayati Raj system, it interacts directly with the state government, though it is administratively part of the district it is located in...

 for Barabanki town. It is one of the constituent entities of Barabanki city, which is District HQ of Barabanki district

Barabanki District

The Barabanki district is one of four districts of Faizabad division, lies at the very heart of Awadh region of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and forms as it were a centre from which no less than seven other districts radiate...

.

Geography

Nawabganj is located at 26.94°N 81.19°E. It has an average elevation of 93 metres (305 feet).

Demographics

India census, Nawabganj had a population of 75,087. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Nawabganj has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 62%. In Nawabganj, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Tehsil Nawabganj

Tehsil

Tehsil

A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....

 Nawabganj has 4 Block panchayats

Panchayat samiti

Panchayat samiti is a local government body at the tehsil or Taluka level in India. It works for the villages of the Tehsil or Taluka that together are called a Development Block. The Panchayat Samiti is the link between the Gram Panchayat and the district administration. There are a number of...

, they are:

1. Banki
   Banki, Uttar Pradesh
   Banki is a town, a nagar panchayat and a block panchayat in Barabanki district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.-Demographics: India census, Banki had a population of 16,997. Males constitute 57% of the population and females 43%. Banki has an average literacy rate of 58%, lower than the...
   
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2. Dewa
   Dewa, India
   Dewa Sharif or Deva is a town and a nagar panchayat in Barabanki district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is famous for the shrine of Haji Waris Ali Shah. This town is also known by the name of Dewa Sharif in respect for the shrine.-Geography:Dewa is located at...
   
   ,
3. Harakh,
4. Masauli

Nagar Parishad Nawabganj

The Municipal Board Nawabganj, Barabanki, was the first to be constituted in the district and came in to existence on 16 July 1884, under the North-Western provinces and Oudh Municipalities Act, 1883. It had Nine members of whom four were elected, the rest including the chairman were nominated officials, later it came to be administered under the North-Western provineces and Oudh Municipalities Act, 1883. Its affairs were managed by a board of 09 members and a Chairman, who used to be the Deputy Commissinoer. The income of the board was derived mainly from house tax, boll tax and tax on weigh man and brokers. Other sources of income included octori, license fee, rent, tahbazari and fines. However the U.P. Municiplalities Act 1916 liberalised the municipal constitution, introduced communal representation and relaxed government control over the finances of nagar palika.

Nagar Palika Parishad, Nawabganj, Barabanki has been put under the category of first-class board, covering an area of 12 km². Comprising a population of 75,741 according to census 2001. There are seventeen substantive post of certralised services, thirty-two post of 3rd graded employees and 362 of all category of fourth-class employees, in this Palika. It consists of seven sections for providing civic amenities to its citizens, they are:

• Revenue Section
• Public Works Section
• Health and Sanitation Section
• Water Works
• Street Light
• Nazul
• Accounts, Establishment & Records

Nagar Palika Parishad Nawabganj has 25 wards, they are:

Ward No.	'Name'	Population(2001)
1	Gandhi Nagar	3148
2	Valmiki Nagar	5309
3	Peer Batawan Saravgi	1913
4	Begumganj Saravgi	3060
5	Kanoongoyan Poorvi	3000
6	Poorvi Peerbatawan	3180
7	Police Line	2259
8	Lajpat Nagar	2216
9	Gularia Gaarda	2782
10	Azad Nagar	3208
11	Kanoongoyan	2574
12	Tehsil Colony	2948
13	Katra Baradari	2969
14	Satypremi Nagar	2103
15	Kailash Ashram	3412
16	Durgapuri	3788
17	Nehru Nagar	2680
18	Munshiganj	1882
19	Bheetri Peerbatawan	4526
20	Barhiyan Tola	3174
21	Barhiyan Pashchimi	3253
22	Dushehrabagh	4603
23	Bheetri Poorvi	3424
24	Saravgi	1489
25	Rasoolpur	2591

Health infrastructure

Tehsil Nawabganj has following health infrastructure:

• Health centres – 7
• PHCs – 8
• Sub centres – 17