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PLACES
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NAGARA
Nagara, is a village in Gondia tahsil about three miles distant from Gondia on the road to Balaghat. It had a population of 4.591 persons in 1971. The village is an old one and is surrounded by the remains of a moat. There is a curious old temple to Mahadeva and round it are a number of small wells lined with earthenware. These wells are so narrow that only one bucket can be worked at a time in each. According to a tradition Nagara was a settlement of the Gavalis when the whole of the surrounding country was densely forested. The village has the usual educational and medical facilities, and a post office. A weekly market is held on Fridays. Wells are the source of drinking water-supply.
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