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Nadwan | |
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Village | |
  Nadwan Location in Bihar, India Show map of Bihar Nadwan Nadwan (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:25°24′00″N85°04′00″E / 25.40000°N 85.06667°E /25.40000; 85.06667 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Patna |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 10,000 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Magadhi,Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-BR |
| Website | patna |
Nadwan is a small town located inBarh Block,Patna district,Bihar state, India. It is located about 24 kilometres (15 mi) south fromPatna and 70 kilometres (43 mi) north fromGaya, where Gautum Buddha got enlightenment. It lies nearNational Highway 83, and has a railway station namedNadwan railway station onPatna–Gaya line of East Central Railway zone.
Around 60 years ago, the villagers of Nadwan opened a school (now known as Middle School and High School Nadwan). This school has produced many doctors, engineers, and scientists. This village also has a college, K P S College Nadwan,[1] This is the main source of poor villagers for doing their graduation and post-graduation.
Many educational institutions have moved to this village, and Doon Public School (http://dphspatna.com) opened a branch.
