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NOWROZABAD - NRZB

"Khodargama" is a city and a nagar palika in Umaria district in the Indian States and territories of India of Madhya Pradesh. Kendriya Vidyalaya Nowrozabad is situated in the G.M Complex Johila area. Nowrozabad is the head office of Johila area.The nearest airport is at Jabalpur in Madhya pradesh. Nowrozabad Railway Station is on the Katni - Anuppur rail route. There are many coal mines around here.National Highway 43 has its route through Nowrozabad .

India census, Nowrozabad had a population of 22,401. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Nowrozabad has an average literacy rate of 59%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 68%, and female literacy is 49%. In Nowrozabad, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

The city of Nowrozabad see (Johila area) is rich in the coal deposits found in the region. The coal industrial belt has developed in the region owing to the close proximity of the coalmines. The most reputed government undertaking and the largest coal producing industry in India, the South Eastern Coalfields Limited is located in the region. Nowrozabad is one of the 13 administrative areas of the coal industry. It is the head office of Johila area.Major employment source in the city are coal mines of South Eastern Coal Fields Ltd.

In 1886, W.W. Hunter wrote, “Extensive coalfields have recently been discovered at Nowrozabad, within the native state of Rewa…”

Nowrozabad Johila Coalfield, which was owned by Rewa Coalfields Limited, was nationalized in 1973.