Nagod
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| State : | Madhya Pradesh | ||
| District : | Satna | ||
| Sub-district : | Nagoda | ||
| Location : | 24 ° 34 ′ N , 80 ° 36 ′ E | ||
| Height : | 329 m | ||
| Residents : | 22,568 (2011) | ||
Nagod ( Hindi : नागोद , Nāgod ) is a small town in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh . It has about 22,500 inhabitants and is located in the Satna administrative district .
location
Nagod is about 27 km from the district capital of Satna , which also has a train station. From there buses run to Nagod and on to Khajuraho.
history
The place was once the capital of the princely state of Nagod .
Surroundings
Several significant archaeological sites can be reached from Nagod by bus or taxi:
- Khajuraho (approx. 75 km northwest)
- Nachna (approx. 25 km southeast)
- Bhumara (approx. 30 km southeast)
The less significant Gupta-era ruins of Pipariya and Khoh are in the vicinity of Nachna.
literature
- Michael W. Meister u. a. (Ed.): Encyclopaedia of Indian Temple Architecture. North India - Foundations of North Indian Style. Princeton University Press, Princeton 1988; S. 20ff ISBN 0-691-04053-2