About Nagod ( Nagode )

Nagod or Nagode is a town and a nagar panchayat in Satna district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh ruled by Pratihara Rajput. It is located 17 miles (27km) from the town of Satna. It is the administrative headquarters of Nagod Tehsil. It is believed that it was a small state owned by an oil-pressing people, known as 'Teli', who were exiled by the Pratiharas. Pratiharas originally came from Kannauj and belong to Agnikula Rajput. Nagod derives its name from Nagar meaning Town or City. Nagod is near to district headquarter SATNA and well connected with the roads. This Place is very calm and known for great social harmony. Nagod was formerly the capital of a princely state of British India. The state was founded in 1344, and was known as Unchahara after the former capital of the state (until 1720). The state came under British influence in 1802, and became a princely state in the Bagelkhand Agency of what was later to become the Central India Agency. The state was made tributary to...