Novel non-linear sodium para-nitrophenolate dihydrate (SPNPD) single crystals were grown by controlled evaporation method. Various functional groups and chemical bonding were identified by FTIR and Raman analysis. Hirshfeld surface and fingerprint plot were drawn and analyzed for the intermolecular interactions present in crystal structure. UV-visible studies indicate the high transmittance of crystals in visible region with a wide band gap 6.12 eV. In photoluminescence spectrum, a sharp broad emission peak centered at 525 nm indicates green emission. In dielectric study a broad peak with low dielectric constant value was observed at 34 °C which may be due to ferroelectric to paraelectric transition. Piezoelectricity was confirmed by determining the piezoelectric charge coefficient (d 33 =2.24 pC/N). The hysteresis loop with values of remnant polarization and coercive field as 2.67 µC/cm 2 and 7.43 kV/cm, respectively. Piezo-/ferroelectricity were reported for the first time in p-nitrophenolate based compounds. SHG efficiency of this material was found to be 4.15 times of that of KDP. Mechanical strength was confirmed from Vicker's microhardness study and voids volume. Thus promising piezoelectric, ferroelectric behavior of material along with high SHG efficiency and low dielectric constant, established SPNPD as a potential material for transducer, optoelectronics and nonvolatile memory devices applications.