Nabinagar

Nabinagar is a city cum Nagar Panchayat in Aurangabad district in the Indian state of Bihar, and is the location of Nabinagar Super Thermal Power Project.

Nabinagar
city
Nabinagar is located in Bihar
Nabinagar
Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates: 24.62°N 84.12°E / 24.62; 84.12
CountryIndia
StateBihar
DistrictAurangabad
  Rank4th
Elevation
138 m (453 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total25,041
Languages
  OfficialMagadhi, Hindi, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code06186
ISO 3166 codeIN-BR

Geography

Nabinagar is located at 24.62°N 84.12°E / 24.62; 84.12.[1] Its average elevation is 138 metres (452 feet).

Overview


It has also been the assembly constituency of nationalist and first Bihar Deputy Chief Minister cum Finance Minister, Bihar Vibhuti Anugrah Narayan Sinha.

Nabinagar is slated to become a power hub since Bihar Government and NTPC are collaborating to set up a coal based thermal power plant, having three units of 660 MW each.

Demographics

Religions in Nabinagar

  Hindus (80.70%)
  Muslims (18.84%)
  Others (0.46%)

As of 2001 India census,[2] Nabinagar had a population of 19,041. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Nabinagar has an average literacy rate of 73%: male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 63%. In Nabinagar, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.

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