Nangal

Nangal Industrial Town of Himachal Pradesh
town
Bhakra Dam
Nickname:  NPTI HPTC
Nangal Location in Himachal Pradesh, India Nangal Nangal (India)
Coordinates: 31.385°N 76.375°E / 31.385; 76.375
Country	India
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Una
Founded by	MOP Govt of India
Government
• Type	MOP
Elevation	326 m (1,070 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	48,000
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	140124, 140125, 140126
Website	https://hpuna.nic.in

Nangal is a town and municipal council in Una district in Himachal Pradesh, India. It is 20 km from Una in the state of Himachal Pradesh in northwest India. It sits at the foot of the Shiwalik Hills where it was established after plans for a dam required the movement of previously established villages. Residential areas include Modern Avenue, Shivalik Avenue, Naya Nangal Township, BBMB Township and Nangal Basti area (Railway Road). Industrial areas include Focal Point, NFL Factory, PACL. Modern Avenue , Shivalik Avenue, Naya Nangal Township are parts of Naya Nangal. Naya Nangal is planned town with parks like Madhuvan Park, Captain Amol Kalia Park, with stadium like NFL Stadium. Naya Nangal also has Well established Recreational clubs, like Golf club, Officer's club, Swimming club , Race tracks and cycling tracks.

History

Present Nangal is situated on the land acquired from nearby places in 1948 when the construction of Bhakra Dam was planned on the Satluj River. The town is divided into three parts: Nangal, Nangal Township and Naya Nangal.

Geography

Nangal is situated on the foot of Shivalik hills and spreads over both sides of river Sutlej which forms a lake behind the Nangal Dam. Every year, the multi-purpose Bhakra Dam with its surrounding natural environment attracts a number of tourists from all parts of India and abroad. There are several markets in it, namely Jawahar Market, Main Market, Adda Market, GTB Market & Pahari Market. The residential areas of the city are organized into a block system.

Nangal Township is surrounded by water on three sides and foothills of shivaliks on the fourth side. Naya Nangal serves mainly as a fertilizer complex of National Fertilizers Limited (NFL), a public sector undertaking of the Government of India. There are 3 Main hospitals in Nangal - BBMB Hospital, NFL Hospital and Civil hospital.

Schools include Capt A K Fert Model Sr. Secondary School (erstwhile, NFL Model Senior Secondary School) affiliated to CBSE, NFL Higher Secondary School affiliated to PSEB, Mount Carmel School affiliated to ICSE, BBMB DAV School affiliated to CBSE, Saint Soldier School affiliated to CBSE and Dayanand School affiliated to CBSE. Nangal city sits on the banks of River Satluj, thus having many tourist attraction points with fascination towards Mother Nature.

Prominent Religious Places include Jalfa devi Mata Mandir, Shri Sidh Baba Balak Nath Durga Mandir, Shree Gita Mandir, Shree Shiv Shakti Mandir in Shivalik Colony, Lakshmi Narayan Mandir, Triveni Mandir, Bhabour Sahib Gurudwara, Khwaja Peer Ji.

Demographics

As of 2011 India Census, Nangal had a population of 48000. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Nangal has an average literacy rate of 78.15%, higher than the national average of 74%: male literacy is 80.69%, and female literacy is 71.56%. In Nangal, 10.44% of the population is under 6 years of age.

External links

• http://rupnagar.nic.in/html/Nangal.htm