Nabinagar
Nabinagar | |
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city | |
Nabinagar is located in Bihar Nabinagar Location in Bihar, India | |
| Coordinates: 24°37′N 84°07′E / 24.62°N 84.12°E / 24.62; 84.12 | |
| Country | India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Aurangabad |
| • Rank | 4th |
| Elevation | 138 m (453 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 25,041 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Magadhi, Hindi, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Telephone code | 06186 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-BR |
Navinagar is a city cum Nagar Panchayat in Aurangabad district in the Indian state of Bihar, and is the location of Navinagar Super Thermal Power Project.
Geography
[edit ]Nabinagar is located at 24°37′N 84°07′E / 24.62°N 84.12°E / 24.62; 84.12 .[1] Its average elevation is 138 metres (452 feet).
Overview
[edit ]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
[edit ]- Hindus (97.7%)
- Muslims (1.05%)
- Others (0.46%)
As of 2001[update] 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.
References
[edit ]- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Nabinagar
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
