Narmada Nagar

Narmada Nagar
Township/Project Area
Narmada Nagar Location in Madhya Pradesh
Coordinates: 22°16′40″N 76°27′50″E
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
Region	Nimar
District	Khandwa District
Government
• Type	Democratic
• Body	Village Panchayat
• Sarpanch	Mrs. Saand (BJP)
Population  (2011)
• Total	9,198
Demonym	NN
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Spoken Languages	Hindi, English, Nimari

Narmada Nagar () is a township in Punasa Tehsil in East Nimar district of Madhya Pradesh, India. It belongs to Indore division.

It is located 49 km north of District headquarters Khandwa. 14 km from Punasa. 179 km from State capital Bhopal.

Jamkota (4 km), Pipalkota (5 km), Gulgaon Rayat (6 km), Purni (7 km), and Anjaniya Kala (8 km) are the nearby villages to Narmada Nagar.

Narmada Nagar is surrounded by Baladi Tehsil towards the east, Harsud Tehsil towards the east, Khirkiya Tehsil towards the east, and Khandwa Tehsil towards the south.

Sanawad, Harda, and Nepanagar are the nearby cities to Narmada Nagar.

About

Narmada Nagar is a small town, established in around 1985, by Narmada Valley Development Authority and afterwards by Narmada Hydroelectric Development Corporation. It was earlier known as Asinder, after the king of Punasa, a neighboring town. It has a Panchayat which falls under Mandhata Constituency.

Narmada Nagar is famous for the Indirasagar Dam, whose reservoir is amongst Asia's largest. The dam is also a major site of tourist attraction, as every monsoon a lot of people visit Narmada Nagar, to catch a glimpse of the spillway water. Because of the dam being a popular landmark, Narmada Nagar is often referred to as "Punasa Dam".

Education

The town has the following schools:

1. Kendriya Vidyalaya
2. Government Middle School
3. Government Higher Secondary School
4. Government Senior Secondary School
5. Saraswati Shishu Vidya Mandir
6. RAJPOOTS TUTORIALS (PRADEEP SIR CLASS)
7. Lions Higher Secondary School