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Nabinagar

Coordinates: 24°37′N 84°07′E / 24.62°N 84.12°E / 24.62; 84.12
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Nabinagar
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
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

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

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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

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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

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Religions in Nabinagar

  Hindus (97.70%)
  Muslims (01.05%)
  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.

References

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  1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Nabinagar
  2. ^ "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.