Nabinagar

This article is about a city in Indian state of Bihar. For the upazila in Bangladesh, see Nabinagar Upazila.

Nabinagar
city
Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates: 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

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 (97.70%)

  Muslims (01.05%)

  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

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.