Nangal is a town and municipal council in Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It is 60 km from Rupnagar in the state of Punjab 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. 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, a public sector undertaking of the Government of India. There are 3 Main hospitals in Nangal, which are BBMB hospital, NFL hospital and Civil hospital. Schools include Mount Carmel School, BBMB DAV school, Saint Soldier school, Dayanand School, Capt A K Fert Model sr sec school. Nangal city sits on the banks of River Satluj, thus having many tourist attraction points with fascination towards Mother Nature. Prominent Religious Places include Gita Mandir, Lakshmi Narayan Mandir, Triveni Mandir, Babour Sahib Gurudwara, Khwaja Peer Ji.
Demographics
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.
