Narora is a town located on the banks of river
Gangas
The Ganges ( ) (in India: Ganga ( ); in Bangladesh: Padma ( )). "The Ganges Basin, known in India as the Ganga and in Bangladesh as the Padma, is an international river to which India, Bangladesh, Nepal and China are the riparian states." is ...
, in tehsil
Dibai, district
Bulandshahr
Bulandshahr, formerly Baran, is a city and a municipal board in Bulandshahr district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Bulandshahr district and part of Delhi NCR region. According to the Governmen ...
,
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...
, India. It is popular for being the site of Nuclear Power Corporation.
Demographics
India
census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses incl ...
, Narora had a population of 20,376. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Its average literacy rate is 58%, lower than the national average of 59.5%, with male literacy 65% and female literacy 49%. In Narora, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Notable features
Narora is the site of the
Narora Atomic Power Station
Narora Atomic Power Station (NAPS) is a nuclear power plant located in Narora, Dibai Tehsil, Bulandshahar District in Uttar Pradesh, India.
Reactors
The plant houses two reactors, each a pressurized heavy-water reactor (PHWR) capable of p ...
and of the Narora Dam or Narora Barrage.
SANDRP.in - Narora Barrage
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Education
Places of education include Atomic Energy Central School 1 & 2.
References
External links
UP Ecotourism: Narora, Bulandshahr
{{Bulandshahr district
Cities and towns in Bulandshahr district