Naya Nangal is a

town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

, near Rupnagar city and the Bhakhra Dam in

Rupnagar district Rupnagar district is one of twenty-two districts in the state of Punjab, India. The city of Rupnagar is said to have been founded by a Raja called Rokeshar, who ruled during the 11th century and named it after his son Rup Sen. It is also the ...

Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...

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. It is part of

Nangal Nangal is a town, near city of Rupnagar in Rupnagar district in Punjab, 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 ...

, and is a planned town having sectors similar to the city

Chandigarh Chandigarh () is a planned city in India. Chandigarh is bordered by the state of Punjab to the west and the south, and by the state of Haryana to the east. It constitutes the bulk of the Chandigarh Capital Region or Greater Chandigarh, which al ...

. The town was created for employees of

National Fertilizers National Fertilizers Limited (NFL) is an Indian Public Sector Undertakings in India, central public sector undertaking and the second largest government-owned-fertilizer-producer in India as of 2018. It is a Miniratna (Cat-1) company, with the ...

. It has a railway station and a market divided sector wise. Along with that it covers Shivalik avenue. This town lies on the foothills of Himalayas as low lying plains with adjacent scenic beauty. It includes the Sutlej River, Nangal Dam, Migratory Siberian protected birds, N.F.L. colony, P.A.C.L. colony, ShivaliK Avenue and a rich history associated with Jawaharlal Nehru visits, British town planning. Naya Nangal has sector-1, sector-2, sector-4, sector-5, sector-7, where NFL Govt. Employee lives with their families.

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Cities and towns in Rupnagar district {{PunjabIN-geo-stub