Narmada Nagar | |
Settlement Type: | Township/Project Area |
Pushpin Map: | India Madhya Pradesh |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Madhya Pradesh |
Coordinates: | 22.2778°N 76.4639°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Madhya Pradesh |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Nimar |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Khandwa District |
Established Date: | 1000 year Old |
Government Type: | Democratic |
Governing Body: | Village Panchayat |
Leader Party: | BJP |
Leader Title: | Sarpanch |
Leader Name: | Mrs. Saand |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 9198 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Metro rank |
Population Demonym: | NN |
Blank Info: | Hindi, English, Nimari |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Area Code Type: | 07323 |
Blank1 Name Sec2: | Climate |
Narmada Nagar is a township in Punasa Tehsil in East Nimar district of Madhya Pradesh, India. It belongs to Indore division.
It is located 49 km north of District headquarters Khandwa. 14 km from Punasa. 179 km from State capital Bhopal.
Jamkota (4 km), Pipalkota (5 km), Gulgaon Rayat (6 km), Purni (7 km), and Anjaniya Kala (8 km) are the nearby villages to Narmada Nagar.
Narmada Nagar is surrounded by Baladi Tehsil towards the east, Harsud Tehsil towards the east, Khirkiya Tehsil towards the east, and Khandwa Tehsil towards the south.
Sanawad, Harda, and Nepanagar are the nearby cities to Narmada Nagar.
Narmada Nagar is a small town, established in around 1985, by Narmada Valley Development Authority and afterwards by Narmada Hydroelectric Development Corporation. It was earlier known as Asinder, after the king of Punasa, a neighboring town. It has a Panchayat which falls under Mandhata Constituency.
Narmada Nagar is famous for the Indirasagar Dam, whose reservoir is amongst Asia's largest. The dam is also a major site of tourist attraction, as every monsoon a lot of people visit Narmada Nagar, to catch a glimpse of the spillway water. Because of the dam being a popular landmark, Narmada Nagar is often referred to as "Punasa Dam".
The town has the following schools: