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Kahalgaon city is 76.81% higher than state average of 61.80%. In Kahalgaon, Male literacy is around 81.64% while female literacy rate is 71.26%. Angika is the regional language and is spoken by majority. Hindi, and English are also spoken by different section of the population. Kahalgaon Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 6,315 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Nagar Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.
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serves as a major source of water needed for production. Normally PLF is about 70% here because of lack of coal. It has 4x210 MW units of
Russian make and 3x500 MW units of German make supplied by BHEL. This power plant serves as a beneficiary for West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, Sikkim states.
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The arrival of NTPC in the town, marked the arrival of world-class infrastructure, healthcare and education, which would have taken years to reach to people otherwise. Kahalgaon now enjoys the luxury of the best. Education has taken a front-runner in the normal routine and the setup has also created
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Children with age of 0-6 is 5221 which is 15.49% of total population of Kahalgaon Nagar Panchyat(NP). In Kahalgaon Nagar Panchayat, Female Sex Ratio is of 877 against state average of 918. Moreover, Child Sex Ratio in Kahalgaon is around 922 compared to Bihar state average of 935.
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enough jobs and businesses around itself. The townships of NTPC are wonderfully planned, with lush greenery. It has parks, shopping complexes, clubhouses, stadiums and transit camps apart from housing for employees. The peace that
Kahalgaon has is remarkable.
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Kahalgaon is connected by a network of national and state highways, along with district and rural roads. National
Highway 80 (NH 80) runs from the Mokama–Farakka via Bhagalpur, Kahalgaon. It links directly with
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It is situated on the banks of river Ganges and near to
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Kahalgaon Nagar Panchayat has population of 33,700 of which 17,952 are males while 15,748 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.
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was also set up in Kahalgaon in the year 1985, the unit has been named Kahalgaon Super Thermal Power Plant
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1658:Categories
1576:Sultanganj
1571:Naugachhia
1421:Khanpurmal
1391:Bhawanpura
1386:Akbarnagar
1365:Sultanganj
1355:Naugachhia
1314:Narayanpur
1274:Naugachhia
1037:References
687:Modern era
649:Ashtavakra
549:Sultanganj
366:Population
324:Government
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1551:Bhagalpur
1401:Dhrubganj
1360:Pirpainti
1350:Kahalgaon
1332:Bhagalpur
1284:Ismailpur
1200:Bhagalpur
1078:4 October
790:megawatts
766:Begusarai
637:Sher Shah
533:Bhagalpur
453:Kahalgaon
425:Time zone
358:Elevation
276:Bhagalpur
186:Kahalgaon
153:Kahalgaon
28:Kahalgaon
1585:See also
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1426:Kaharpur
1416:Khajuria
1396:Dharhara
1379:Villages
1345:Habibpur
1309:Sanhaula
1279:Gopalpur
1015:See also
999:Religion
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770:Khagaria
728:By train
430:UTC+5:30
388:Language
271:District
1528:Amarpur
1411:Jitadih
1299:Goradih
1009:Muslims
755:By road
677:Nālandā
669:Nalanda
610:History
499:Tourism
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457:Colgong
240:Country
215:87°13′E
212:25°16′N
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1643:Tirhut
1633:Purnia
1623:Munger
1618:Magadh
1456:Tetari
1441:Nagrah
1370:Sabour
1294:Kharik
1289:Sabour
1269:Bihpur
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764:, via
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1533:Banka
1512:India
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1451:Tarar
1446:Pakra
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