Bhakra Dam

Bhakra Nangal Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Satluj River in Bhakra Village in , in northern . The dam forms the Gobind Sagar reservoir.
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  • Type: Dam
  • Description: gravity dam in Bhakra, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, India
  • Also known as: “Bakra Dam”, “Bhakra-Nangal vannkraftverk”, “భాక్రానంగల్ ప్రాజెక్టు”, and “ഭക്രാ നങ്കൽ അണക്കെട്ട്”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nangal.

Town
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is a town, near city of Rupnagar in Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. is situated 6 km southwest of Bhakra Dam.

Bhakra Dam

Latitude
31.41156° or 31° 24′ 42″ north
Longitude
76.43386° or 76° 26′ 2″ east
Elevation
481 metres (1,578 feet)
Operator
Bhakra Beas Management Board
Open location code
8J3RCC6M+JG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 120587569
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Geo­Names ID
1276238
Wiki­data ID
Q83436
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Western Panjabi—“Bhakra Dam” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “ভাকরা বাঁধ”
  • Bhojpuri: “भाखड़ा बान्ह”
  • Cebuano: “Bhākra Dam”
  • Chinese: “巴克拉—南加尔坝”
  • Chinese: “巴克拉坝”
  • Chinese: “巴克拉壩”
  • Chinese: “巴克拉水壩”
  • French: “barrage de Bhakra”
  • French: “Barrage de Bhakra”
  • German: “Bhakra-Talsperre”
  • Gujarati: “bhakhra dam”
  • Hindi: “भाखड़ा बांध”
  • Italian: “diga di Bhakra”
  • Korean: “바크라 댐”
  • Lithuanian: “Bhakros užtvanka”
  • Malayalam: “ഭക്ര നങ്കൽ അണക്കെട്ട്”
  • Marathi: “भाकरा नांगल धरण”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Bhakra-demningen”
  • Norwegian: “Bhakra-demningen”
  • Panjabi: “ਭਾਖੜਾ ਡੈਮ”
  • Panjabi: “ਭਾਖੜਾ ਨੰਗਲ ਡੈਮ”
  • Sanskrit: “भाक्राजलबन्धः”
  • Swahili: “Bhakra Dam”
  • Swedish: “Bhākra Dam”
  • Tamil: “பக்ரா அணை”
  • Telugu: “భాక్రా డామ్”
  • Ukrainian: “Бхакра”
  • Urdu: “بھاکرا بند”
  • Western Panjabi: “بھاکھڑا ننگل ڈیم”
  • “भाखड़ा बान्ह”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Nangal and Naya Nangal.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Olinda and gwalthai industrial area.

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