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Alang

Field	Value
name	Alang
settlement_type	Town
image_skyline	Shipwrecking in Alang, India, 2017-03-17 by Planet Labs.jpg
image_caption	Ships beached at Alang for scrapping, satellite view, 17 March 2017
pushpin_map	India Gujarat#India
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	India
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Gujarat
subdivision_type2	District
subdivision_name2	Bhavnagar
unit_pref	Metric
population_total	18464
population_as_of	2001
population_density_km2	auto
demographics_type1	Languages
demographics1_title1	Official
demographics1_info1	Gujarati
timezone1	IST
utc_offset1	+5:30
postal_code_type	PIN
postal_code	364081
registration_plate	GJ 04
website

Alang is a census town in Bhavnagar district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Because it is home to the Alang Ship Breaking Yard, Alang beaches are considered the world's largest ship graveyard.[[File:SS France in its avatar of Blue Lady awaits the ship breakers at Alang, August, 2007.jpg|thumb|SS [[SS France (1960)|Norway]] awaits the ship breakers at Alang, August, 2007]]

Demographics

As of the 2001 Indian census, Alang had a population of 18,464. Males constitute 82% of the population and females 18%. Alang has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%, with 89% of the males and 11% of females literate. Seven percent of the population is under 6 years of age.

Economy

Mithi Virdi nuclear power plant

Mithi Virdi (or Viradi) is a proposed site consisting of six nuclear reactors with a total capacity of 6,600 MW about 3 km north of the ship breaking beach.

The proposed nuclear plant has faced heavy opposition from the local population. The area around the proposed plant is known for growing some of the highest-quality kesar mango trees.

Ship Breaking Yard

In popular culture

On the Road to Alang is a 2005 documentary on passenger ships scrapped at Alang, by Peter Knego of Maritime Matters.

Shipbreakers is a 2004 documentary on the industry in Alang by Michael Kot.

World War Z, a 2006 novel by Max Brooks, features Alang as a destination for refugees seeking to escape a zombie plague by sea.

Battlefield 2042, a 2021 first-person shooter, features Alang as the setting for the multiplayer map Discarded.

References

"FSX Seawise Giant Ultra Tanker".
"Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India.
"Centre seeks to settle nuclear deal dust".
"On The Road To Alang".
"Peter Knego".
"SHIPBREAKERS (2004)".
Arts, Electronic. (2021-06-07). "Battlefield 2042 Maps – Electronic Arts".

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