Alang is a

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in Bhavnagar district in the

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. Because it is home to the Alang Ship Breaking Yard, Alang beaches are considered the world's largest ship graveyard.

Demographics

As of the 2001 Indian

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, 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 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

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, features Alang as the setting for the multiplayer map Discarded.

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