Alang

thumb|Ongoing ship breaking at Alang 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.thumb|SS SS France (1960)|Norway awaits the ship breakers at Alang, August, 2007

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Settlement.name: Alang
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Shipwrecking in Alang, India, 2017-03-17 by Planet Labs.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Ships beached at Alang for scrapping, satellite view, 17 March 2017
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Gujarat#India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Gujarat
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Bhavnagar
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.population_total: 18464
Settlement.population_as_of: 2001
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.demographics_type1: Languages
Settlement.demographics1_title1: Official
Settlement.demographics1_info1: Gujarati
Settlement.timezone1: IST

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Image: Shipwrecking in Alang, India, 2017-03-17 by Planet Labs.jpg
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Demographics
Economy
Mithi Virdi nuclear power plant
Ship Breaking Yard
In popular culture
See also
References
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==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.