Neyveli

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Neyveli
Industrial Town and Township
Neyveli Thermal Power plant
Nickname:  Powercity
Neyveli Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 11°32′00″N 79°29′00″E / 11.533307°N 79.483297°E / 11.533307; 79.483297
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Cuddalore
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Neyveli Municipality
Elevation	87 m (285 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	105,687
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	TN-31(Old),TN-91(New)
Website	https://www.nlcindia.com

Neyveli is an industrial town in the Cuddalore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located 62 kilometres (39 mi) inland from the Bay of Bengal, west of Pondicherry and 197 kilometres (122 mi) south of Chennai. The town was developed in 1956 after the establishment of Neyveli Lignite Corporation, a public sector enterprise.