Residential areas include Modern Avenue, Shivalik Avenue, Naya Nangal Township, BBMB Township and Nangal Basti area (Railway Road).

Industrial areas include Focal Point, NFL Factory, PACL.

Present Nangal is situated on the land acquired from nearby places in 1948 when the construction of Bhakra Dam was planned on the Satluj River.

Every year, the multi-purpose Bhakra Dam with its surrounding natural environment attracts a number of tourists from all parts of India and abroad.

Nangal city sits on the banks of River Satluj, thus having many tourist attraction points with fascination towards Mother Nature.