Renusagar

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Renusagar
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Renusagar
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 24°11′N82°47′E / 24.18°N 82.79°E / 24.18; 82.79
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonebhadra
Area
  Total
5 km2 (2 sq mi)
Elevation
450 m (1,480 ft)
Languages
  Official Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
231218
Telephone code05446
Vehicle registration UP 64
Nearest cityAnpara
Sex ratio 95/100 /
Literacy99%%
Lok Sabha constituencyDuddhi
Vidhan Sabha constituencyparasi
Climate normal (Köppen)

Renusagar [1] is a town situated in the south of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh, India. Renusagar is the home of Renusagar Power Plant, a 700 MW captive power plant which supplies electricity to Hindalco Industries' operations in Renukoot. The rest of the town is mostly a middle class residential community, managed by the Civic Authority of Hindalco.

Education

Aditya Birla Junior School, previously known as Renupower Prathmik Pathshala, is Renusagar's Hindi-medium school for grades 1–5. Aditya Birla Intermediate College, formerly known as Renupower Intermediate College, educates grades 6–12, in Hindi. The Aditya Birla Public School, formerly known as Vidya Mandir is affiliated to CBSE Board for LKG to 12, was inaugurated by Shri Aditya Vikram Birla.

Sonebhadra district has good connectivity to nearby major cities. The nearest city to Renusagar is Mirzapur 200 km by a four lane road of great condition, nearest railway station is Anpara, it is 779 km from Bhopal. The nearest airport is at Varanasi and one at Mayurpur owned by Hindalco. Private transport facilities are also available in this area and it is directly connected with Chattishgarh (Ambikapur), Maharashtra (Nagpur) and Uttar Pradesh (Varanasi) by road. Renusagar is approximately 35 km from Renukoot which has train connectivity with Jammu Tawi, Amritsar, Delhi, Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Rourkela and Kolkata.

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References

  1. "Government of India Ministry of Power Central Electricity Authority New Delhi" (PDF). cea.nic.in. Retrieved 15 January 2025.