About Renukoot

Renukoot ( ) is a town and a nagar panchayat in Sonbhadra district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Renukoot is located at 2412N 8302E / 24.2N 83.03E / 24.2; 83.03. It has an average elevation of 283metres (931feet). Renukoot lies in the southeast-most part of Uttar Pradesh and sits next to Shakti Nagar, Anpara and some other towns in nearby Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattishgarh and Jharkand. Rihand Dam, located 1.5 kms from Renukoot, was built over Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar Lake and the Rihand River (a tributary of the Son River). This dam was created in 1960 and was inaugurated by then prime minister of India, Pt.Jawarharlal Nehru. Renukoot has excellent picnic spots like Chandra Prabha Sanctuary, Lehra, Pokhra, AmvarKanhar River, Wyndham fall, Chilka lake, Vidhya Nagar, Lekhania Darri, etc. around it. As of 2001 India census, Renukoot had a population of 1,00,000. Males constitute 57% of the population and females 43%. Renukoot has an average literacy rate of...