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Renukoot

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Place details

Locality: Renukoot
Region: Uttar Pradesh
Country: India
Population: 62,413
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Renukoot
Settlement.native_name_lang: hindi/English
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Hindu God Shiva Temple.jpg
Settlement.image_alt: Renukeshwar Mahadev Temple
Settlement.nickname: energy/power capital Aluminium City
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Uttar Pradesh
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Uttar Pradesh

Wikidata facts

Instance of: human settlement
Country: India
Located in: Sonbhadra district
Area: +2
Elevation: +283
Time zone: UTC+05:30
Image: Renukeshawar Mahadev Mandir, Renukoot, Uttar Pradesh, India.jpg

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Renukoot is a town and a nagar panchayat in Sonbhadra district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is 68 km south from the district headquarters Robertsganj.

Renukoot is well known for the Hindalco aluminium plant and Rihand Dam. It is situated in eastern Uttar Pradesh and shares borders with the states of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh. It is about 434 km from the capital city Lucknow.