Renukoot

Renukoot is a town and a nagar panchayat in Sonbhadra district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.Renukoot is 68 km south from the district Headquarter Robertsganj and 158 km from Varanasi. Renukoot is a industrial town.Renukoot is well known for Hindalco Aluminium Plant and Rihand Dam.

Geography

Renukoot is located at 24°12′N 83°02′E / 24.2°N 83.03°E / 24.2; 83.03. It has an average elevation of 283 metres (931 feet). Renukoot lies in the southeast-most part of Uttar Pradesh and sits next to Shakti Nagar, Anpara and Obra. Renukoot is in Sonebhadra district. It is the only district in India which borders four states namely Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, and Bihar.

Rihand Dam, located 6 km 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 Lehra, Pokhra, AmvarKanhar River, Chilka lake, Vindhya Nagar, Lekhania Dari,Belwa Dari etc. around it.