Renukut
| Renukoot रेनुकूट Renukut city |
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Nickname(s): power capital Aluminium City |
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 Renukoot
रेनुकूट Renukut city |
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| Coordinates: 24°12′N 83°02′E / 24.2°N 83.03°ECoordinates: 24°12′N 83°02′E / 24.2°N 83.03°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Sonbhadra |
| Named for | Renukeshwar |
| Government | |
| • Body | Renukoot Nagar Panchayat |
| Elevation | 283 m (928 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 347,524 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 231217 |
| Telephone code | 05446 |
| Vehicle registration | UP64 |
| Website | www.renukootwale.com |
Nickname(s): power capital
Renukoot is a city and a nagar panchayat in Sonbhadra district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Renukoot is 68 km south from the district headquarters Robertsganj and 158 km from Varanasi.
Renukoot is an industrial town. It is well known for the Hindalco aluminium plant and Rihand Dam. It is situated in eastern Uttar Pradesh sharing borders with Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh. It is about 434 km from the capital city Lucknow and 1010 km from Saharanpur , thus making it the only city that has great distances with other cities in one state. When Uttarakhand was a part of Uttar Pradesh, the greatest distance was between Uttarkashi and Renukoot was 1223 km.
Renukoot is located at 24°12′N 83°02′E / 24.2°N 83.03°E. 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.
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