Shaktinagar (शक्तिनगर) is a small town in

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near

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. The city borders with Madhya Pradesh at Jayant Border.

About

Some of the famous places in the town are Chilka Lake Park, Helipad,

Jwaladevi Temple Jwaladevi Temple (ज्वालादेवी मन्दिर) is located in Shaktinagar which is in Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh. The Jwaladevi temple is dedicated to Goddess Jwala Ji . This is an age old Ashtagrih temple of Jwa ...

, Shiv Mandir, Sunday Market (vegetable market opening only on Sundays), Sangam Shopping Complex and the Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium. The town is also well connected with road services from

(206 km) And

Robertsganj Robertsganj ( hi, script=Latn, राॅबर्ट्सगंज, rŏbartsganj) also known as Sonbhadra City ( hi, script=Latn, sōnbhadra nagar) is a city and a municipal board in Sonbhadra district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Robe ...

(115 km). Nearest Railway stations are Shaktinagar (3 km),

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(20 km),

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(25 km) and Krishnashila (13 km). Places to visit nearby are Vendam fall (110 km), Gopat, Manda stream, Manda caves (60 km), Vindhyanagar Park, Mini Goa (Renukut 40 kms.) shopping center at

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and Nawanagar, helipad park etc.

Industries

Nearby industries are

NTPC Singrauli Singrauli Super Thermal Power Plant is located at Shaktinagar in Sonebhadra district in Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The power plant is the first power plant of NTPC. It sources coal from Jayant and Bina mines and water from Rihand Reservoi ...

(First NTPC power plant of India ),

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Renusagar Renusagar 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 ...

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, which provides coal to NTPC plants to generate electricity and supply it to

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as well as the NCR region.

Education

Schools in the town include St. Joseph School, which was established in 1978, Vivekanand Senior Secondary School, Kendriya Vidyalaya (Central School),Kendriya Vidyalaya (Central School)
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like DAV Bina, DAV Khadia, DAV Jayant, DAV Nigahi, DAV Jhingurdah, Christ Jyoti School, Delhi Public School (D.P.S), and many more.

Connectivity

Shaktinagar Railway Station is fully connected by road to various cities through NH 39 ( Former NH 75), SH 5A and is also connected directly via Trains like: Triveni Express (

Tanakpur Tanakpur (Kumaoni: टनकपुर) is a city and a municipal board in Champawat district of Uttarakhand state of India. Located in the plains area in the northern part of India. The town is the gateway for Purnagiri Temple (around 24 k ...

To Shaktinagar), Singrauli - Varanasi Intercity (

), Singrauli - Jabalpur Intercity (

Jabalpur Jabalpur is a city situated on the banks of Narmada River in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. According to the 2011 census, it is the third-largest urban agglomeration in Madhya Pradesh and the country's 38th-largest urban agglomeration. J ...

) and Shaktinagar Passenger (Shaktinagar to

Chopan Chopan is a town and a nagar panchayat in Sonbhadra district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is situated on the Sone River. Chopan Railway station is a junction in Sonbhadra district. Geography Chopan is located at . It has an avera ...

). Shaktipunj Express

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Singrauli - New Delhi Express(Weekly)

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