Shaktinagar, Uttar Pradesh
Shaktinagar is a small town in Sonbhadra, Mirzapur Division, Uttar Pradesh near Varanasi, India. 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, Shiv Mandir, Sunday Market, Sangam Shopping Complex and the Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium. The town is also well connected with road services from Varanasi And Robertsganj. Nearest Railway stations are Shaktinagar, Singrauli, Anpara and Krishnashila.
Places to visit nearby are Vendam fall, Gopat, Manda stream, Manda caves, Vindhyanagar Park, Mini Goa shopping center at Waidhan and Nawanagar, helipad park etc.
Industries
Nearby industries are NTPC Singrauli, NTPC Vindhyachal, NTPC Rihand, Renusagar, Essar Energy, Reliance Power, Hindalco, Northern Coalfields, which provides coal to NTPC plants to generate electricity and supply it to Northern 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, a Group of DAV School nearly in every project of Singrauli Coalfield also known as Northern Coalfields Limited like DAV Bina, DAV Khadia, DAV Jayant, DAV Nigahi, DAV Jhingurdah, Christ Jyoti School, Delhi Public School, 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, Singrauli - Varanasi Intercity, Singrauli - Jabalpur Intercity and Shaktinagar Passenger, Shaktipunj Express, Singrauli - New Delhi Express