Anpara is a town in Sonbhadra district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It hosts an Anpara Thermal Power Station with a total installed capacity 3830MW (2630MW of UPRVUNL and 1200 MW Of LANCO). It is built beside Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar Lake and the Rihand River (a tributary of the Son River).[citation needed]. The pin code of Anpara is 231225.[1] It lies on the plateau of Vindhya Range.
Anpara | |
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Town | |
  Anpara Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 24°12′22″N 82°45′54″E / 24.206°N 82.765°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Sonbhadra |
| Government | |
| • Type | Democratic |
| • Body | Nagar Panchayat |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 17,978 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 231225 |
| STD | 05446 |
| Vehicle registration | UP 64 XX XXXX |
There are two townships in Anpara i.e. UPRVUNL's ATP Colony and the Lanco Anpara Township. Major schools are DAV Public School, St. Francis School, Ambedkar School, Aman Public School, Urmila Public School, GIC Anpara and KIDZEE. Apart from township, Anpara is maintained by the local governing body i.e. Gram Panchayat, Anpara. ATP colony consists of many types of government quarters such as first, second, third, fourth and fifth types. Government quarters are allotted as per grade of the services in power plant.
Demographics
editAccording to the 2001 Indian census Anpara had a population of 22 385, males constituting 55% of the population, an average literacy rate of 71%, and 14% of the population was under 6 years of age.[2]
According to 2011 Indian census Anpara had a population of 17,978, Schedule Cast constituting 13.8% of population, an average literacy rate of 83.2% And Sex Ratio of 863.[3]
Climate
editAnpara has been ranked 13th best “National Clean Air City” under (Category 3 population under 3 lakhs cities) in India.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Anpara Tps Pin Code Postal Code (Zip Code) of Anpara Tps, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh, India". India TV News. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^ "Table - 3 : Population, population in the age group 0-6 and literates by sex - Cities/Towns (in alphabetic order): 2001". Census of India 2001. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 19 August 2007.
- ^ "Anpara - Census 2011" (PDF). Census India.
- ^ "Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan 2024" (PDF). Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan 2024. 7 September 2024.
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