Rihand Dam

Rihand Dam, also known as Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar, is the second-largest dam in India by volume, behind only of . The reservoir of Rihand Dam, called Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar, is India's largest manmade lake.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Renukoot railway station.

Railway station
is a small railway station in Sonbhadra district, . Its code is RNQ. It serves town. The station consists of two platforms. is situated 3½ km east of Rihand Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Renukoot.

Town
Photo: सर्वेश मिश्रा, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town and a nagar panchayat in Sonbhadra district in the state of . It is 68 km south from the district headquarters . is situated 3½ km northeast of Rihand Dam.

Rihand Dam

Latitude
24.2031° or 24° 12′ 11″ north
Longitude
83.00739° or 83° 0′ 27″ east
Open location code
7MP56234+6X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 56632862
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Wiki­data ID
Q1735166
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From French to Western Panjabi—“Rihand Dam” goes by many names.
  • French: “barrage de Rihand”
  • French: “Barrage de Rihand”
  • German: “Rihand-Talsperre”
  • Hindi: “रिहन्द परियोजना”
  • Italian: “diga di Rihand”
  • Panjabi: “ਰਿਹੰਦ ਡੈਮ”
  • Polish: “Zapora Rihand”
  • Swahili: “Bwawa la Rihand”
  • Western Panjabi: “ریہند ڈیم”

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Highlights include Rihand hydro power station and Admin Hanumaan Temple.

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