Robertsganj

Robertsganj is located about 82 km from the city of Varanasi, which has also the nearest airport. Flights are available to all major Indian cities including Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Lucknow, Agra, Bangalore, Chennai, Patna, Khajuraho, Bhubaneswar, Hyderabad, Gaya etc. International connections are Bangkok, Colombo, Hong Kong, Mecca and Kathmandu.

The Sonbhadra Railway Station connects Delhi, Jammu, Prayagraj, Ranchi, Tatanagar, Lucknow, Bareilly, Varanasi and Kanpur by rail. Some notable trains passing through the town are

• Muri Express (Jammu Tawi - Delhi - Tata Nagar),
• Jharkhand Swarna Jayanti Express/12873(Hatia - Kanpur - Delhi)
• Triveni Express (Bareilly - Lucknow - Shaktinagar),
• Intercity Express (Singrauli - Varanasi).

Robertsganj is well connected to Lucknow, Allahabad, Varanasi and Mirzapur by road. Buses are available at all hours of the day from Varanasi, and it normally takes 2+1⁄2 hours to cover the distance. SH 5A a 6 lane highway built by UPSHA runs through the city from Varansi To Hathinala where it merges with national highway 75E.

The highway connecting Varanasi and Waidhan passes through the city. Though this is not a national highway it is a very busy road because of the towns Dalla, Renukoot, Anpara, Shaktinagar which are sufficiently commercialized areas. National Thermal Power Corporation is in Shaktinagar and also National Coalfield different projects like Singrauli, Khadia, Jayant, Dudhichua, Amlori, Kakri, etc. These areas have several major coal mines which cater to a big part of the coal need of the state. Churk a nearby town is situated around 10 km, where Jaypee Group is establishing a thermal power project.

In Sonbhadra Nagar Palika Parishad, the female sex ratio is of 902 against the state average of 912. Moreover, the child sex ratio in Sonbhadra is around 867, compared to the Uttar Pradesh state average of 902. The Population of children with the age of 0-6 is 4678, which is 12.75% of a total population of Sonbhadra (NPP).

The Literacy rate of Robertsganj (Sonbhadra city) is 84%, higher than the state average of 67.68%. In Sonbhadra, male literacy is around 89.32% while the female literacy rate is 78.1%.

Sonbhadra Nagar Palika Parishad has total administration of over 6, 196 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. Water supplies from the Dhandhraul Dam in the Robertsganj City. It is also authorized to build roads within Nagar Palika Parishad limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Scheduled Castes constitute 13.72% while Scheduled Tribe were 0.50% of the total population in Sonbhadra city.

Out of the total population, 10,339 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 8,362 were males while 1,977 were females. In a census survey, worker is defined as a person who does business, job, service, and cultivator and labor activity. Of the total 10339 working population, 80.55% were engaged in main work while 19.45% of total workers were engaged in marginal work.

Vijaygarh Fort on the Hill top

• Vijaygarh Fort, Sonbhadra: It is located about 30 km from Robertsganj in south-east direction in Mau Kalan village on Robertsganj-Churk road, in the Sonbhadra District. Built in the 5th century, at a height of 400 feet from the ground level by Kol Kings, the fort is known for its rock inscriptions, cave paintings, many statues and its perennial ponds. There are four ponds inside the premises of the fort which never dry up.
• Sodharigarh Durg, Sonbhadra
• Veer Lorik Stone
• Agori Fort in Chopan.

• Son View Point
• Dhandhraul Dam
• Salkhan Fossils Park
• Kaimoor Wildlife Sanctuary

• Shivdwar
• Renukeshwar Mahadev Temple
• Rihand Dam
• Jwaladevi Temple