Anpara | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | India Uttar Pradesh |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uttar Pradesh, India |
Coordinates: | 24.206°N 82.765°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Uttar Pradesh |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Sonbhadra |
Established Date: | 1986 |
Government Type: | Democratic |
Governing Body: | Nagar Panchayat |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 17,978 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 231225 |
Area Code Type: | STD |
Area Code: | 05446 |
Registration Plate: | UP 64 XX XXXX |
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).. The pin code of Anpara is 231225.[1] It lies on the plateau of Vindhya Range.
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.
According 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]