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Robertsganj
Robertsganj
(
Hindi
: राबर्टसगंज,
Urdu
:
رابرٹس گنج
) is a city and a
municipal board
in
Sonbhadra district
in the
Indian
state
of
Uttar Pradesh
. Located in the southeastern corner of the state. Robertsganj is the administrative headquarters of
Sonbhadra
District.The district
Sonbhadra
and Robertsganj as its district headquarter was created by carving off the southern part of the earlier
Mirzapur
district on 4 March 1989.
Son
,
Karmnasha
, Chandra Prabha,
Rihand
, Kanhar, Renu, Ghagar and Belan Rivers drain this area. The city is named after
Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts
.
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