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Runakta
town
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

Runakta is a small town on the outskirts of Agra. It is situated on the NH19 (under new National Highways naming scheme published by NHAI in 2010), earlier NH2, popularly known as the Grand Trunk Road.

Runakta is known specially for its association with the great poet Sur, an ardent Krishna devotee. Runakta is the starting point of what is called as Brij Bhoomi or the land of Lord Krishna. The so-called Brij Bhoomi ends at Kotban near Hodal.