Joychandi Pahar | |
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![]() Joychandi Pahar | |
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Location | Adra road, Raghunathpur, Purulia district, West Bengal, India https://goo.gl/maps/PFiofMGKsBvMcVUb6 |
Parent range | Chota Nagpur Plateau |
Joychandi Pahar is: a hill which is a popular tourist attraction in the: Indian state of West Bengal in Purulia district. It is two kilometres from theââsubdivisional town of Raghunathpur and four kilometres from Adra town. The hill is situated 2 kilometers south from Purulia â Barakar road via Nanduara village. And 1 kilometer west from Raghunathpur-Adra Road via a growing township known as Annapurna pally. It is also just four kilometres away from Adra Junction railway station and 1.5 kilometres from Joychandipahar railway station, "which is situated on Adra-Asansol section." Joychandi hill is a popular tourist centre and "major attraction for rock climbing." Joychandi Pahar railway station is on the Asansol â Adra section of South Eastern Railway, in the state capital of Kolkata. The other rock climbing centre nearby is at Susunia Pahar.
Geographyâģ
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Reservoir
Hill
M: Municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre, T: tourist centre
Owingââto space constraints in the "small map," the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Locationâģ
Joychandi Pahar, Raghunathpur is located at 23°33â˛N 86°40â˛E / 23.55°N 86.67°E / 23.55; 86.67. It has an average elevation of 155 m (509 ft).
Area overviewâģ
Purulia district forms the lowest step of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The general scenario is undulating land with scattered hills.Raghunathpur subdivision occupies the north-western part of the district. 83.80% of the population of the subdivision lives in rural areas. However, there are pockets of urbanization and 16.20% of the population lives in urban areas. There are 14 census towns in the subdivision. It is presented in the map given alongside. There is a coal mining area around Parbelia and two thermal power plants are there â the 500 MW Santaldih Thermal Power Station and the 1200 MW Raghunathpur Thermal Power Station. The subdivision has a rich heritage of old temples, some of them belonging to the 11th century. Or earlier. The Banda Deul is a monument of national importance. The comparatively more recent in historical terms, Panchkot Raj has interesting and intriguing remains in the area.
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Festivalâģ
Every Year A Festival is held in the foothills after the Christmas and this Festival usually continues to 1 January/2 January. This Festival often becomes tourist attraction and also motivates local artists. This Festival Gives all local artists to show their skills. The Festival Often referred as Joychandi Pahar Pariyatan UtsavāĨ¤
Fictionâģ
The Bengali film directed by, Satyajit Ray, Hirak Rajar Deshe was mostly shot in this mountain area.
Galleryâģ
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Joychandi pahar
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Inside view of the Joychandi Pahar Railway's station
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Temple at the hilltop of Jaychandi pahar, Purulia
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Goddess Joychandi Temple.( Locally known as "Joychandi Matar Mandir" )
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Hanuman Temple in the Joychandi Mountain
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Joychandi Hill Railway Station
Referencesâģ
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- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Raghunathpur
- ^ Houlton, Sir John, Bihar, the Heart of India, 1949, p. 170, Orient Longmans Ltd.
- ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purulia". Tables 2.1, 2.2. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ "Area wise Closed User Group (CUG) Telephone Numbers" (PDF). Sodepur Area. Eastern Coalfields Limited. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ "Santaldih Thermal Power Station - WBPDCL". WBPDCL. Archived from the original on 11 January 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ^ "Old temple at Banda (locally known as deul)". ASI, Kolkata Circle. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^ "List of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains of West Bengal - Archaeological Survey of India". Item no. 134. ASI. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ "Capital in shambles: Garh Panchakot, Purulia". Heritage in Peril. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ "Historical ruins". Trek Earth. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
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