Joychandi Pahar

Joychandi Pahar

Joychandi Pahar
Geography
Location Raghunathpur, Purulia district, West Bengal, India
Parent range Chota Nagpur Plateau

Joychandi Pahar (Bengali: জয়্চণ্ডী পাহাড়) is a hill which is a popular tourist attraction in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is three kilometres from the subdivisional town of Raghunathpur, Purulia district. It is on the Purulia – Barakar road, is a popular tourist centre and major attraction for rock climbing.[1]Joychandi Pahar railway station is on the Asansol – Adra section of South Eastern Railway, in the state capital of Kolkata. The other rock climbing centre nearby is at Susunia Pahar.

Geography

Location of the area of Joychandi Pahar and Its Railways Station in West Bengal

Joychandi Pahar, Raghunathpur is located at 23°33′N 86°40′E / 23.55°N 86.67°E / 23.55; 86.67.[2] It has an average elevation of 155 m (509 ft). The area forms the lowest step of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The general scenario is undulating land with scattered hills.[3]

Fiction

The film Hirak Rajar Deshe was mostly shot in this mountain area.

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References

  1. ↑ "Purulia". Places of Interest. bongodarshan. Retrieved 2007-09-05.
  2. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Raghunathpur
  3. ↑ Houlton, Sir John, Bihar, the Heart of India, 1949, p. 170, Orient Longmans Ltd.
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