Dhangi Hills
| Dhangi Hills | |
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| धांगी पहाड़ी | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 385.57 m (1,265.0 ft) |
| Listing | Jharkhand Category:Landforms of Jharkhand |
| Coordinates | . |
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| Parent range | Chhotanagpur Plateau |
Dhangi Hills (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.), is a small hill located near the Dhanbad City in the Dhanbad district of the state Jharkhand, India. It is the easternmost part of the Chhotanagpur Plateau and extended part of Eastern Ghats range. Highest peak of Dhangi Hills is 1,265.0 ft (385.57).[1] The nearby populated areas are Dhanbad, Gobindpur and Pradhan Khunta.
Geography
During Mughal times the area was a part of Bengal Subah. Later on after defeat of Mughals, the area became a part of Manbhum district under the British Raj. After the independence the area became a part of Bihar state. After states were reorganised in mid fifties the area came under West Bengal.
Famous Deulghata Jain temples (11th cent AD) lies about 15 K.M. north of Ajodhya Hills. Charida the village of Chhau mask makers, lies just south of the southern boundary of the hills. It is said that the mask making for famous ‘Chhau’ dance started under the auspices of king Madan Mohan Singh Deo of Banghmundi.
According to Hindu mythology, Rama and Sita had come to Ajodhya Hills and stayed during their exile. Sita was thirsty and Ram pierced an arrow through the Earth's soil crust and through that water gushed out. Sita quenched her thirst. The place is known as Sita-kunda. During the full moon day in Baisakh every year Santhal, Bhumij and Munda tribals of nearby areas come and join in the game of hunting wild animals, called Disum Sendra.[2][3]
How toReach
By Road
Distance from Kolkata
- Balarampur (268m above Mean Sea Level): 319.7 km (198.7 mi)
- Matha (260m above MSL): 335.8 km (208.7 mi)
- Sirkabad (302m above MSL): 317.5 km (197.3 mi)
- Ajodhya Hill Top (575m above MSL): 289.9 km (180.1 mi) (Via Sirkabad)
- Jhalda (304m above MSL): 306.1 km (190.2 mi)
Places to Visit based on Balarampur-Bagmundi Route
- Ajodhya Hill Top: About 5 Hotels, Resorts and Lodges. 42 km from Balarampur Rly. Station via Matha. 24 km from Matha Forest Range Office. 18 km from Bagmundi.
- Matha Forest Rest House: 18 km from Balarampur Rly. Station. 10 km from Bagmundi.
- Bagmundi: 28 km from Balarampur Rly. Station.
- Turga Dam and Turga Falls: 30 km from Balarampur Rly. Station. 2 km from Bagmundi.
- Upper Dam and Lower Dam of Purulia Pumped Storage Hydel Power Project: 36 km from Balarampur Rly. Station. 18 km from Matha. 10 km from Bagmundi.
- Paprakocha Dam, Gorgaburu Eco-Resot: 13 km from Balarampur Rly. Station. 12 km from Matha. 23 km from Bagmundi.
- Gorgaburu Eco-Resot: 13 km from Balarampur Rly. Station. 12 km from Matha. 23 km from Bagmundi.
- Khayrabera Dam and Chamtuburu Hill: 32 km from Balarampur Rly. Station. 14 km from Bagmundi. 24 km from Matha.
- Machkanda Falls: 40 km from Balarampur Rly. Station. 22 km from Bagmundi. 32 km from Matha. (All via Khayrabera)
- Chamtuburu Hill: 32 km from Balarampur Rly. Station. 14 km from Bagmundi. 24 km from Matha.
- Bamni Falls: 40 km from Balarampur Rly. Station. 22 km from Matha. 14 km from Bagmundi.
- Durga Bera: 39 km from Balarampur Rly. Station. 21 km from Matha. 13 km from Bagmundi.
Places to Visit from Ajodhya Hill Top (with distance)
- Upper Dam (495m above MSL) and Lower Dam (300m above MSL) of Purulia Pumped Storage Hydel Power Project: 6 km and 9 km on same route
- Durga Bera (572m above MSL): 7 km
- Bamni Falls (434m above MSL): 10 km
- Turga Dam (284m above MSL) and Turga Falls: 18 km
- Khayrabera Dam and Chamtuburu Hill: 21 km (via forest road), 30 km (via Bagmundi)
- Machkanda Falls: 18 km
- Murguma Dam: 20 km
- Matha: 23 km
- Baghmundi (264m above Mean Sea Level ): 16 km
- Charida: 21 km
- Pine Forest: 3 km
- Mayur Pahar (605m above MSL): 2 km
- Balarampur Rly. Station: 39 km
- Sirkabad: 15 km
- Pakhi Pahar
Distance from Jhalda
- Murguma (338m above MSL): 16 km (9.9 mi) (Via Begunkodar)
- Khairabera (304m above MSL): 32 km (1.2 mi) (Via Bagmundi)
Development
Purulia Pumped Storage Project with an installed capacity of 900 MW (4 X 225 MW) has been set up in Ajodhya hills under Baghmundi police station with the loan assistance of Japan Bank for International Cooperation.[4]
Near Ajodhya Hills, there is Turga Dam and the Lake, and the pleasant waterfall formed by the River Bamni. The Turga Dam site is a tourist spot, where the visitors can spend their day.[2]
Gallery
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Bandhu Bridge, Entrance via Sirkabad -
Pond at Ajodhya top -
Pine forest near forest office at hill top -
Bamni Falls -
Purulia Pumped storage project -
Chemtaburu Hill view point -
Top view from Chemtuburu Hill at 1700 ft -
Ajodhya Chemtaburu Hill - Khairabera Dam
References
- ↑ "Dhangi Hill Dhanbad". Retrieved 2025-12-26.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1
"Ajodhya Hills". asiarooms.com. Archived from the original on 2008-01-10. Retrieved 2009-04-07. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Singh, K. S. (2008). People of India: Bihar (2 pts.). Anthropological Survey of India. ISBN 978-81-85579-09-2. Search this book on
- ↑ "Purulia Pumped Storage Project". West Bengal State Electricity Board. Retrieved 2019-05-16.
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