Joychandi Pahar is a hill which is a popular tourist attraction in the

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Purulia Purulia is a city and a municipality in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Purulia district. It is located on the north of the Kangsabati River. Geography Location Purulia is located at . It has an average elev ...

district. It is two kilometres from the subdivisional town of Raghunathpur and four kilometres from

Adra The Adventist Development and Relief Agency International (ADRA or ADRA International) is a humanitarian agency operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church for the purpose of providing individual and community development and disaster relief. I ...

town. The hill is situated 2 kilometers south from

–

Barakar Barakar is a neighbourhood in Asansol, Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is governed by the Asansol Municipal Corporation It is situated at the border of the states of Jharkhand and West Bengal. The Grand Trunk R ...

road via Nanduara village and 1 kilometer west from Raghunathpur-

Road via a growing township known as Annapurna pally. It is also just four kilometres away from

Adra Junction railway station Adra Junction railway station serves Adra town, and also serves the industrial towns of Raghunathpur and Kashipur in Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a gateway to the famous tourist spots of Purulia district. It al ...

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 Joychandi Pahar Junction railway station (station code: JOC) serves Adra town and Raghunathpur in Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It was named after the hill called Joychandi Pahar which is located between these two towns ...

is on the

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– Adra section of South Eastern Railway, in the state capital of

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. The other rock climbing centre nearby is at Susunia Pahar.

Geography

Location

Joychandi Pahar, Raghunathpur is located at . It has an average elevation of .

Area overview

Purulia district forms the lowest step of the

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. The general scenario is undulating land with scattered hills.

Raghunathpur subdivision Raghunathpur subdivision is a subdivision of the Purulia district in the state of West Bengal, India. History Purulia district was divided into four subdivisions, viz., Purulia Sadar, Manbazar, Jhalda and Raghunathpur, with effect from 6 April 20 ...

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

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and two thermal power plants are there – the 500 MW

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and the 1200 MW

Raghunathpur Thermal Power Station Raghunathpur Thermal Power Station is a 1200 MW coal-based thermal power plant located at Raghunathpur in Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The power station was proposed by Damodar Valley Corporation Damodar Valley Cor ...

. The subdivision has a rich heritage of old temples, some of them belonging to the 11th century or earlier. The

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is a

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. The comparatively more recent in historical terms,

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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.

Festival

Every Year A Festival is held in the foothills after the Christmas and this Festival usually continues to 1 January or 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 Utsav।

Fiction

The Bengali film directed by

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, ''

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'' was mostly shot in this mountain area.

Gallery

File:Joy chandi pahar.jpg, Joychandi pahar File:View_of_the_joychandipahar_railways_station.jpg, Inside view of the Joychandi Pahar Railway's station File:Temple of Joychandi.jpg, Temple at the hilltop of Jaychandi pahar, Purulia File:Joychandi Temple.jpg, Goddess Joychandi Temple.( Locally known as "Joychandi Matar Mandir" ) File:Hanuman_mandir_above_the_mountain.jpg, Hanuman Temple in the Joychandi Mountain

References

{{Purulia topics Hills of West Bengal Tourist attractions in Purulia district