Shree Banshidhar Nagar, also known as Nagar Unntari, is one of the administrative

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. It is located 40 km towards west from District headquarters

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in Bhawanathpur Bidhansabha. Shree Banshidhar Nagar is surrounded by states

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and

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is the state capital of it which is located around 212.5 km away. This place is famous for Baba Shree Bansidhar and Raja Pahari . Shree Banshidhar temple contains century old gold statue of

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and Raja Pahari(

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Temple) located at the Top of a Hill.

Geography

Shree Banshidhar Nagar lies between 23°50′ and 24°8′ north latitude and between 83°55′ and 84°30′ east longitude. It is bordered on the north by

and on the east by the

Palamu district Palamu district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India. It was formed in 1892. The administrative headquarter of the district is Medininagar (formerly DaltonGanj), situated on the Koel River. History The Palamu district ha ...

, on the south by

and on the west by

. This covers an area of 5043.8 km² and has a population of 46079 approximately. The surrounding nearby villages and its distance from Shree Banshidhar Nagar are Kushdand 0.4 km, Chitvishram 1.5 km, Tharakiya 6 km, Puraini 1.6 km, Jangipur 3.4 km, Bhojpur 3.7 km, Garbandh 7.2 km, Bilaspur 7.8 km. The following table shows other railway stations and its distance from Shree banshidhar nagar Untari. * Wyndhamganj - 10.4 km. * Ramna - 11.7 km. * Mahuariya - 20.4 km * Meralgram - 23.2 km. *

- 33.9 km. * Garhwa Road - 48.7 km. * Ranchi - 243.8 km. The other nearest state capitals are

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, Patna and Raipur. Shree Banshidhar Nagar is a village panchayat located in the Garhwa district of Jharkhand state, India. The latitude 24.28 and longitude 83.50 are the geocoordinate of the Shree Banshidhar Nagar. Distance of Lucknow from here is 258.5 km. The other surrounding state capitals are Patna 221.4 km, Lucknow 385.9 km,

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507.1 km.

History

Shree Banshidhar Nagar (earlier named as Nagar Untari) is a

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which was once ruled by the Deo Family. Bhaiya Rudra Pratap Deo was the last ruler to have ruled the place. Bhaiya Shankar pratap deo Son of Bhaiya Rudra Pratap Deo has 5 sons (Bade Raja) Raj Rajendra Pratap Deo, Dharmendra Pratap Deo, Mahendra Pratap Deo, Birender Pratap Deo and (Chote Raja) Anant Pratap Deo. Bhaiya Shankar Pratap Deo was a former minister in government of Bihar and multiple times member of legislative assembly. The family owns a magnificent

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in the city which is very near to shree Bansidhar mandir and is a sight to view. The family still stays in the

and are actively involved in the state politics. According to 2011 census Shree Banshidhar Nagar has

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of 49050. It has a population density of 352 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,440/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–11 was 28.9%. It has sex ratio of 987 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 42.13%.

Languages

Languages spoken here

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, include Asuri, an

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language spoken by approximately 17,000 in India, largely in the southern part of Palamu; and

Bhojpuri Bhojpuri (;Bhojpuri entry, Oxford Dictionaries
, Oxford U ...

, a tongue in the

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group with almost 40 000 000 speakers, written in both the

Devanagari Devanagari ( ; , , Sanskrit pronunciation: ), also called Nagari (),Kathleen Kuiper (2010), The Culture of India, New York: The Rosen Publishing Group, , page 83 is a left-to-right abugida (a type of segmental Writing systems#Segmental syste ...

and

Kaithi Kaithi (), also called Kayathi () or Kayasthi (), is a historical Brahmic script that was used widely in parts of Northern and Eastern India, primarily in the present-day states of Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and Bihar. In particular, it was us ...

scripts.

Festivals

Durga Puja Durga Puja ( bn, দুর্গা পূজা), also known as Durgotsava or Sharodotsava, is an annual Hindu festival originating in the Indian subcontinent which reveres and pays homage to the Hindu goddess Durga and is also celebrated ...

Deepawali Diwali (), Dewali, Divali, or Deepavali (IAST: ''dīpāvalī''), also known as the Festival of Lights, related to Jain Diwali, Bandi Chhor Divas, Tihar, Swanti, Sohrai, and Bandna, is a religious celebration in Indian religions. It is on ...

Holi Holi (), also known as the Festival of Colours, the Festival of Spring, and the Festival of Love,The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) p. 874 "Holi /'həʊli:/ noun a Hindu spring festival ...". is an ancient Hindu religious festival ...

Chhath Puja Chhath is an ancient Hinduism, Hindu festival historically native to the Indian subcontinent, more specifically, the States and union territories of India, Indian states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh,West Bengal, Jharkhand, and the Provinces of Nep ...

Ram Navami Rama Navami () is a Hindu festival that celebrates the birthday of Rama, the seventh avatar of the deity Vishnu. people from different parts of Jharkhand attended the world famous international Hazaribagh procession organized in the city every ...

* Id-ul fitr *

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* Moharram * Rakhi *

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* Shri Krishna Janmastmi

Facilities

*Market: A small market called as Nagar bazar is situated in middle of the block. *Railway Station Nagar Untari is a famous railway station connected to Gahrwa and Renukoot central government approved to rename this railway station on name of Lord Shri Krishna as Shree Banshidhar Nagar railway station . *Hospital Trauma Centre Hospital Shree Banshidhar Nagar is one of the famous hospital at Shree Banshidhar Nagar.

Tourists Attractions

*Sukhaldari: This is a beautiful Waterfall located in Dhurki, Shree Banshidhar Nagar. Many People comes here for bath in Festivals. It is specially known for "

" festival. * Shree Banshidhar Temple: This is a very old "

" temple. This temple contains Gold Statues of God.This is also an attractive place to visit in Shree banshidhar nagar. *Raja Pahari: This is a

temple known for placed at Hill. approximately above the ground level.

References

{{Palamu Division Garhwa district Community development blocks in Jharkhand Community development blocks in Garhwa district Cities and towns in Garhwa district