Teontha is a village in Pundri Tehsil in Kaithal district of

Haryana Haryana (; ) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 Nov 1966 on a linguistic basis. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with less than 1.4% () of India's land ar ...

State,

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

. It is located 21 kilometres towards east from district headquarters

Kaithal Kaithal () is a city and municipal council in the Kaithal district of the Indian state of Haryana. Kaithal was previously a part of Karnal district and later, Kurukshetra district until 1 November 1989, when it became the headquarters of the K ...

, 40 km from Karnal, 5 kilometres from

Pundri Pundri is a City and a municipal committee, near Kaithal City in Kaithal district of the Indian state of Haryana. Pundri along with Pundrak was named after the sage Pundarik, who is highly revered by all Hindus. Pundri is the seat of a Tehsil ...

and 125 kilometres from state capital

Chandigarh Chandigarh () is a planned city in India. Chandigarh is bordered by the state of Punjab to the west and the south, and by the state of Haryana to the east. It constitutes the bulk of the Chandigarh Capital Region or Greater Chandigarh, which al ...

165 km from Delhi.

History

The royal sage manu performed penance here to attain salvation. This pond is known as Manokamna Teerth after the name of the sage. Local residents proudly claim that the shrine's pond has crystal glass stairs leading to the water.

Temples

Guru Bharmanand Mandir Teontha, Dada Khera Temple, Shiv Temple.

Societies

Ror Ror is a caste found primarily in Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. In the parts of Baiswara in Uttar Pradesh that are inhabited by Ror people, Rors along with groups such as the Chauhans and Tomars are associated with Delhi and its outskirts. Occu ...

community of Khasber, Dhandhan, Kharangar gotra lives in Teontha village.

Transportation

Teontha is located on State Highway SH 8 right in the center of

and Karnal. This Village has bypass road for the heavy vehicles - truck, trailer, and all other than public vehicles. Nearby villages like Sangroli, Chuharmajra, Dusain, Dulyani, Kaul, Sanch, Munnarehri, Habri, Barsana, Jamba are all linked with a road to Teontha village. The village has 15 min bus service, sometime 5 min, you can directly ride the buses to various destinations - Karnal, Kaithal, Kurukshetra, Delhi, Gurgaon, Faridabad, Tohana, Sonipat, Charkhi dadri, Narnaul, Jhunjhunu - Rajasthan, Jind, Pehowa, Patiala, Assandh and many others.

Schools

Schools include GPS School Teontha, GSSS School Teontha, J.P Sr.Sec. School Teontha and Shree Geeta Niketan Sr. Sec School Teontha.

References

Villages in Kaithal district {{Haryana-geo-stub