Garh Panchkot

Garh Panchkot
Garh Panchkot Ras Mandir
Location	India
Coordinates	23°36′00″N86°46′00″E / 23.6°N 86.76667°E / 23.6; 86.76667
Area	Purulia District, West Bengal
Location in West Bengal, India

Garh Panchkot, meaning "Fort of the Five Clans", is a ruined fort located in the eastern part of India at the foothills of Panchet Hill in the district of Purulia, West Bengal. ^{[1] [2]} The ruins of the Panchkot Palace are a silent testimony to the Bargi attack during the 18th century.

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5miles

J

H

A

R

K

H

A

N

D

Damodar River

Panchet Dam
Reservoir

Panchet
Hill

Joychandi Pahar

R

Bero

R

Santuri

R

Ramchandrapur

R

Muraddi

R

Madhukunda

R

Kashipur

H

Kalloli

R

Baranti

T

Raghunathpur

M

Lapara

CT

Adra

CT

Kantaranguri

CT

Arra

CT

Murulia

CT

Ramkanali

R

Telkupi

H

Garh Panchkot

H

Banda Deul

H

Usir

R

Sarbari

R

Para

H

Nituria

R

Harmadih

R

Haraktor

H

Gobaag

R

Cheliyama

R

Anara

R

Achkoda

H

Parbelia

CT

Hijuli

CT

Saltore

CT

Nabagram

CT

Shankara

CT

Chapari

CT

Dubra

CT

Kanki

CT

Santaldih

CT

  

Places in Raghunathpur subdivision in Purulia district
M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre, T: tourist centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Garh Panchkot is located at 23°36′00″N86°46′00″E / 23.6°N 86.76667°E / 23.6; 86.76667 .

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.

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References

1. Sarkar, Tithi (12 March 2012). "Road tripping: Check out the best getaway options from Kolkata.getaway". India Today. Retrieved 17 November 2024– via ProQuest.
2. Mitra, Soumita (May 2022). "Religious and Cultural Confluence of Eastern and Western India: Revisiting of the Folk Philosophy". Contemporary Literary Review India. 9 (2): 132–147 – via ProQuest.