Hunterganj

Hunterganj Shaligram Ramnarayanpur
Town
Hunterganj Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Hunterganj Hunterganj (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 24°27′0″N84°49′0″E / 24.45000°N 84.81667°E / 24.45000; 84.81667
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Chatra
Area
• Total	15 km2 (6 sq mi)
Elevation	169 m (554 ft)
Population
• Total	100,000
• Density	6,700/km2 (17,000/sq mi)
Languages (*For language details see Shaligram Ramnarayanpur (community development block)#Language and religion)
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	825420
Vehicle registration	JH
Coastline	0 kilometres (0 mi)
Nearest city	Gaya
Sex ratio	10:7 ♂/♀
Lok Sabha constituency	Chatra
Climate	natural (Köppen)
Avg. summer temperature	35 °C (95 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	15 °C (59 °F)
Website	chatra.nic.in

Hunterganj (Shaligram Ramnarayapur), is a historic town in the Chatra subdivision of the Chatra district, Jharkhand, India.

Etymology

The town is now named after Shaligram Singh and Ram Narayan Singh, two eminent freedom fighters of Chatra district (then Hazaribagh district). ^[1]

Geography

15km
10miles

B

I

H

A

R

Amanat
River

Mohana
River

Lilajan
River

Damodar
River

CCL Amrapali
& Chandragupta Area

CCL Magadh
Sanghamitra Area

CCL Piparwar Area

North Karanpura TPS

P

Lawalong
Wildlife
Sanctuary

T

Kauleshwari
Temple

H

Bachra

CT

Chatra

M

Tandwa

R

Simaria

R

Rajpur

R

Pratappur

R

Piparwar

R

Pathalgada

R

Mayurhand

R

Lawalong

R

Kunda

R

Itkhori

R

Hunterganj

R

Gidhour

R

Chiridiri

R

  

Cities, towns and locations in Chatra district in North Chotanagpur Division
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre, P: power plant, T: tourist centre
Abbreviation used - TPS: thermal power station
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

It is located at 24°27′0″N84°49′0″E / 24.45000°N 84.81667°E / 24.45000; 84.81667 at an elevation of 169 m above MSL. ^[2]

Hunterganj is an old town. The nearest railway station is at Gaya and the nearest airport is Gaya Airport. Hunterganj is on NH 99 and stands on the banks of Lilajan River.

Area overview

The map alongside shows that the forests (mark the light shading), covering around 60% of Chatra district, are evenly spread across the district. It is a plateau area with an elevation of about 450 metres (1,476 ft) above mean sea level. ^[3] Efforts are on to get the first unit of the NTPC Limited’s North Karanpura Thermal Power Station (3x660 MW), ready in 2021. ^[4] North Karanpura Coalfield of Central Coalfields Limited, spread over 1,230 square kilometres (470 sq mi) in the southern part of the district, with spill over to neighbouring districts, and having coal reserves of 14 billion tonnes is among the biggest in India. The map provides links to three CCL operational areas. ^[5]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Civic administration

Police station

Hunterganj police station serves Shaligram Ramnarayanpur CD block. ^[6]

CD block HQ

Headquarters of Shaligram Ramnarayanpur CD block is at Hunterganj. ^[7]

Places of Interest

• Kauleshwari Temple, one of the shaktipeethas of state situated at Kolhua Hill. ^[8]
• Shri Kolhua Pahad Digambar Jain Teerth Kshetra, the place where Jain tirthankar, Shitalnatha got enlightened. Many temples and a cave related to 4th century are found here. ^[9]
• Gurdwara Guru Singh Sabha Kedli Kalan, a historic place visited by Guru Nanak while his first Udasi tour and Guru Tegh Bahadur while his travel toward east. It also have 200 years old handwritten Guru Granth Sahib. ^[10]
• Jori Pahari Temple, a temple dedicated to Hindu god, Hanuman, situated at Jori Hill in Jori Kalan

Education

R.N.M. College at Hunterganj is affiliated with the Vinoba Bhave University. ^[11]

References

1. "History". Chatra district website. Archived from the original on 10 May 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2009.
2. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Hunterganj
3. "Chatra - the official website". Blocks, Circles & Panchayats – List of villages under Panchayats. Chatra district authority. Archived from the original on 27 June 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
4. "Pandemic delays NTPC's Karanpura mega project in Chatra". The Times of India, 9 September 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
5. "The North Karanpura Coalfields". Jharkhand. sinclair-environmental. Archived from the original on 16 May 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
6. "District Police Profile – Chatra". Contact Number. Jharkhand Police. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
7. "Administrative Boundary Map, Chatra District, Jharkhand". Chatra district administration. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
8. "Kauleshwari Hill and Temple | Chatra | India" . Retrieved 28 May 2020.
9. "Shri Kolhua Pahad Digambar Jain Teerth Kshetra | JainTeerth.com" . Retrieved 28 May 2020.
10. "Agrahari Sikh of Eastern India" (PDF). sgpc.net.
11. "R.N.M. College, Hunterganj, Chatra". ICBSE. Retrieved 20 January 2021.

External links

• Satellite map of Hunterganj
• About Hunterganj