Moti Jharna

Moti Jharna
Village
The Moti Jharna waterfall in the Rajmahal Hills, by Sita Ram in 1820
Moti Jharna Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Moti Jharna Moti Jharna (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 25°12′26″N87°43′34″E / 25.207144°N 87.726189°E / 25.207144; 87.726189
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Sahibganj
Population  (2011)
• Total	3,107
Languages (*For language details see Taljhari#Language and religion)
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	816109
Telephone/ STD code	06426
Lok Sabha constituency	Rajmahal
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Borio
Website	sahibganj.nic.in

Moti Jharna is a village in Taljhari CD block in Rajmahal subdivision of Sahibganj district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

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Cities, towns and locations in the Sahibganj, Godda and Pakur districts in Santhal Pargana Division
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious/ tourist centre
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Location

Moti Jharna is located at 25°12′26″N87°43′34″E / 25.207144°N 87.726189°E / 25.207144; 87.726189 .

Moti Jharna has an area of 117 hectares (290 acres). ^[1]

Overview

The map shows a hilly area with the Rajmahal hills running from the bank of the Ganges in the extreme north to the south, beyond the area covered by the map into Dumka district. ‘Farakka’ is marked on the map and that is where Farakka Barrage is, just inside West Bengal. Rajmahal coalfield is shown in the map. The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with only small pockets of urbanisation. ^[2]

Note: The full screen map is interesting. All places marked on the map are linked and you can easily move on to another page of your choice. Enlarge the map to see what else is there – one gets railway links, many more road links and so on. One can opt for Vehicles such as e-rickshaw or a taxi to this place from Sahibganj District.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Moti Jharna had a total population of 3,107, of which 1,654 (53%) were males and 1,453 (47%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 649. The total number of literate persons in Moti Jharna was 1,412 (57.45% of the population over 6 years). ^[1]

Waterfall

The Motee Girna, or Fall of Pearls, in the Rajemahal Hills, ca. 1824, by an English traveller C. R. Forrest

Moti Jharna (pearl cascade) is the most picturesque waterfall in Sahebganj district, at the head of a picturesque glen of the Rajmahal hills. The water of a small hill stream tumbles over two ledges of rock, each 50 to 60 feet high. It is about 2 miles (3.2 km) from Maharajpur railway station on the Sahibganj loop. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

References

1. "District Census Handbook, Sahibganj, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Page 25: District Primary Census Abstract, 2011 census. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
2. Roychoudhury, P.C. "Bihar District Gazetteers: Santhal Parganas". Chapter I: General. Secretariat Press, Patna, 1965. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
3. Roychoudhury, P.C. "Bihar District Gazetteers: Santhal Parganas". Page 11. Secretariat Press, Patna, 1965. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
4. "Moti Jharna". Sahibganj district authorities. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
5. "Maharajpur, Jharkhand". Weekend Distinations. info. Retrieved 26 November 2020.

External links

• Media related to Moti Jharna at Wikimedia Commons