Netarhat

Netarhat is a hill station in Latehar district[1](earlier in the erstwhile Palamu district[2]) in the Indian state of Jharkhand.[3] It is also referred to as the "Queen of Chotanagpur", and is a hill station.[4] The town is also famous for Netarhat Residential School, set up in 1954.

Netarhat
Town
Netarhat
Location in Jharkhand, India
Netarhat
Netarhat (India)
Coordinates: 23.4833°N 84.2667°E / 23.4833; 84.2667
Country India
StateJharkhand
DistrictLatehar
BlockMahuadanar
Elevation
1,071 m (3,514 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, Nagpuri kurukh
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationJH
Websitelatehar.nic.in

Geography

Netarhat is located at 23.4833°N 84.2667°E / 23.4833; 84.2667, at a height of 1,071 metres (3,514 ft).[5]

It is a plateau covered with thick forest.[4] Located in the Pat region of Chota Nagpur Plateau, Netarhat plateau is about 4 miles (6.4 km) long and 2.5 miles (4.0 km) broad. It consists of crystalline rocks and has a summit capped with sandstone trap or laterite. Region of Netarhat is covered with Sal, Kendu, Mahua and Eucalyptus. The highest point is 3,696 feet (1,127 m)[2]

Transport

It is located 156 kilometres (97 mi) west of Ranchi, the state capital.[3] It is 118 kilometres (73 mi) from Daltonganj.

Tourism

Netarhat is known for its sunrises and sunsets during the summer months.[6] It is located within forests which have varied flora and fauna.

Netarhat has several places of tourist interests as follows -

  • Upper Ghaghri Falls is situated 4 km from away from Netarhat.
  • Lodh Falls is the highest waterfall of Jharkhand and 21st highest in India. This waterfall is situated at 70 km away from Netarhat and in the forest of Sal.
  • Mahuadandr Wolf Sanctuary, it is the lone sanctuary in India made for the protection of wolves and mainly consists of Indian wolves.[7]
  • Magnolia Point, It is 10 km away from Netarhat and is known for its sunset.
  • Sunrise Point is situated in Netarhat and known for its sunrise at mornings.
  • Lower Ghaghri Falls It is situated 10 km away from Netarhat and is known for its waterfall.
  • Koel river View Point is 3 km from Netarhat.
  • Suga Bandh Falls is situated at 70 km away from Netarhat and is a picnic spot for locals.
  • Sadni Falls is 35 km from Netarhat.[4]
  • Betla National Park is situated at 94 km away from the place and known among the first national parks in India to become a tiger reserve under Project Tiger (Palamu Tiger Reserve), 64 km away from Netarhat. It also houses two historic forts of Chero kings.
  • Netarhat Residential School, boarding school and one of the few modern 'Gurukuls' left in India.
  • Pear Orchards and Pine Forests are initiative of local Forest Department and they planted a lot of trees in the place.

Education

Netarhat Vidyalaya is a residential public school set up in 1954.[8] It sits on over 780 acres.

Jungle Warfare School

There is another academy of police training college located in Jharkhand police named as Jungle Warfare School, or JWFS in short. It has a big campus spreading over 192 acres near Upper Ghagri waterfall and was established in 2008 to train state police especially on the lines of Armed Forces to fight and counter growing Naxal insurgency in the state. It also holds a CIAT I.e Counter Insurgency and Anti Terrorist training school. Short term courses are taken by state forces to excel in jungle warfare tactics and counter-insurgency and naxalism. Later the school was upgraded to train police recruit constables and also to train promotee upgraded refreshment courses for Head constables. The size of batch is almost 890.

There is one more school the ST Xavier's Boarding school in hill station.

References
  1. "Latehar Road Map". mapsofindia. Retrieved 29 April 2010.
  2. "Gazetteer of Palamu District". Retrieved 29 April 2010.
  3. "Gumla -'The land of Gaw-Mela'". traveljharkhand.com. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  4. "Destinations – Netarhat". Bihar State tourism Development Corporation. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  5. "Netarhat, India page". Falling Rain Genomics. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
  6. "Netarhat Tour, Netarhat Sightseeing, Sunset Point, Netarhat School - Travel News India". travelnewsindia.com. 19 February 2017.
  7. "IN: Official apathy hits country's lone wolf sanctuary | Timber Wolf Information Network". Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  8. "Netarhat Vidyalaya". Retrieved 17 April 2010.
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