Netarhat Explained

Netarhat
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Jharkhand#India3
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Jharkhand, India
Coordinates:23.4833°N 84.2667°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Jharkhand
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Latehar
Subdivision Type3:Block
Subdivision Name3:Mahuadanar
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:1128
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi, Nagpuri kurukh
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Registration Plate:JH-19

Netarhat is a hill station in Latehar district[1] in the Indian state of Jharkhand.[2] It is also referred to as the "Queen of Chotanagpur", and is a hill station.[3] The hill station is the among the highest points of the Chhotanagpur plateau. The natural beauty of the place is simply splendid. Netarhat is especially known for its stunning views of sunrise and sunset and is popularly known as the Queen of Chhotanagpur. Netarhat comes under the tag of lesser known tourist places. Being lesser known works wonders for its visitors, the most beautiful part about Netarhat is its rawness, there is a beauty in its austerity, in just standing at a height and looking at the far spread lush jungles.

Geography

Netarhat is located at a height of .[4] It is a plateau covered with thick forest.[3] Located in the Pat region of Chota Nagpur Plateau, Netarhat plateau is about long and 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.

Transport

It is located west of Ranchi, the state capital.[2] It is from Daltonganj. It is located from district headquarter Latehar

Tourism

Netarhat is known for its sunrises and sunsets during the summer months.[5] It is located within forests which have varied flora and fauna.Netarhat has several places of tourist interests:

Education

Netarhat Vidyalaya is a residential public school set up in 1954.[7] It sits on over 780 acres.There is another academy of police training college located in Jharkhand police named as Jungle Warfare School, or JWFS in short.There is one more school the ST Xavier's Boarding school.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Latehar Road Map . mapsofindia. 2010-04-29 .
  2. Web site: Gumla -'The land of Gaw-Mela' . traveljharkhand.com . 2010-04-17 .
  3. Web site: Destinations – Netarhat . Bihar State tourism Development Corporation . 2010-04-17 . 29 March 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100329003033/http://www.bstdc.bih.nic.in/Netarhat.htm . dead .
  4. Web site: Netarhat, India page . Falling Rain Genomics. 2010-04-23 .
  5. Web site: Netarhat Tour, Netarhat Sightseeing, Sunset Point, Netarhat School - Travel News India. travelnewsindia.com . 2017-02-19.
  6. Web site: IN: Official apathy hits country’s lone wolf sanctuary Timber Wolf Information Network. en-US. 2019-11-24.
  7. Web site: Netarhat Vidyalaya . 2010-04-17 .