Teontha, Kaithal Explained

Teontha
Governing Body:Panchayat
Government Type:Local government
Subdivision Name2:Kaithal district
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type:Country
Pushpin Map:India Haryana#India
Coordinates:29.7738°N 76.6179°W
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Haryana, India
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:12.16
Unit Pref:Metric
Subdivision Name1:Haryana
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Blank Name Sec1:Literacy
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi
Timezone1:IST
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:5964
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:136042
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:01749
Registration Plate:HR-08
Blank1 Name Sec1:Sex ratio
Blank1 Info Sec1:875 /

Teontha is a village in Pundri Tehsil in Kaithal district of Haryana State, India.[2] It is located 21 kilometres towards east from district headquarters Kaithal, 40 km from Karnal, 5 kilometres from Pundri and 125 kilometres from state capital Chandigarh 165 km from Delhi.[3] [4] [1]

History

The royal sage manu performed penance here to attain salvation. This pond is known as Manokamna Teerth after the name of the sage. Local residents proudly claim that the shrine's pond has crystal glass stairs leading to the water.[5]

Temples

Guru Bharmanand Mandir Teontha, Dada Khera Temple, Shiv Temple.[6]

Societies

Ror community of Khasber, Dhandhan, Kharangar gotra lives in Teontha village.[7]

Transportation

Teontha is located on State Highway SH 8 right in the center of Kaithal and Karnal. This Village has bypass road for the heavy vehicles - truck, trailer, and all other than public vehicles. Nearby villages like Sangroli, Chuharmajra, Dusain, Dulyani, Kaul, Sanch, Munnarehri, Habri, Barsana, Jamba are all linked with a road to Teontha village.

The village has 15 min bus service, sometime 5 min, you can directly ride the buses to various destinations - Karnal, Kaithal, Kurukshetra, Delhi, Gurgaon, Faridabad, Tohana, Sonipat, Charkhi dadri, Narnaul, Jhunjhunu - Rajasthan, Jind, Pehowa, Patiala, Assandh and many others.

Schools

Schools include GPS School Teontha, GSSS School Teontha, J.P Sr.Sec. School Teontha and Shree Geeta Niketan Sr. Sec School Teontha.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Teontha (21) village in Fatehpur Pundri taluka, Kaithal, Haryana . 2022-04-18 . vill.co.in . en.
  2. Web site: unfit . Village Panchayat Names of Pundri, Kaithal, Haryana . panchayatdirectory.gov.in . https://web.archive.org/web/20130425073303/http://panchayatdirectory.gov.in/adminreps/viewpansumSQL.asp?selstate=508&parenttype=B&ptype=V . 25 April 2013 . 2023-04-25.
  3. Web site: 500 . 2022-04-18 . areaprofiler.gov.in.
  4. Web site: Teontha, Kaithal Village GeoIQ . 2022-04-18 . geoiq.io.
  5. Book: Mohan, Vijneshu . Folkloristics of Mahābhārata . 2003 . B.R. Publishing Corporation . 978-81-7646-331-7 . en.
  6. Web site: 2021-02-07 . Guru Bharmanand Mandir, Bhagvan Valmiki Temple Teontha, Kaithal, haryana, India . 2023-03-23 . indiasthan.com . en-US.
  7. Book: श्री रामदास. आर्यवर्त एवं रोड़ वंश का इतिहास.. श्री रामदास . 2000 . ऑल-राउंड प्रिंटर्स . 177, 178 & 182.
  8. Web site: Schools in Teontha - Kaithal district of Haryana . 2022-04-19 . study4sure.com.