Moti Jharna
Moti Jharna | |
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Village | |
![]() The Moti Jharna waterfall in the Rajmahal Hills, by Sita Ram in 1820 | |
Coordinates: 25°12′26″N 87°43′34″E / 25.207144°N 87.726189°E | |
Country | ![]() |
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 |
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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Damin Bazar
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Location
[edit]Moti Jharna is located at 25°12′26″N 87°43′34″E / 25.207144°N 87.726189°E.
Moti Jharna has an area of 117 hectares (290 acres).[1]
Overview
[edit]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
[edit]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
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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
[edit]- ^ a b "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.
- ^ Roychoudhury, P.C. "Bihar District Gazetteers: Santhal Parganas". Chapter I: General. Secretariat Press, Patna, 1965. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ^ Roychoudhury, P.C. "Bihar District Gazetteers: Santhal Parganas". Page 11. Secretariat Press, Patna, 1965. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- ^ "Moti Jharna". Sahibganj district authorities. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- ^ "Maharajpur, Jharkhand". Weekend Distinations. info. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
External links
[edit]Media related to Moti Jharna at Wikimedia Commons