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{{Infobox mountain
| name = Joychandi Pahar
| photo = Joychandipahar.jpg
| photo_caption = Joychandi Pahar
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| location = [[Adra, Purulia|Adra]] road, [[Raghunathpur, Purulia|Raghunathpur]], [[Purulia district]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]
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| range = [[Chota Nagpur Plateau]]
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'''Joychandi Pahar''' is a hill which is a popular tourist attraction in the [[India]]n state of [[West Bengal]] in [[Purulia]] district. It is two kilometres from the subdivisional town of [[Raghunathpur, Purulia|Raghunathpur]] and four kilometres from [[Adra, Purulia|Adra]] town. The hill is situated 2 kilometers south from [[Purulia]] – [[Barakar]] road via Nanduara village and 1 kilometer west from [[Raghunathpur, Purulia|Raghunathpur]]-[[Adra, Purulia|Adra]] Road via a growing township known as [[Annapurna pally]]. It is also just four kilometres away from [[Adra Junction railway station]] and 1.5 kilometres from Joychandipahar railway station, which is situated on Adra-Asansol section. Joychandi hill is a popular tourist centre and major attraction for rock climbing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bongodorshon.com/district/purulia.htm |title=Purulia |access-date=2007-09-05 |work=Places of Interest |publisher=bongodarshan |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071007044418/http://www.bongodorshon.com/district/purulia.htm |archive-date=2007-10-07 }}</ref> [[Joychandi Pahar railway station]] is on the [[Asansol]] – Adra section of [[South Eastern Railway Zone (India)|South Eastern Railway]], in the state capital of [[Kolkata]]. The other rock climbing centre nearby is at [[Susunia|Susunia Pahar]].{{citation needed|date=July 2012}}

==Geography==
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{{Location map|India West Bengal|lat=23.5168|long=86.6809|width=150|caption= Location of the area of Joychandi Pahar and Its Railways Station in West Bengal}}

===Location===
Joychandi Pahar, Raghunathpur is located at {{Coord|23.55|N|86.67|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/28/Raghunathpur.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Raghunathpur]</ref> It has an average elevation of {{convert|155|m|ft|abbr=on}}.

===Area overview===
Purulia district forms the lowest step of the [[Chota Nagpur Plateau]]. The general scenario is undulating land with scattered hills.<ref>Houlton, Sir John, ''Bihar, the Heart of India'', 1949, p. 170, Orient Longmans Ltd.</ref>[[Raghunathpur subdivision]] occupies the north-western part of the district. 83.80% of the population of the subdivision lives in rural areas. However, there are pockets of urbanization and 16.20% of the population lives in urban areas. There are 14 census towns in the subdivision.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purulia |work = Tables 2.1, 2.2 |publisher = Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal |access-date = 12 January 2020}}</ref> It is presented in the map given alongside. There is a coal mining area around [[Parbelia]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.easterncoal.gov.in/contactus/cugtel/sripur.pdf | title = Area wise Closed User Group (CUG) Telephone Numbers | work =Sodepur Area | publisher = Eastern Coalfields Limited | access-date = 11 August 2018}}</ref> and two thermal power plants are there – the 500 MW [[Santaldih Thermal Power Station]]<ref name=santaldih>{{cite web |url = http://stpswbpdcl.n-stars.org/ |title = Santaldih Thermal Power Station - WBPDCL |publisher = WBPDCL |access-date = 2011-08-24 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100111024838/http://stpswbpdcl.n-stars.org/ |archive-date = 11 January 2010 |url-status = dead }}</ref> and the 1200 MW [[Raghunathpur Thermal Power Station]]. The subdivision has a rich heritage of old temples, some of them belonging to the 11th century or earlier. The [[Banda Deul]] is a [[List of Monuments of National Importance in West Bengal|monument of national importance]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.asikolkata.in/purulia.aspx | title = Old temple at Banda (locally known as deul)| publisher = ASI, Kolkata Circle |access-date = 23 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://asi.nic.in/alphabetical-list-of-monuments-west-bengal/|title=List of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains of West Bengal - Archaeological Survey of India|publisher= ASI|work= Item no. 134|access-date=25 January 2020}}</ref> The comparatively more recent in historical terms, Panchkot Raj has interesting and intriguing remains in the area.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://asianheritagealertiaah.blogspot.in/2011/10/capital-in-shambles-garh-panchakot.html |title = Capital in shambles: Garh Panchakot, Purulia | publisher= Heritage in Peril| access-date = 1 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Asia/India/East/West_Bengal/Garpanchkot/photo900506.htm |title = Historical ruins| publisher= Trek Earth | access-date = 1 December 2016}}</ref>

<small>Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.</small>

== Festival ==
Every Year A Festival is held in the foothills after the Christmas and this Festival usually continues to 1 January or 2 January. This Festival often becomes tourist attraction and also motivates local artists. This Festival Gives all local artists to show their skills. The Festival Often referred as Joychandi Pahar Pariyatan Utsav। <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://khonjkhobor.in/AllBardhamanPosts/hirak-kings-country-jaychandi-hill-tourism-festival/|title="হীরক রাজার দেশ "জয়চন্ডী পাহাড় পর্যটন উৎসব – KHONJKHOBOR|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-10}}</ref>

==Fiction==

The Bengali film directed by [[Satyajit Ray]], ''[[Hirak Rajar Deshe]]'' was mostly shot in this mountain area.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.anandabazar.com/district/purulia-birbhum-bankura/travel-and-tourism-will-be-flourished-in-raghunathpur-again-1.919054|title=পর্যটনে জোয়ার আনতে বড় পর্দায় চোখ রঘুনাথপুরের|last=মণ্ডল|first=শুভ্রপ্রকাশ|website=anandabazar.com|language=bn|access-date=2019-11-10}}</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Joy chandi pahar.jpg|Joychandi pahar
File:View_of_the_joychandipahar_railways_station.jpg|Inside view of the Joychandi Pahar Railway's station
File:Temple of Joychandi.jpg|Temple at the hilltop of Jaychandi pahar, Purulia
File:Joychandi Temple.jpg|Goddess Joychandi Temple.( Locally known as "Joychandi Matar Mandir" )
File:Hanuman_mandir_above_the_mountain.jpg|Hanuman Temple in the Joychandi Mountain
</gallery>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Purulia topics}}

[[Category:Hills of West Bengal]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Purulia district]]

Joychandi Pahar - Revision history

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