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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Medininagar
| other_name =
| settlement_type = [[City]]
| image_skyline = Daltonganj Montage photo image.png
| image_caption = Clockwise from the top :- Shahpur Bridge, [[North Koel River]], [[Betla National Park]], Redma Bridge, Shahpur Fort and New Collectorate Building
| image_map =
| map_alt =
| map_caption =
| pushpin_map = India Jharkhand
| pushpin_label_position =
| pushpin_map_alt = Medininagar
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Medininagar in Jharkhand
| coordinates = {{coord|24.03|N|84.07|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = India
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = Division
| subdivision_type3 = [[District]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Jharkhand]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Palamu division|Palamu]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Palamu district|Palamu]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date = 1880
| founder = Edward Tuite Dalton
| named_for = [[Maharaja]] [[Medini Ray]]
| government_type = [[Municipal Corporation]]
| governing_body = [[Medininagar Municipal Corporation]]
| leader_title1 = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name1 = Smt. Aruna Shankar (BJP)
| leader_title3 = Municipal Commissioner
| leader_name3 = Smt. Sameera S.(IAS)
| leader_title2 = Deputy Mayor
| leader_name2 = Mr. Mangal Singh (BJP)
| leader_title4 = [[Member of Parliament (India)|MP]]
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 150
| area_rank = 5th in Jharkhand
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 215
| population_total = 158,941
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_rank = 10th in [[Jharkhand]]
| population_demonym =
| demographics_type1 = Languages-
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[English language|English]]
| demographics1_title2 =
| demographics1_info2 =
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 822101
| area_code_type = telephone
| area_code = 06562
| registration_plate = JH-03
| website = {{URL|http://www.palamu.nic.in/}}
| footnotes = |
| blank2_name_sec1 = Literacy
| blank2_info_sec1 = 87.29%
}}

'''Medininagar''' (formerly Daltonganj) is a city [[municipal corporation]] in the Indian [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Jharkhand]]. It is the headquarters of [[Palamu division]] and [[Palamu district]], as well as the subdivision and block of the same name. The city is situated on the banks of the [[North Koel River]].

==Origin of name==
The city was named Daltonganj during the [[British Raj]] after Irishman Colonel Edward Tuite Dalton (1815–1880), an anthropologist and the commissioner of [[Chhota Nagpur Division|Chota Nagpur]] in 1861.<ref>{{cite web|title=Daltonganj|url=http://www.swansea.ac.uk/visualanthropology/projects/003_Dalton/daltonganj.htm|publisher=University of Swansea|access-date=23 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-08-04|title=The story of Edward Tuite Dalton. {{!}} Farbound.Net|url=https://farbound.net/major-general-edward-tuite-dalton/|access-date=2021-02-07|website=farbound.net|language=en-US}}</ref> The name was changed to Medininagar in 2004 by the State Government of Jharkhand.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Government of India Ministry of Home Affairs|date=|title=LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3572|url=https://www.mha.gov.in/MHA1/Par2017/pdfs/par2015-pdfs/ls-110815/3572.pdf|access-date=|website=}}</ref> The former name is still retained in the name of the city's [[Daltonganj railway station|railway station]]. It is administered by the [[Medininagar Municipal Corporation]], which was formed on 30 May 2015. The city is named after [[Medini Ray|Raja Medini Ray]] of [[Chero dynasty]].

==Geography==

{{See also|List of cities in Jharkhand}}

Medininagar is located at {{Coord|24.03|N|84.07|E}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/38/Daltenganj.html|title=Maps, Weather, and Airports for Daltenganj, India|website=www.fallingrain.com}}</ref> It has an average elevation of {{convert|215|m|ft|abbr=on}}.

The [[Betla National Park]] is located about 20 km from the city. This park is known for [[tiger]]s, and comes under the Palamau Tiger Project. Another picnic spot nearby is Kechki, located about 18 km from Daltonganj, at the confluence of the [[North Koel River|Koel River]] and the [[Auranga River (Jharkhand)|Auranga River]]. [[Netarhat]], a plateau covered with thick forests, is also situated near Daltonganj.

==Transport==
[[File:DTORS.jpg|thumb|left|Daltonganj Railway Station]]
Medininagar is located {{convert|1036|km|mi}} south east of [[New Delhi]] and is accessible by train to [[Daltonganj Railway Station|Daltonganj Railway station (DTO)]] from [[Ranchi]], [[Bhopal Junction]], [[Patna]], [[Kota, Rajasthan|Kota]], [[Lucknow]], [[Ahmedabad]], [[Delhi]], [[Jabalpur]], [[Kolkata]], [[Varanasi]] and [[Gaya, India|Gaya]]. The nearest airport is {{convert|165|km|mi}} away in Ranchi. It has an airport in Chianki,{{citation needed|date=January 2019}} used occasionally by visiting dignitaries.

Medininagar is well connected with [[Ranchi]], [[Jamshedpur]], [[Dhanbad]], [[Raipur]], [[Ambikapur, Chhattisgarh|Ambikapur]], [[Kolkata]], [[Durgapur]], [[Varanasi]], [[Delhi]], [[Lucknow]], [[Allahabad]], [[Kota, Uttar Pradesh|Kota]], [[Kanpur]] [[Gaya, India|Gaya]], [[Patna]], and other locations by road.{{Citation needed|date=December 2021}}

Chianki Airstrip is located on the south of the Medininagar. It is mostly used by private [[Helicopter|choppers]] and small aircraft. There is a plan to strengthen and extend the airstrip for operation of medium size planes.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pioneer|first=The|title=AAI team inspects Chiyanki air strip in Daltonganj|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2017/state-editions/aai-team-inspects-chiyanki-air-strip-in-daltonganj.html|access-date=2021-01-19|website=The Pioneer|language=en}}</ref>

==Demographics==

{{As of|2014}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Medininagar had a population of 389,307. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. It has an average literacy rate of 87.29%, higher than the national average of 74.04%: male literacy is 91.92% and, female literacy is 82.10%. 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.{{citation needed|date=April 2015}}

==Culture==

Major Hindu, Muslim, Sikh and Christian festivals are celebrated in Medininagar. The town is the seat of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Daltonganj]]. The town has several societies, clubs, and NGOs including Palamau Club, Rotary Club and Rida Foundation.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rotary.org/en/club-profile/29F8A029-F8D4-4BAD-B4CC-B978C8F9874F |title=Rotary Club Profile:Daltonganj |website=Rotary International |access-date= 2013-02-28}}</ref>

[[Satyajit Ray]]'s Bengali film, [[Aranyer Din Ratri]] was shot in Palamu and the upcoming [[Bollywood movies|Bollywood movie]], ''Nastik'' starring [[Arjun Rampal]] was also shot in Medininagar.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/jharkhand/puff-penalty-for-rampal-195323|title=Puff penalty for Rampal|website=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]]}}</ref>

==Climate==

Medininagar has a [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Cwa'').

{{Weather box
| location = Medininagar (1981–2010, extremes 1901–2012)
| metric first = yes
| single line = yes
| Jan record high C = 34.2
| Feb record high C = 40.6
| Mar record high C = 43.9
| Apr record high C = 46.5
| May record high C = 47.8
| Jun record high C = 46.9
| Jul record high C = 43.8
| Aug record high C = 40.2
| Sep record high C = 39.7
| Oct record high C = 40.0
| Nov record high C = 36.5
| Dec record high C = 33.2
|year record high C = 47.8
| Jan high C = 25.2
| Feb high C = 28.4
| Mar high C = 33.9
| Apr high C = 39.3
| May high C = 40.8
| Jun high C = 37.8
| Jul high C = 32.8
| Aug high C = 32.0
| Sep high C = 32.3
| Oct high C = 31.9
| Nov high C = 29.5
| Dec high C = 26.3
|year high C = 32.5
| Jan low C = 9.1
| Feb low C = 11.9
| Mar low C = 16.5
| Apr low C = 22.0
| May low C = 26.2
| Jun low C = 27.4
| Jul low C = 25.9
| Aug low C = 25.5
| Sep low C = 24.5
| Oct low C = 20.4
| Nov low C = 14.3
| Dec low C = 9.7
|year low C = 19.5
| Jan record low C = 0.0
| Feb record low C = 0.6
| Mar record low C = 5.6
| Apr record low C = 11.2
| May record low C = 17.8
| Jun record low C = 18.6
| Jul record low C = 18.2
| Aug record low C = 20.6
| Sep record low C = 17.2
| Oct record low C = 10.0
| Nov record low C = 5.0
| Dec record low C = 1.7
|year record low C = 0.0
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 11.9
| Feb rain mm = 19.6
| Mar rain mm = 15.6
| Apr rain mm = 9.4
| May rain mm = 24.8
| Jun rain mm = 151.6
| Jul rain mm = 285.2
| Aug rain mm = 288.6
| Sep rain mm = 179.0
| Oct rain mm = 49.5
| Nov rain mm = 8.4
| Dec rain mm = 6.3
|year rain mm = 1049.8
| Jan rain days = 1.1
| Feb rain days = 1.6
| Mar rain days = 1.8
| Apr rain days = 0.9
| May rain days = 1.9
| Jun rain days = 7.0
| Jul rain days = 14.9
| Aug rain days = 13.5
| Sep rain days = 9.4
| Oct rain days = 2.9
| Nov rain days = 0.6
| Dec rain days = 0.7
|year rain days = 56.2
|time day = 17:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| Jan humidity = 50
| Feb humidity = 41
| Mar humidity = 32
| Apr humidity = 24
| May humidity = 30
| Jun humidity = 52
| Jul humidity = 77
| Aug humidity = 79
| Sep humidity = 76
| Oct humidity = 62
| Nov humidity = 57
| Dec humidity = 57
|year humidity = 53
|source 1 = [[India Meteorological Department]]<ref name=IMDnormals>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205040301/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| title = Station: Daltonganj Climatological Table 1981–2010
| work = Climatological Normals 1981–2010
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = January 2015
| pages = 221–222
| access-date = 18 August 2020}}</ref><ref name=IMDextremes>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205042509/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| title = Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = December 2016
| page = M81
| access-date = 18 August 2020}}</ref>
}}

==Education==

[[Nilamber-Pitamber University]] at Medininagar was established in 2009 and serves the [[Palamu division]] of Jharkhand.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-03/ranchi/36720999_1_nilamber-pitamber-university-land-acquisition-process-firoz-ahmad | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411041353/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-03/ranchi/36720999_1_nilamber-pitamber-university-land-acquisition-process-firoz-ahmad | url-status=dead | archive-date=2013-04-11 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=Nilamber Pitamber University acquires ownership rights of 15-acre land | Ranchi News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.npu.ac.in/

|title = Nilamber-Pitamber University

|access-date = 2012-12-27}}</ref>

There are many colleges for undergraduate, post graduate & other higher education in and around Medininagar which includes:
* Medinirai Medical College and Hospital<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pmchpalamu.org/|title=Medinirai Medical College and Hospital – Medininagar, Palamu|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-01-16}}</ref>
* DAV Institute of Engineering and Technology<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.davietpalamau.org/|title=DAV IET|website=www.davietpalamau.org|access-date=2020-01-16}}</ref> established by [[D.A.V. College Managing Committee|D.A.V College Managing Committee]].
* [[Bhishma Narain Singh Law College]]<ref>{{cite web |title=B.N.S Law College, Jharkhand |url=http://www.bnslawcollege.com/ |website=Bhishma Narain Singh Law College |access-date=22 February 2020}}</ref>
* [[Ganesh Lal Agrawal College]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.glanpu.org.in/|title=Ganesh Lal Agrawal College|website=www.glanpu.org.in|access-date=2020-01-16}}</ref>
* Yodh Singh Namdhari Mahila Mahavidyalaya<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ysnmnpu.org.in/|title=Yodh Singh Namdhari Mahila Mahavidyalaya|website=www.ysnmnpu.org.in|access-date=2020-01-16}}</ref>
* Janta Shivratri College<ref>{{cite web |title=Janta Shivratri College, Daltonganj, Palamau, Jharkhand |url=http://jscollege.co.in/ |website=Janta Shivratri College}}</ref>
* Elite Public B.Ed. College<ref>{{cite web |title=Elite Public B.Ed. College |url=http://www.elitepublicbedcollege.edu.in/ |website=Elite Public B.Ed. College}}</ref>
* Jyoti Prakash Mahila B.Ed. College<ref>{{cite web |title=Jyoti Prakash Mahila B.Ed College |url=http://www.jpmbedcollegedaltonganj.in/ |website=Jyoti Prakash Mahila B.Ed College |access-date=22 February 2020}}</ref>

The major private schools in Medininagar include:
* M.K. DAV Public School, Chianki<ref>{{cite web |title=M.K. DAV Public School |url=http://mkdav.in/ |website=M.K. D.A.V. PUBLIC SCHOOL, DALTONGANJ}}</ref> (CBSE)
* Sacred Heart School, Chianki (ICSE)
* Heritage International School<ref>{{cite web |title=Heritage International School |url=http://www.heritageints.co.in/index.php |website=Heritage International School}}</ref> (CBSE)

==Places of Interest==
[[File:RiverKoyalView.jpg|thumb|alt=|View of Daltonganj from Koyal River]]
* [[Betla National Park]], park hosts a wide variety of wildlife
* [[Palamau Tiger Reserve|Palamu Tiger Reserve]], one of the first tiger conservation projects in India.
* [[Palamu Forts|Palamu Fort]], twin forts of Chero dynasty built by [[Medini Ray|Raja Medini Ray]].
* [[Hussainabad, Jharkhand|Hussainabad Fort]], built by Mughal jagirdar, Hidayat Ali Khan.
* Shahpur Fort, built by Chero ruler
* [[Bishrampur block|Bishrampur Fort]], built by Chero rulers
* Kala-Kabra mound, Harappan era artefacts<ref name="dnaindia.com">{{Cite web|title=Artifacts dating back to Harappan era unearthed in Jharkhand|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-artifacts-dating-back-to-harappan-era-unearthed-in-jharkhand-1401657|date=2010-06-26|website=DNA India|language=en|access-date=2020-05-04}}</ref>
* [[Bhim Chulha]], a 5,000-year-old stove, on which Bhima used to make food during the Pandavas’ ignorance<ref>{{Cite web|title=half bhim chulha gathers dust of neglect|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/ranchi/13383-half-buried-bhim-chulha-gathers-dust-of-neglect.html/|website=www.dailypioneer.com|access-date=2020-05-04}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Palamu]]
* [[Ladigarh]]

==References==

{{Reflist}}

{{Palamu district}}
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