Country India District Garhwa Time zone IST (UTCIST(UTC+5:30)) Elevation 248 m | State Jharkhand Block Nagar Untari PIN 822121 | |
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Nagar Untari (Hindi: नगर उंटारी) is one of the administrative block of Garhwa district, Jharkhand state, India. It is located 40 km towards west from District headquarters Garhwa. It is a Block headquarter in Bhawanathpur Bidhansabha. Nagar Untari Surrounded by Four States (Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh).
Contents
- Map of Nagar Untari Jharkhand
- Geography
- History
- Demongraphics
- Languages
- Festivals
- Facilities
- Education
- Tourists Attractions
- References
Map of Nagar Untari, Jharkhand
Nagar Untari is a small town located in the Garhwa district of Jharkhand state, India. Ranchi is the state capital for Nagar Untari. Ranchi is located around 212.5 km away from Nagar Untari.
This place is famous for Baba Bansidhar and Raja Pahari. This temple contains century old gold statue of Radha-Krishna and Raja Pahari(Shiva Temple) located at the Top of a Hill.
Nagar Untari village is located in the UTC 5.30 time zone and it follows Indian standard time (IST). Nagar Untari sun rise time varies -6 minutes from IST. The vehicle driving side in Nagar Untari is left, all vehicles should take left side during driving. The People of Nagar Untari are using its national currency which is Indian Rupee and its international currency code is INR. Nagar Untari phones and mobiles can be accessed by adding the Indian country dialing code +91 from abroad. Nagar Untari people are following the dd/mm/yyyy date format in day-to-day life.
Geography
Nagar Untari lies between 23°50′ and 24°8′ north latitude and between 83°55′ and 84°30′ east longitude. It is bordered on the north by Bihar and on the east by the Palamu district, on the south by Chhattisgarh and on the west by Uttar Pradesh. This covers an area of 5043.8 km² and has a population of 46079 approximately. The surrounding nearby villages and its distance from Nagar Untari are Kushdand 0.4 km, Chitvishram 1.5 km, Tharakiya 6 km, Puraini 1.6 km, Jangipur 3.4 km, Bhojpur 3.7 km, Garbandh 7.2 km, Bilaspur 7.8 km. The following table shows other railway stations and its distance from Nagar Untari.
The other nearest state capital from Nagar Untari is Lucknow, Patna, Raipur. Nagar Untari is a village panchayat located in the Garhwa district of Jharkhand state, India. The latitude 24.28 and longitude 83.50 are the geocoordinate of the Nagar Untari. Ranchi is the state capital for Nagar Untari village. It is located around 212.5 km away from Nagar Untari. The other nearest state capital from Nagar Untari is Lucknow and its distance is 258.5 km. The other surrounding state capitals are Patna 221.4 km, Lucknow 385.9 km, Bhubaneswar 507.1 km.
History
Nagar Untari is a Royal estate which was once ruled by the Deo Family. Bhaiya Rudra Pratap Deo was the last ruler to have ruled the place. The family owns a magnificent fort in the city which is very near to bansidhar mandir and is a sight to view. The family still stays there and are actively involved in the state politics. The present head of the Deo family is Raja Raj Rajendra Pratap Deo.
Demongraphics
According to 2011 census Nagar Untari has population of 49050. It has a population density of 352 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,440/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–11 was 28.9%. Nagar Untari has a sex ratio of 987 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 42.13%.
Languages
Languages spoken here Hindi, include Asuri, an Austroasiatic language spoken by approximately 17,000 in India, largely in the southern part of Palamu; and Bhojpuri, a tongue in the Bihari language group with almost 40 000 000 speakers, written in both the Devanagari and Kaithi scripts.
Festivals
Facilities
Education
1.SVM Nagar Untari: This is one of the best Private school in Nagar Untari 2.SPD Inter College: "Shankar Pratap Deo college is located in Mahadeiya,Nagar Untari. 3.ALP Girls School : Amba lal Patel Girls high school located at Baba banshidhar mandir gate is a Girls Govt. School. 4.Maa Nagina Shahi Mahavidlaya : It is Gratuaton educational institute located at Puraini,Nagar Untari. Its owner is current MLA Of Bhawnathpur Bidhansabha "Mr. Bhanu Pratap Shahi" and college named after his mother's name Mrs. Nagina Shahi. 5.RK High School: This is the oldest boys school in Nagar Untari 6.DAV public school,henho. 7.Millenium public school,puraini.top school of nagar untari 8.kinder garten educational complex,front of Nagar untari railway station.the base of the children.
Tourists Attractions
It is specially known for "Makar Sankranti" festival.