Garh Panchkot
A ruined fort at the foot of Panchet hill, whose name means the fort of the five clans.
- Where
- Purulia, West Bengal, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 23.6000, 86.7667
Get the Garh Panchkot stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Garh Panchkot. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your West Bengal volume with your photos and a note.
Near Garh Panchkot
Panchet Dam 8.9 km
The last of the four Damodar Valley dams, opened at Panchet in 1959.
Joychandi Pahar 11 km
A hill in Purulia, two kilometres out of Raghunathpur.
Maithon Dam 21 km
A dam near Dhanbad, nearly five kilometres of it end to end, and a day out for everyone in Asansol.
Susunia Hill 32 km
Rock climbing, and a fourth century inscription.
Usri Falls 68 km
The Usri splitting into three and dropping forty feet, east of Giridih.
Mukutmanipur 70 km
Where the Kangsabati and Kumari are held back.
Ajodhya Hills 75 km
An extension of the Eastern Ghats in Purulia, with a hydel reservoir at the top and climbers on the rock.
Parasnath Hill 76 km
The highest hill in Jharkhand and the holiest Jain site anywhere, where twenty of the twenty four tirthankaras attained release.
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Questions
Where is Garh Panchkot?
Garh Panchkot is in Purulia, West Bengal. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Panchet Dam (8.9 km), Joychandi Pahar (11 km), Maithon Dam (21 km).
How do I get the Garh Panchkot stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Garh Panchkot and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your West Bengal volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Garh Panchkot before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your West Bengal volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
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