Joychandi Pahar
A hill in Purulia, two kilometres out of Raghunathpur.
- Where
- Purulia, West Bengal, India
- Grade
- Hard to reach
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 15 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 23.5500, 86.6700
Get the Joychandi Pahar stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Joychandi Pahar. 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 Joychandi Pahar
Garh Panchkot 11 km
A ruined fort at the foot of Panchet hill, whose name means the fort of the five clans.
Panchet Dam 16 km
The last of the four Damodar Valley dams, opened at Panchet in 1959.
Maithon Dam 30 km
A dam near Dhanbad, nearly five kilometres of it end to end, and a day out for everyone in Asansol.
Susunia Hill 36 km
Rock climbing, and a fourth century inscription.
Ajodhya Hills 64 km
An extension of the Eastern Ghats in Purulia, with a hydel reservoir at the top and climbers on the rock.
Mukutmanipur 66 km
Where the Kangsabati and Kumari are held back.
Usri Falls 68 km
The Usri splitting into three and dropping forty feet, east of Giridih.
Parasnath Hill 71 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 Joychandi Pahar?
Joychandi Pahar is in Purulia, West Bengal. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Garh Panchkot (11 km), Panchet Dam (16 km), Maithon Dam (30 km).
How do I get the Joychandi Pahar stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Joychandi Pahar 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 Joychandi Pahar 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.
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