Garh Panchkot
Among the hills in the Purulia district of West Bengal, the ruins of Garh Panchkot are a silent testimony to the Bargi attack during the 18th century. The ruins sit on the slopes of Panchet Hill and adjacent to Panchet Lake, is a scenic hilly forested area, with a tinge of history.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Photo: Sumitsurai, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Locality
- Description: historical place of West Bengal
- Also known as: “Garh Panchakot” and “Garh Pānchkot”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Garh Panchakot Pancharatna temple and Ramkanali Junction railway station.
Garh Panchakot Pancharatna temple
Monument
Photo: Skasish, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Garh Panchakot Pancharatna temple is a monument.
Ramkanali Junction railway station
Railway station
Ramkanali railway station serves Ramkanali, Gobag, and surrounding areas in Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. There is a freight line link to Par Beliya colliery.
Muradi railway station
Railway station
Photo: Pinakpani, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Muradi railway station serves Muraddi, Ramchandrapur and the surrounding areas in Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Muradi railway station is situated 4 km east of Garh Panchkot.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Baranti and Sarbari.
Baranti
Photo: Rangan Datta Wiki, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Baranti or Boronti is a small, quiet and scenic place in the Purulia district of West Bengal. There is a 1 km long irrigation project dam, between two small hillocks, Muradi Hill and Baranti Hill.
Sarbari
Village
Sarbari is a village in West Bengal, India. It is located within Neturia CD block of Raghunathpur subdivision of Purulia district. Sarbari is situated 7 km northeast of Garh Panchkot.
Garh Panchkot
- Category: fort
- Location: Neturia, Purulia, West Bengal, Eastern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Kannada—“Garh Panchkot” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “গড় পঞ্চকোট”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جاره بانتشكوت”
- Hindi: “गढ़ पंचकोट”
- Kannada: “ಗಢ್ ಪಂಚ್ಕೋಟ್”
- Kannada: “ಗಢ್ ಪಂಚ್ಕೋಟ್”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Nituria and Neturia (community development block).
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ramkanali Jn and Panchet Hill.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Garh Panchkot”. Photo: Sumitsurai, CC BY-SA 4.0.