Get in
[edit]By plane
[edit]The nearest airport is Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU IATA) in Kolkata.
By train
[edit]- 1 Jhargram railway station.
By car
[edit]Jhargram is well connected by roads/highways with other nearby places - Midnapore 40 km, Kharagpur 48 km, Bankura 114 km, Purulia 142 km and Jamshedpur 114 km.
Get around
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Map of Jhargram
See and do
[edit]- 1 Chilkigarh Kanak Durga temple (15 km (9.3 mi) from Jhargram town). An ancient temple reconstructed in 1348, according to some. According to others, the present temple is just about a century old, the earlier Navaratna temple has been abandoned. The Dulung River flows between the deserted Chikligarh Rajbari of the Jamboni dynasty and the Kanak Durga temple. There also is a Shiva temple.
- Dherua (Bank of Kansal river).
- Ghagra Waterfalls.
- 2 Junglemahal Zoological Park. The zoo houses deer, snakes, peacocks, bears, crocodiles, black rabbits and various types of monkeys.
- 3 Kendua (10 km from Jhargram town). On the Jhargram-Jamboni Road and on the way to Chikligarh. Migratory birds visit the area in August-September.
- 4 Medical Plants Garden, Kalaboni.
- 5 Rabindra Unnayan Park.
- Sabitri Mandir (3 km (1.9 mi) from Jhargram town). 350 year old temple.
- Tribal Museum.
Buy
[edit]Eat
[edit]Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]- Banani Atithi Nibas, ☏ +91 322 1257945.
- Jhargram Palace. Was once owned by the Raja of Jhargram is now run jointly by West Bengal Tourism and the royal family. It has 10 rooms plus 3 dormitories on the ground floor. The Malladev family which owns the building lives on the floor above and they aren’t the last word in luxury.
- White House Lodge.
- Jasodha Lodge, new central bus stand.
- New Ashoka Hotel & Reaturant, Jubilee Market, ☏ +91 9476336098.
Go next
[edit]- Ghatshila — the next major railway station after Jhargram
- Kharagpur — known for its railway station and IIT
- Midnapore —