Itkhori
Itkhori | |
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Village | |
Chatra | |
Website | chatra |
Itkhori is a village and
Geography
10miles
River
River
River
River
& Chandragupta Area
Sanghamitra Area
Wildlife
Sanctuary
Temple
Location
Itkhori is located at 24°17′55″N 85°09′45″E / 24.298744°N 85.162432°E. It is 35 km from Chatra and 16 km from Chauparan on National Highway 19 (old number NH2/ Grand Trunk Road).[1]
Area overview
The map alongside shows that the forests (mark the light shading), covering around 60% of Chatra district, are evenly spread across the district. It is a
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Demographics
According to the
Civic administration
Police station
Itkhori police station serves Itkhori CD block.[6]
CD block HQ
Headquarters of Itkhori CD block is at Itkhori village.[7]
Education
Bhadrakali College was established at Itkhori in 1979. Affiliated with the Vinoba Bhave University it offers courses in arts, science and commerce streams.[8]
Culture
Itkhori has the footprint of the 10th Jain tirthankara, Shitalanatha. Plans are afoot for a Jain temple at Itkhori.[12]
The Ma Bhadrakali temple, built in the 9th century, has several ancient deities that includes the Hindu deity Bhadrakali and the Buddhist deity Tara.[9][11] Itkhori Mahotsav is organised annually in February.[13]
It is believed that Gautama Sidhartha travelled from Itkhori to Bodh Gaya where he attained enlightenment. Numerous Buddhist and Hindu sculptures have been unearthed at a village called Bihari, near Itkhori. It is also near Kauleshwari Temple. Many other sculptures have been found while digging wells etc. in the region. There are some valuable sculptures in the Bhadrakali Mandir Museum.[14]
References
- ^ "Maa Bhardraklali Mandir". Jharkhand Darshan. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ "Chatra - the official website". Blocks, Circles & Panchayats – List of villages under Panchayats. Chatra district authority. Archived from the original on 27 June 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ "Pandemic delays NTPC's Karanpura mega project in Chatra". The Times of India, 9 September 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ "The North Karanpura Coalfields". Jharkhand. sinclair-environmental. Archived from the original on 16 May 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ "District Census Handbook, Chatra, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Page 168: District Primary Census Abstract, 2011 census. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ "District Police Profile – Chatra". Contact Number. Jharkhand Police. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ "Administrative Boundary Map, Chatra District, Jharkhand". Chatra district administration. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ "Bhadrakali College, Itkhori". Board Univ Result. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Itkhori". Incredible India. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ "Cop picket plan for temple". The Telegraph, 21 November 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Itkhori, Jharkhand". Jharkhand. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ "नवरात्र में शुरू होगा तीर्थंकर के मंदिर का निर्माण {Construction of Tirthankar's temple will start from Navaratri)". in Hindi. Jagaran, 31 March 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ "Event Content". Itkhori Mahotsav 2018. Jharkhand Tourism. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ "Deciphering the past". The Hindu, 11 May 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2021.