The word “perwa” means pigeon and “ghagh“ means home which depicts the “House of Pigeons” inside the waterfall. Many still believe that these pigeons live inside the waterfall.[1]
Geographyedit
8km 5miles
Dombari Buru
North Karo River
South Koel River
Karkari River
Perwaghagh Falls
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Panchghagh Falls
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Torpa
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Khunti
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Maranghada
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Birbanki
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Ulihatu
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Murhu
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Kitahatu
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Karra
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Rania
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Gobindpur
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Arki
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Cities, towns and locations in Khunti district in South Chotanagpur Division M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, T: tourist centre Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
It is located 40 km from Khunti.[1] The road to the falls is through a forested area with a glimpse of hills. However, the visitor has to walk some distance to reach the falls, because of the rough terrain.[2]
Area overviewedit
In the adjacent map the area shown is “undulating and covered with hills, hillocks and jungles (jungles/ forests are shown as shaded area in the map). The soil of the area is rocky, sandy and red loam upland. There are paddy fields only in the depressions. It has a gentle slope adjacent to the streams.” [3] A major part of the district is in the elevation range of 500–700 metres (1,600–2,300 ft), with up to ± 200 m for some parts.[4] In 2011, it had a density of population of 210 persons per sq km. Khunti is an overwhelmingly rural district with 91.5% of the population living in rural areas.[5] Famous places in this area are Ulihatu, the birth place of Bhagwan Birsa Munda, and Dombari Buru, the central point of his activity.[6]
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.
Picnic spotedit
Endowed with scenic surroundings, Perwaghagh Falls is a popular picnic spot. Small row boats are available for joy rides around the place.[2]
^ ab"Khunti". Places of Interest. Khunti district administration. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
^ ab"Perwaghagh Falls Khunti, The House Of Pigeons". TripInfi. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
^"District Census Handbook, Khunti, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 9-10: Topographical and geographical features. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
^"Report on Slope, Aspect and Altitude of Khunti District, Jharkhand State" (PDF). Page 9: Physiography, Page 17: Altitude. Jharkhand Space Applications Centre, Department of Information Technology, Government of Jharkhand. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
^"District Census Handbook, Khunti, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 32: Census findings, population and its distribution. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
^"Places of Interest". Ulihatu and Dombari Buru. Khunti district administration. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
January 01, 1970
perwaghagh, falls, waterfall, with, clear, water, flow, chata, river, fatka, panchayat, torpa, block, khunti, district, indian, state, jharkhand, location, jharkhandshow, jharkhandlocation, jharkhandshow, indialocationfatka, panchayat, torpa, block, khunti, di. Perwaghagh Falls is a waterfall with clear water flow on Chata River in the Fatka panchayat of Torpa block in Khunti district in the Indian state of Jharkhand Perwaghagh FallsLocation in JharkhandShow map of JharkhandLocation in JharkhandShow map of IndiaLocationFatka panchayat Torpa block Khunti district Jharkhand IndiaCoordinates22 50 08 N 85 09 53 E 22 835602 N 85 164646 E 22 835602 85 164646WatercourseChata River Contents 1 Etymology 2 Geography 2 1 Location 2 2 Area overview 3 Picnic spot 4 See also 5 ReferencesEtymology editThe word perwa means pigeon and ghagh means home which depicts the House of Pigeons inside the waterfall Many still believe that these pigeons live inside the waterfall 1 Geography edit nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 8km5miles nbsp DombariBuruNorth KaroRiverSouth KoelRiverKarkariRiverPerwaghagh FallsTPanchghagh FallsT nbsp TorpaCT nbsp KhuntiM nbsp MaranghadaR nbsp BirbankiR nbsp UlihatuR nbsp MurhuR nbsp KitahatuR nbsp KarraR nbsp RaniaR nbsp GobindpurR nbsp ArkiR nbsp Cities towns and locations in Khunti district in South Chotanagpur DivisionM municipality CT census town R rural urban centre T tourist centreOwing to space constraints in the small map the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly Location edit Perwaghagh Falls is located at 23 50 08 N 85 09 53 E 23 835602 N 85 164646 E 23 835602 85 164646 It is located 40 km from Khunti 1 The road to the falls is through a forested area with a glimpse of hills However the visitor has to walk some distance to reach the falls because of the rough terrain 2 Area overview edit In the adjacent map the area shown is undulating and covered with hills hillocks and jungles jungles forests are shown as shaded area in the map The soil of the area is rocky sandy and red loam upland There are paddy fields only in the depressions It has a gentle slope adjacent to the streams 3 A major part of the district is in the elevation range of 500 700 metres 1 600 2 300 ft with up to 200 m for some parts 4 In 2011 it had a density of population of 210 persons per sq km Khunti is an overwhelmingly rural district with 91 5 of the population living in rural areas 5 Famous places in this area are Ulihatu the birth place of Bhagwan Birsa Munda and Dombari Buru the central point of his activity 6 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 Picnic spot editEndowed with scenic surroundings Perwaghagh Falls is a popular picnic spot Small row boats are available for joy rides around the place 2 See also editList of waterfalls in India List of waterfalls in India by height nbsp Ranchi travel guide from WikivoyageReferences edit a b Khunti Places of Interest Khunti district administration Retrieved 30 October 2021 a b Perwaghagh Falls Khunti The House Of Pigeons TripInfi Retrieved 30 October 2021 District Census Handbook Khunti Series 21 Part XII A PDF Pages 9 10 Topographical and geographical features Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand Retrieved 2 November 2021 Report on Slope Aspect and Altitude of Khunti District Jharkhand State PDF Page 9 Physiography Page 17 Altitude Jharkhand Space Applications Centre Department of Information Technology Government of Jharkhand Retrieved 13 October 2021 District Census Handbook Khunti Series 21 Part XII A PDF Page 32 Census findings population and its distribution Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand Retrieved 2 November 2021 Places of Interest Ulihatu and Dombari Buru Khunti district administration Retrieved 2 November 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Perwaghagh Falls amp oldid 1124037188, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
