Pamgarh

Pamgarh
town
Nickname(s): pmg
Pamgarh

Location in Chhattisgarh, India

Coordinates: 21°53′0″N 82°27′0″E / 21.88333°N 82.45000°E / 21.88333; 82.45000Coordinates: 21°53′0″N 82°27′0″E / 21.88333°N 82.45000°E / 21.88333; 82.45000
Country  India
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir-Champa
Elevation 288 m (945 ft)
Languages
  Official Hindi, Chhattisgarhi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 495554
Telephone code 07818
Nearest city Janjgir

Pamgarh is a town in Janjgir-Champa district, Chhattisgarh, India. It is one of the 36 Garh of Chhattisgarh state. Pamgarh is on National Highway 200 National Highway 200 (India) and the Garh (fort) is visible from the road. Pamgarh hosts a police station. Nearby villages are Loharsi and Kharod which is famous for various ponds. Archeological items found during excavations include extended spinal cords.

Geography

It is located at an altitude of 288 m above MSL.[1]

Location

The nearest airport is Raipur Airport.

National Highway 200 passes through Pamgarh.

Tourism

Lakshmaneshwar Temple and Dewarghata are tourist attractions in the vicinity. SheoriNarayan is a tourist place nearby. It got the name SheoriNarayan because Lord Rama ate ber (a type of fuit) at this place, with Shabari. So actually it is Shabri+Narayan(Rama).

References

Mehandi is one of the small village near Pamagarh. It is famous as the location for the temple of Lord Hanumana.

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