Pamgarh

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.

Pamgarh
town
Nickname(s): 
pmg
Pamgarh
Location in Chhattisgarh, India
Pamgarh
Pamgarh (India)
Coordinates: 21°53′0″N 82°27′0″E
Country India
StateChhattisgarh
DistrictJanjgir-Champa
Elevation
288 m (945 ft)
Languages
  OfficialHindi, Chhattisgarhi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
495554
Telephone code07818
Vehicle registrationCG
Nearest cityJanjgir

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 fruit) 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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