?Daltonganj Jharkhand • India
Daltonganj
Coordinates: 24°00′N 84°06′E / 24, 84.1
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
District(s)	Palamu
Population	71,307 (2001)

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Daltonganj[ now renamed as "Medininagar"] is the headquarters of Palamu commissionery in the state of Jharkhand in India. Three districts namely Palamau, Garhwa and Latehar come under this commissionery. Palamau is a district of Jharkhand state, India. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Demographics

As of 2001 India census^GRIndia, Daltonganj had a population of 71,307. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Daltonganj has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81% and, female literacy is 70%. In Daltonganj, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age. 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 - A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall appears in Seattles Magnuson Park, placed by an anonymous... 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ...

Major Recidential Area

CHURCH ROAD

Kund Mohalla

Hamidganj

New Area

Shantipuri

Bhatti Mohalla

Malimuhalla

Pahari

Muslim Muhalla

Bazar Area

Abadganj

Redma

Belwatika

Transportation

Situated on the banks of the river North Koel, the town is named after Col Dalton, a commissioner of Chota nagpur during the British raj. It is 1036 km south east of New Delhi and is accessible by train from Patna, Ranchi, Calcutta, Delhi, Jammu, Bhopal and Gaya. The nearest airport is at Ranchi (165 km). Daltonganj is well connected with Ranchi, Patna and Gaya by road. Trains from Delhi are three- Jharkhand Swarnjayanti Express via Kanpur, Allahabad, Renukut;Tata Jammutavi Express via Kanpur, Allahabad and Renukut;RAJDHANI EXPRESS has it's stoppage at Daltonganj which is a weekly , the Ranchi-Rajdhani express. Shaktipunj express is from Calcutta....Palamau express for Patna from Daltonganj , Paá¹­nā   (Hindi: पटना) is the capital of the Indian state of Bihar, and one of the oldest continuously inhabited places in the world. ... , For the ship, see SS Ranchi. ... This article is on Calcutta/Kolkata, the city. ... , Delhi ( , Hindi: , Punjabi: , Urdu: ) sometimes referred to as Dilli, is the second-largest metropolis in India after Mumbai with a population of 13 million. ... Jammu   (Hindi: जम्मू, Urdu: جموں) is one of the three regions comprising the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. ... Gaya was a confederacy of chiefdoms that existed in the Nakdong River valley of Korea during the Three Kingdoms era. ...

Education

Apart from GLA College, Woman's College, BN college and Janta Shivratri College. Daltonganj has good schools for Boys and Girls like Sacred heart school which is a convent school,M.K.D.A.V Public School, St.Mary's School, Heritage,GGPS,Bright Land, Gyan Niketan, GLA High School, Saraswati Shishu Mandir, Palamau Zila School, Brahmin High School, Girivar High School, BCC Mission Girls School, Sarvodaya Vidyalay, Rotary School etc.

Here Many Coaching, Institute is running 4 secondary ,H.Sc., Graduation and for Competative Exams. like Medical, Engineering, Banking, Rly. etc. Some of especialized coaching are:-

For Medical Engineering:- Dedicated Academy,Ujjjawal Coaching Institute , Apex Academy

For H.Sc- Sai Gyan Prakash Coaching (The only institute providing free education to their students run by local intellectuals estd. by Sh. A.K Hota (Former Dist. Information Officer, NIC Palamau)

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For Secondary Exam.- Sai Gyan Prakash Coaching , Anup Coaching Institute,Bright Career etc.

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However, in the field of higher education, Daltonganj is inappropriate due to its backwardness in this field.Daltonganj has an array of good professors and intellectuals. Professors like Dr. D.S Srivastava (Principal,G.L.A College), Prof.Heera Lal Agrawal, Sri Vidhan Chand, Dr. Razi Ahmed, Prof. Rameshwar Prasad(Hari Babu),Prof. V V singh, Prof.S.K.Das are among the few famous ones.The establishment of Engineering College in Daltonganj by DAV group will certainly improve its position in educational field. It has been said that first session of this college will start from this year only. Also, there is a hope of establishment of Nilamber-Pitamber University and a medical and law college.

There are few libraries such as Marwari Library(Kanni Ram Chowk), CentralLibrary(Sahitya Samaj Chowk), Urdu Library(Chhah Muhan Chowk) etc in Daltonganj.

Hospitals

There are a large number of hospitals and nursing homes in which best of the medical facilities are provided such as Sadar Hospital, Seva Sadan, Surya clinic, Bhagwati Hospital(Under construction),JIMSAR (under construction)

Red Cross Society has established blood bank recently.Dr (mrs.) Urmila Shrivastava is the leading Gynaecologist here. Other Gynaecolgists are Dr. (mrs) M. Sharma; Dr (mrs) Meera Jha ; Dr(mrs) Poonam Sinha ;Dr (mrs) Shail Sinha ; Dr (mrs) S S Horo etc.the famous doctors of daltonganj are namely Dr Vikash Chandra(child),Dr Arun Kumar Sinha,Dr dr K Kiu(Chinese dentist)etc . Homeopathy treatment is quite recognised there this had been done with the cooperation of few well known doctors of that place to name few they are ,Dr vishwakarama, and few more .....they had been providing the treatment with there enhanced knowledge and long experience of treatment of various diseases.

There are also large number of medical stores in daltonganj,but good quality stores are namely Amit medico,engineering road;Shree Ram Dawakhana,punch muhan chowk;vinay medical,hospital road,Sanjivini medical hall,engineering road;etc..

Resturents

There are many good restaurants available . To name a few they are TREAT,Madhuban ,Tripti , Khan e Khas , Moti mistan ,Mansarower ,Kinara , Baba atpate maharaj ki litti ,Manohara kI chaat , Manoj ka chicken chilly,Madhu muskan ,Baba sweets, Archana sweets , Chitwan .

Pubs

Talking of the bars and pubs there are quite a few available. Oasis beer bar and Dolphin beer bar are located close to each other in the outskirts of the city.Alcohol is costly because of the tax structure.

ATM

1.Main Branch S.B.I (Kutchuari Chowk)

2.Bazar Branch S.B.I (Near Panch Muhan Chowk)

3.Daltonganj Railway station S.B.I

4.Bazar Branch P.N.B

and many atm's is under construction.

Tourism

The famous Betla National Park, known for its wild life is located nearby.Betla national park is specially known for Tigers,and comes under Palamau Tiger Project (among the first Tiger Project in India). BETLA is abr. as B-Bison, E-Elephant, T-Tiger, L-Lion, A-Antilope. Beside these Chital, Languar, Peacock. Chausingha, Barking deer etc. are special attraction of BETLA National Park. Tourists from all over india come to visit Betla. Palamau is a district of Jharkhand state, India. ...

In BETLA There is Nature Intrepetation Hall here many information about this national Park and Palamau Tiger Reserve can be teken. Many NGO's (eg. Nature Conservation Society) and other organizations is also playing important role to conserve Bio-diversity at Betla National Park.

Palamau Fort is also a historical place, here Chero destiny ruled for long period, Raja Medini Rai is one of them in his honour the citizen of Daltonganj made the town name as Medininagar

Netarhat is also famous for sunrise and sunset views.It stands on the plateau of Chhotanagpur.That's why it is also known as 'Queen Of Chhotanagpur' The famous 'Netarhat Residential school' is situated nearby. There many places in netarhat which get success in making place in the tourists' memory like Lagnolia Point(0km from netarhat), Upper Ghaghari Water Fall(4kms from Netarhat), Lower Ghaghri Water Fall (10 kms from Netarhat), Koel View Point (3kms. from Netarhat), Lodh Fall (60kms. from Netarhat) and Radani Fall (35kms. from Netarhat).

Political Scenario

From political point of view Daltonganj holds a very important place.Shree Shaswat Kant Adarsh from palamu maintain a important place in jharkhand politics.

Festivals

Daltonganj is known for its cultural diversity. The area is well isolated from the communal society and the people living here are more prone to brotherhood. People in Daltonganj celebrate all the festivals with utmost devotion. The main festivals that are celebrated here are:

1. Holi
2. Deepawali
3. Durgapuja
4. Chhathh
5. Id-ul-Zoha
6. Ram Navmi
7. Muharram
8. Id-ul-Fitr
9. Sarhul
10. Karma

Contribution to national freedom struggle

Although Daltonganj is one of the neglected areas after independence but no one can ignore its importance in the national freedom struggle. There were many freedom fighters from Palamu but among them most important are Nilamber and Pitamber who were killed by the English due to their active participation in Indian freedom struggle.

Major Problems

Naxalism is the most important problem of palamu which is constantly decreasing the speed of development. Poverty, illiteracy, and unemployment are some of the other major problems of Palamu.Accroding to a survey held in 2004, approx 55%of genral papulation in palamau are living below proverty line.

Mobile Networks

BSNL, Airtel, Reliance( Smart and RIM), Tata Indicom(under construction).

Important Streets

Main Bazar, Belwatika, Redma CHURCH ROAD RISHAV RAJ KA RESIDENCE HAI NA ISLIYE

Hotels

There are many hotels running in Datonganj such as Hotel Jyotilok,Hotel koyal,Hotel Swagat, Hotel Jayshree, hotel Amrit,hotel kinara etc. with good facilities.

Cyber Cafe

People of Palamau are not very conscious about internet that's why there is a lack of good cafe. There was only one working cyber cafe- 'Net Cafe' (main market)with dial up connection. Recently two more cafe have been opened- kiran cyber Cafe( Bye pass Road)with ISDN and 'Cyber World' with Dial up connection (near Zila School). However one week before, BSNL has launched its broadband services . It's hoped that now the problem of good cafe will be solved. ftfgf

Auto mobiles

1. Abhay engineering( in Sudna) as Maruti service center 2. Anand Motors (main market) as authorised dealer of Mahindra. 3. Show rooms (2- wheeler) of Hero Honda, TVS, Bajaj, Kawasaki, Honda, LML, Yahama, Cosmo Blaster,etc.

Parks

 There are two parks i.e. "Namdhari and suwari" park in nawatoli and main bazar but their situation is very bad . 

Theatre

 There are mainly two cinema halls:- 1 Mohan Cinema Hall (Private Bus Stand) 2 Navketan Cinema Hall (Nawatoli) 

Important societies

Here are many social,Clubs, Ngo's Societies etc. are running,Some important society are as follow:-

Rotract Club.

Nature Conservation Society.

Red Cross Society.

W.W.F Society

Zoological Society

Sai Gyan Prakash Society

General information

  D.C. Sh. Shaswat kant adarsh D.I.G. Sh. Nandu Prasad S.P. Sh. Udyan Singh C.S. Dr. R P Sinha M.P. Sh. Ghurana ram (RJD) M.L.A. Sh. Inder singh namdhari Ajay Kumar Sh. Jaiswal - Harihar Ganj  

Coordinates: 24°02′N, 84°04′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...