Belpahari, a small village, situated in Jhargram District of West Bengal, which is covered with the hills and forest. Also Its known as Beauty of Jangalmahal. Most of the people are recognized with the Jhargram terms as it’s a district. And once upon a time, people had a fear with the name Jangalmahal as well as Belpahari. Now a days Belpahari is known as best short trip tourist place where you can feel the fresh air and enjoy the Beauty of nature.
Belpahari is near about 38Km from Jhargram. Most of the tourist place of Jhargram District is covered from Belpahari. If you are planning to reach to Belpahari from Kolkata, you just take the train from Howrah Railway Station for Jhargram railway station or Chakulia railway station. From Chakulia, Belpahari is near about 21Km. You’ve to book a cab from Chakulia and you’ll reach to Belpahari with 30min. And I’m pretty sure that you will be mesmerized by seeing the beauty of Gajadumri and Kanaishar Hills. If any one wants to come by road, its near about 213KM from Kolkata.
Besically Belpahari is the 2night 3days package for holiday trip. 1st day you’ll reach to belpahari and after reaching over there you just checking to your booked homestay. Now a days lots of Homestays are availabe in Belpahari. You take the rest and after having lunch start your tour plan.
Tourist Places in Belpahari
- Ghagra
- Khandarani dam
- Gadrasini Pahar
- Ketki Lake
- Dangikusum, Hudhudi Falls
- Kankrajhore
- Lalajal CaveKanaisahar Pahar
- Tarafeni Barrage
- Chikigarh Rajbari
- Chilkigarh Kanak Durga Mandir
- Dulung River
- Jhargram Rajbari
- Jhargram Zoological Park
Another Places Can Cover from Belpahari
- Taleberia Dam
- Duarsini
- Jhilimili
- Jamuna Bridge
First Day I visited Gadrasini Pahar and Khandarani Dam and after that I was able to manage the time and visited the Ghagra Falls. Ghagra And after comming back to homestay covered the local market area. Next day early morning my cab was present to my door step. I took my breakfast and put the first gear at dot 8 O’clock. 1st I visited the Dangikushum. The attractive part of Dagikushum is Hudhudi Falls which is also named by the local people as Jangalmahal’s Nayagra. After covering that place I moved forward for Ketki Lake and then visit the Knakrajhore. Knakrajhore is besically forest area and the border of Jharkhand and West Bengal. Now a days, for the Bikers its a great place for biking and if you;re lucky then you can see the pecocks are grazing over there.
After having your lunch from Paradi More, you can visit the Taleberia Dam and return back to your Homestay. Next day you check out from home stay and after having breakfats start to move forward for Chilkigarh Rajbari. Visit the Chilkigarh Kanak-Durga Mandir and Dulung river. After completing the Chilkigarh dairies you’ve to move on for the Jhargram and after having your lunch you’ll cover the Jhargram Rajbari and Zoological Park and finished the trip at Jhargram Railway station.
Besically after visiting the total are you’ll recognize that Lots of movies and web series are shoted overe here. In 90’s ‘Behula Lakshmindar’, ‘Char Murti’ and recently ‘Durgeshgarer Guptadhan’ are shoted in Ghagra, Knahrajhore, Chilkigarg and Jhargram Rajbari.
The total area comes under the tribal culture and the most popular food is (Desi Moroger Kasha Mangsho) ‘ Country Chicken Kosha’.
Gadrasini Hills
It almost 8Km from Belpahari and I reached over there at 2PM. Visitors need to hike up to reach the hill top. From there the view of the jungle is mesmerizing. It is also a bird lover’s paradise.
As I had the enough time so I made a plan to hik and started the journey with-in a second.I took two halts over there. First halt was after reaching the Vishnu Mandir and after that at the top, where Lord Shiva is worshiped in daily basis. From the top of the hills I clicked some snaps. After completeing the hiking, take a detour towards my next destination
Khandarani Dam
Khandarani Dam is a dam lake. The dam was constructed sometimes around 1996. The water helps in irrigating croplands and to provide potable water to the residents of at least 13 villages. This lake is also surrounded by forests, there is a connecting road bridge that goes over the lake. And its besically the back side of Gadrasini Hills. Youcan sse the top of the hills from Khandarani as well as can see the lake also from the top of the Hill. Hence it is less remote.
The sunset strikes up silhouettes of the forest and the hills. A Traveller(the vehicle) crosses the bridge triggering a dustcloud. A local seated on a coracle boat is fishing—getting the last catch of the day. This is a place for peace. Not for tourist boating and adventure activities. If you seek calm and nature you will love this place to bits.
Ghagra
The Ghagra River Rock, which is surrounded by untamed vegetation and a granite pedestal 5 kilometers from Belpahari, is a magnificent sight. Visitors get a unique view of nature’s splendor as the babbling streams of Ghagra crash against the jagged rocks. Visitors are drawn to Ghagra by its eerie beauty and majestic flow of unrestricted water currents. The palace has an eerie aspect due to its rural surroundings, mysterious bushes, and towering cliffs. This is the location where the Bengali movie “Behula Lakhindar” was previously filmed. The strange guests’ hearts are deeply affected by the people’s simple, rural innocence. The beauty of Ghagra is at its most majestic during the rainy season.Numerous crowds of people swarm to the location for an unplanned picnic and get-together.
After covering these spots I came to homestay and visited the local market. Next day I planned for Kankrajhore and other spots.