Sadar Medininagar

Tehsil Sadar Medininagar, District Medininagar, Jharkhand.
Medininagar is a Nagar Parishad city in district of Palamu, Jharkhand.
The Medininagar Nagar Parishad has population of 78,396 as per report released by Census India 2011.
Named Medininagar in 2004 by Jharkhand Government. Previously known as Daltonganj.
Daltonganj is a town in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is the headquarters of Palamu division and Palamu district, as well as subdivision and block of the same name. The town is situated on the banks of the North Koel.

Geography

Daltonganj is located at 24.03°N 84.07°E[3]. It has an average elevation of 215 m (705 ft).

The famous Betla National Park is located about 26 km from the Daltonganj town. The park is well-known for tigers,and comes under the Palamau Tiger Project. Another scenic picnic spot nearby is Kechki, located about 18 km from Daltonganj, at the cofluence of the Koel River and the Auranga River. Netarhat, a scenic plateau covered with thick forests, is also situated near Daltonganj and beside that Barwadih is also located. It is a summer resort known for its picturesque sunrise and sunset.

Transport

Daltonganj is located 1036 km south east of New Delhi and is accessible by train from Patna, Ranchi, Bhopal Junction, Delhi, Jabalpur, Kolkata, Varanasi and Gaya. The nearest airport is at Ranchi (165 km). The road from Ranchi is pictureque and driving through it one gets feel refreshment from the beauty of nature. There is an airport in the town which quality has been good enough to have regular traffic, however, there is no radio controle tower. In case of sporadic VIP movement (say once in a year) a portable transmitter is installed here. Daltonganj is well connected with Ranchi, Patna and Gaya by road. Daltonganj Railway Station is a major station in CIC line. All major train halt here.

The town is connected to Delhi with Five trains, Jharkhand Swarnjayanti Express, Tata Jammutavi Express, Rajdhani Express and Garib Rath. It is connected to Bhopal and Jabalpur of Central India (Madhya Pradesh) by Jabalpur - Howrah Shaktipunj Express (Daily) and Bhopal - Howrah Bhopal Express (wWeekly/Monday),Varanasi Via Intercity Express and Patna via Palamau Express.Daltonganj also conected with all lesliganj villages 'amwa khurd', baura khaad,kundri,phulang,chaura,basdih,jamudihsagalim,tarhasiby national highway.