Welcome to Nonihat the village of nature……
Hi this is Bipn Sen from New Delhi….
My home town is Nonihat You can call it the village of nature.My village is situated in Dumka District of Jharkhand (India). It is about 28 km from DumkaDistrict . Nonihat is small town. It is famous for its Festivals, Fairs, Cuisine and nearest very famous temple of lord Shiva Baba Basukinath dham. Here you can see kind of religion. There are many type of festival celebrated in this village. The most famous are Durga Puja (October), Yag Mela (May-June), Naag Mela (June – July. People comes to join these occasions from the distant places. About my village, it is not associated with any historical event; however it is unique in many ways. It is important to me because my lots of memories are associated with this.
This is a mini town with some groups of villages, which includes different type’s cultures. Though it is small town, but it is unique in its structure. Here everybody is dependable on each other. Most of the peoples are well educated but on account of resources most of them couldn’t achieve their views.
The unique thing about my village is its water system. This area is never prone for water shortage. This village has a river, it is 1 km away from main baazar. This river includes one bridges Which links the village erect to Basukinath Dhaam
Due to this rever our village has not seen any water shortage. The calm environment of my village. This calmness is like a meditation. One can hear the voice of river water two km away. People talks from km away can be heard. In cities, we will ever get this opportunity. Here one can hear nature talking to him and see lot of miracles of nature. I invite people to explore the beauty of my village and Jharkhand. You will really like this for your life.
Why visit Nonihat ?
1. Places of Worship
- Chanchala Mandir
- Paataal Ganga
- Durga Mandir
- Naag Mandir
- Kaali Mandir
- Thakurbari
- Madpa Mandir
2. Nonihat Culture
Nonihat is a village where you can find different type culture people. There are Brahman, Chatriya, Gwala, Maarwadi, Kuiri, Bengali, Christian, Muslim, Bhojpur and so many. Although they belongs to different culture but they involved their festivals. However they celebrate the joys together.
3. Fairs of Nonihat
There are three famous fairs at Nonihat :
- Yag mela
- Durga puja mela
- Naag Mela
4. Nonihat Festivals
As there are so many culture in Nonihat society you can see a lot of festivals to celebrate there, especially in Bengali culture. There are so many small and large festivals they celebrate. Some of them : Durga Puja, Diwali, Saraswati Puja, Vishwakarma Puja, Muharam, Id, Makar Sankranti, Naag Puja, Maha Shivratri, Raam Yag and so many.
5. Nonihat Cuisine
In Nonihat you can enjoy some special meals Such as:
Special desi ghee Sonpaapdi and Ghugni Mudi these cuisine are famous food of Nonihat.
6. Nonihat Places To Visit
- Lagwa Pahaad
- The Nonihat River
- Nonihat Main Market
- The Village areas of Nonihat
- Basukinaath Dhaam ( Near 11 km from Nonihat )
- Tatloi the hot water ( Near 14 km from Nonihat )
Baba Basukinath Dham
Basukinath is located in Dumka District of Jharkhand. It lies on the Deoghar – Dumka state highway and is around 25 km north-west of Dumka. It is a place of pilgrimage for Hindus. Basukinath Temple is the main attraction here.Jasidih Junction Railway Station and Jamtara Railway Station are the nearest railheads. Ranchi Airport is the nearest airport. It is situated at Jarmundi Block on Dumka Deoghar State Highway at a distance of 24 km from the Distrcit Headquarters Dumka. In a year lacs and lacs people from different parts of country come here to worship Lord Shiva. In the month of Shravan people of several country also come here to worship Lord Shiva.
Baba Sumeshwarnath
It is a religious place which is situated in Saraiyahat Block at the distance of 60 km from district headquarters Dumka. There is a big temple of the Lord Shiva. On the eve of Mahashivaratri the people of different parts of the district come here to worship Lord Shiva in addition to daily worshiping.
Naag Mandir
Naag Mandir Situated at the top of a hill of Shiv Pahar at Dumka.
Mayurakshi River
Mayurakshi is the main river of Dumka District.
Masanjore Dam
Masanjore is a famous picnic spot situated in Dumka District of Jharkhand. This small village is about 31 km south of Dumka. The picturesque Tilpara Barrage (also Canada Dam) on the Mayurakshi River is a major draw. The dam is bounded by hills and forests, a perfect place for outing. Mayurakshi Bhawan Bungalow and Inspec tion Bungalow offer excellent and comfortable accommodation in the village. By road, Masanjore is connected with Vakreshwara (59 km), Sainthia (50 km), Tarapith (70 km), Rampurhat (62 km) and Deoghar (98 km). Masanjor dame or the Pearson dame on rever Mayurakshi is a picturesque place on foot hills of long range of forest clad parallel hill ranges. This place is basically a hydro electric power generating center but in the process of time it has become popular center for the tourist. With the beautiful garden on the down hill and two beautiful Dak-bunglows on the bank of the river at charm to its beauty.
Tatloi
It is a hot water Spring, situated at a distance of 15 km from the district headquarters of Dumka. It is rounded by small mounts, beautiful, attractive and greenish natural atmosphere. The water of spring is very clear and healthy.
Water Park
Fun for children, Water park is the famous park for boating and different water rides.
Shristi Hill Park
Shristi park is a famous hill park of Dumka.An full entertainment place for children.The hill look ,boating, rare plant collections are the charm of this park.
Malooti
Mallooti is a historical and religious place which is situated in Shikaripara Block on Dumka Rampurhat interstate highway at a distance of 55 km from Dumka District Headquarters. In 1860 Mallooti was made taxfree capital by the then King Basant Rai alias Basant. This Mallooti is associated with the archaeological and religious importal place for natural beauty.
Hill Range
Running south from pakur to godda.The hill range of Dumka seen parallel & terminate in th Mangalbhanga hill. To the south east of Dumka is Ramgarh hills ferther west 2parallel renges of hills also stretch in an easterly direction from Masanjor to Ranibhal. Beside hill ranges some hillocks are also in like (i) Lagwa hil at Nonihat under which lies the Tatloi hot water stream (ii) Hijla hill top.(iii) Sapchala hill top.(iv) Chuto pahadi.Maluti (Temple villege on way to Rampurhat).
