Lok Sabha Question No. 1909 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-30
Subject: Survey of Places of Cultural and Archaeological Importance
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1909 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.7.2018

## SURVEY OF PLACES OF CULTURAL AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE

- +1909. SHRI RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether tourism is being promoted after developing centres of tourism and  religious  importance  located  in  Bokar,  Dhanbad  and  Giridh districts of Jharkhand and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  survey  of  places  of  cultural  and  archaeological  importance has been conducted by the Government in Jharkhand;
- (c) if so, the details and the outcome thereof; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government in the direction of developing the places  of  cultural  and  archaeological  importance  including  Banaso Dham and Topchanchi Lake of Dhanbad district and Baba Dukh-haran Dham of Giridh district?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR CULTURE AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

(DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a) The  Ministry  of  Tourism,  Government  of  India  promotes  various tourist destinations and products in the country, under Incredible India Brand-line,  including  cultural  heritage  of  different  States  /UTs  in  the country.
- (b)&(c) The details are at Annexure-I.
- (d) The Archaeological Survey of India undertakes regular conservation, preservation  and  upkeep  of  13  centrally  protected  monuments  in Jharkhand on a regular basis. The list is at Annexure-II. Banaso  Dham and  Topchanchi  Lake  of  Dhanbad  district  and  Baba Dukh-haran  Dham  of  Giridh  district  are  not  under  the  protection  of Archaeological Survey of India.

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)&(c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1909 FOR 30.7.2018

## STATEMENT  SHOWING  VILLAGE  TO  VILLAGE  SURVEY  CONDUCTED  BY ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA IN JHARKHAND

|   Sl. No. | Name of Village     | Taluka/ Tehsil/ Block   | District   | Nature of discoveries                                                                                                                 |
|-----------|---------------------|-------------------------|------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Akhileswaradham     | Bhandara                | Lohardaga  | Temple remains of 9 th 10 th CE.                                                                                                      |
|         2 | Kashpur             | Bhandara                | Lohardaga  | Remains of Menhirs                                                                                                                    |
|         3 | Bhandara            | Bhandara                | Lohardaga  | Remains of two temple with shiva linga of 9 th 10 th CE.                                                                              |
|         4 | Masmano thakur gaon | Bhandara                | Lohardaga  | Menhir                                                                                                                                |
|         5 | Arkosa              | Lohardaga               | Lohardaga  | Loose sculptures of surya and Narsinmhawatara and other temple architectural parts Placed on small hillock.10 th 11 th CE.            |
|         6 | Arkosa              | Lohardaga               | Lohardaga  | A circular rock carving have also noticed, it is carved on a gap between two rocks, gap is very narrow, circles are facing each other |
|         7 | Hirahi              | Lohardaga               | Lohardaga  | Remains of Colonial structure and water cannel.                                                                                       |
|         8 | Kurse               | Lohardaga               | Lohardaga  | Remains of menhirs.                                                                                                                   |
|         9 | Baratpur            | Lohardaga               | Lohardaga  | Colonial period well                                                                                                                  |
|        10 | Basko               | Lohardaga               | Lohardaga  | Sculptures and architectural member of temple seated Uma Mahesh Probably medieval period, cairn burial, menhirs.                      |
|        11 | Basko               | Lohardaga               | Lohardaga  | Pictographs have been found. A humped bull and tiger facing each other                                                                |
|        12 | Bamandiha           | Lohardaga               | Lohardaga  | Remains of Yonipitha of                                                                                                               |

|    |              |           |           | shiva linga found (medieval period.).                                                                                                                                                                       |
|----|--------------|-----------|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 13 | Banjar kisko | Lohardaga | Lohardaga | Late Medieval temple remains and sculptures.                                                                                                                                                                |
| 14 | Kaimo        | Lohardaga | Lohardaga | Muller and pestle (Late Medieval period)                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 15 | Saheda       | Lohardaga | Lohardaga | Menhir                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 16 | Lawagai      | Kuru      | Lohardaga | Stone carving on small piece of stone which is placed in a temple, a seated monkey (Hnuman) like figure is noticed                                                                                          |
| 17 | Kolsemri     | Kuru      | Lohardaga | According to villagers there was an ancient temple which was now newly constructed only shiva linga is enshrined here, a huge stone slab (Probably a part of menhir) is also lying near the temple premises |
| 18 | Nini         | Kisko     | Lohardaga | Remains of menhir                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 19 | Gudgama      | Kisko     | Lohardaga | Menhir                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 20 | Nathpur      | Kisko     | Lohardaga | Remais of sculptures and temple 11th 12 th CE.                                                                                                                                                              |
| 21 | Tisia        | Kisko     | Lohardaga | Temple remains of 12 th 13 th                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 22 | Nari         | Kisko     | Lohardaga | CE. Remains of menhir                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 23 | Hondaga      | Kisko     | Lohardaga | A number of menhirs have been found here.                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 24 | Badala       | Senha     | Lohardaga | Menhir                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 25 | Jogi Tongri  | Senha     | Lohardaga | Rock Carving (Jin Images), Microliths, Curmarks.                                                                                                                                                            |
| 26 | Korambe      | Senha     | Lohardaga | Remains of Stone Structure, Microliths and pounding holes.                                                                                                                                                  |
| 27 | Buti         | Senha     | Lohardaga | Menhir                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 28 | Datri        | Senha     | Lohardaga | Shivalinga.                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 29 | Barhi        | Senha     | Lohardaga | Pounding holes.                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 30 | Jogana       | Senha     | Lohardaga | Shivalinga.                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 31 | Murpa        | Senha     | Lohardaga | Menhir                                                                                                                                                                                                      |

|   32. | Ghageya             | Senha    | Lohardaga   | Menhir                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|-------|---------------------|----------|-------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    33 | Merho               | Senha    | Lohardaga   | Menhir                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|    34 | Chitari             | Senha    | Lohardaga   | Temple remains.                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|    35 | Kandara             | Senha    | Lohardaga   | Colnial Structure.                                                                                                                                                                               |
|    36 | Patratu             | Senha    | Lohardaga   | Menhir                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|    37 | Patratu Badaka Toil | Senha    | Lohardaga   | Menhir                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|    38 | Arhasa              | Senha    | Lohardaga   | Menhir                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|    39 | Hisri               | Senha    | Lohardaga   | Menhir                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|    40 | Upar Hisri          | Senha    | Lohardaga   | Menhir                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|    41 | Torad               | Senha    | Lohardaga   | Menhir                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|    42 | Jhamawar            | Peshrara | Lohardaga   | Menhir                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|    43 | Garh Kasamar        | Peshrara | Lohardaga   | Tow standing stone pillar one has depiction of sun - moon tow human figure facing each other with holding hand. Probably part of fort .A remains of menhir and ponding holes on rock also found. |
|    44 | Kairo               | Kairo    | Lohardaga   | Remains of domed brick structure mixed with stone masonry with lime mortar.                                                                                                                      |
|    45 | Chota Chipo         | Kairo    | Lohardaga   | Ten menhirs                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|    46 | Sarhabe             | Kairo    | Lohardaga   | Number of menhirs found in different localities                                                                                                                                                  |
|    47 | Lawagai             | Kisko    | Lohardaga   | Menhirs                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|    48 | Hesapidi            | Kisko    | Lohardaga   | Broken stone sculpture of Uma Mahesh                                                                                                                                                             |
|    49 | Akasi               | Kisko    | Lohardaga   | Menhir                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|    50 | Kharmatu            | Kisko    | Lohardaga   | Menhirs and Microliths                                                                                                                                                                           |
|    51 | Ara                 | Senha    | Lohardaga   | Menhirs                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|    52 | Jingi               | Kuru     | Lohardaga   | Carved shivalinga's on stone                                                                                                                                                                     |

|    |                 |         |           | and kaithi inscriptions                               |
|----|-----------------|---------|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| 53 | Karak           | Kudu    | Lohardaga | Menhir                                                |
| 54 | Tati            | Kudu    | Lohardaga | Colonial water tank and Structure                     |
| 55 | Tati dumartoli  | Kudu    | Lohardaga | Menhirs                                               |
| 56 | Jariobadtoli    | Kudu    | Lohardaga | Architectural members with human and elephant carving |
| 57 | Salgitungartoli | Kudu    | Lohardaga | Menhirs and colonial well and structures remains      |
| 58 | Salgi           | Kudu    | Lohardaga | Remains of medieval structure                         |
| 59 | Rocho           | Kudu    | Lohardaga | Menhir                                                |
| 60 | Umri            | Kudu    | Lohardaga | Colonial well remains                                 |
| 61 | Umrip[ulsitand  | Kudu    | Lohardaga | Menhir                                                |
| 62 | Dobabadtoli     | Kudu    | Lohardaga | Colonial water tank                                   |
| 63 | Bardih          | Kudu    | Lohardaga | A standing carved stone                               |
| 64 | Bhauro          | Bhandra | Lohardaga | Menhir, temple remains and sculptures                 |
| 65 | Palmi majhitoli | Bhandra | Lohardaga | Temple remains with shivalinga                        |
| 66 | Palmi           | Bhandra | Lohardaga | Menhirs                                               |
| 67 | Bidapi          | Bhandra | Lohardaga | Microliths and brick structure remains                |
| 68 | Tetarpoka       | Bhandra | Lohardaga | Menhir                                                |
| 69 | Wakilambua      | Bhandra | Lohardaga | Menhir                                                |
| 70 | Nagdi           | Bhandra | Lohardaga | Menhir                                                |
| 71 | Kundo           | Bhandra | Lohardaga | Menhir                                                |
| 72 | Pandruya        | Bhandra | Lohardaga | Ponding holes                                         |
| 73 | Jamgai          | Bhandra | Lohardaga | Menhir                                                |
| 74 | Dumari          | Bhandra | Lohardaga | Menhir,dolmen                                         |

|   75. | Tilsiri        | Bhandra   | Lohardaga   | Menhir                     |
|-------|----------------|-----------|-------------|----------------------------|
|    76 | Amdari         | Bhandra   | Lohardaga   | Menhir and brick structure |
|    77 | Kachmach       | Bhandra   | Lohardaga   | Menhir                     |
|    78 | Dumartoli      | Bhandra   | Lohardaga   | Microliths                 |
|    79 | Podhaterantoli | Bhandra   | Lohardaga   | Menhir                     |

ANNEXURE-II

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1909 FOR 30.7.2018

## LIST OF CENTRALLY PROTECTED MONUMENTS/SITES IN JHARKHAND

|   S.No. | Name of Monument / Site                                                                            | Location           | District         |
|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|------------------|
|       1 | Asura Sites                                                                                        | Hansa              | Ranchi           |
|       2 | Asura Sites                                                                                        | Khunti Tola        | Ranchi           |
|       3 | Ancient Stone Temple with a small Sivalinga inside                                                 | Khekpetta          | Ranchi           |
|       4 | Asura Sites                                                                                        | Khunti Tola        | Ranchi           |
|       5 | Asura Sites                                                                                        | Kunjla             | Ranchi           |
|       6 | Asura Sites                                                                                        | Saridkel           | Ranchi           |
|       7 | Ashoka inscription on the Chandan Shahid -hill                                                     | Ashikpur           | Ranchi           |
|       8 | Temples at Haradih                                                                                 | Haradih, Tamad 210 | Ranchi           |
|       9 | Ruins of Baradari buildings with probable underground cells and passage                            | Arazi Mukimpur     | Santhal Parganas |
|      10 | Jamma Masjid                                                                                       | Hadaf              | Santhal Parganas |
|      11 | 1. Benisagar tank 2. Old remains of temple and sculptures on the south east bank of the above tank | Benisagar          | Singhbhum        |
|      12 | Site of an old fort                                                                                | Ruam               | Singhbhum        |
|      13 | Ancient Mound                                                                                      | Itagarh            | Singhbhum        |