Netarhat | |
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Town | |
 Pine trees of Netarhat Hill station | |
  Netarhat Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Netarhat Netarhat (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:23°28′31″N84°16′02″E / 23.47528°N 84.26722°E /23.47528; 84.26722 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Latehar |
| Block | Mahuadanar |
| Elevation | 1,128 m (3,701 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi,Nagpuri,kurukh |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | JH-19 |
| Website | latehar |
Netarhat is a hill station inLatehar district[1] in theIndianstate ofJharkhand.[2] The hill station is among the highest points of the Chhotanagpur plateau. It is known for its natural beauty of hills, forest and waterfalls.[3] It is also referred to as the "Queen of Chotanagpur".[4][5]
Netarhat is located at a height of 1,128 metres (3,701 ft).[6] It is aplateau covered with thick forest.[4] Located in the Pat region ofChota Nagpur Plateau, Netarhat plateau is about 4 miles (6.4 km) long and 2.5 miles (4.0 km) broad. It consists of crystalline rocks and has a summit capped with sandstone trap or laterite. Region of Netarhat is covered with Sal, Kendu, Mahua and Eucalyptus.
Netarhat Vidyalaya is a residential public school set up in 1954.[7]
Netarhat is known for its hills, dense forest, waterfalls.[3][8] Netarhat has several places of tourist interests:
It is located 156 kilometres (97 mi) west ofRanchi, the state capital.[2] It is 118 kilometres (73 mi) fromDaltonganj. It is located 82 kilometres (51 mi) from district headquarterLatehar
