Biharinath is the tallest hill of Bankura District

Bankura District

Bankura district is one of the seven districts of Burdwan Division in the Indian state of West Bengal. The district has been described as the “connecting link between the plains of Bengal on the east and Chota Nagpur plateau on the west.” The areas to the east and north-east are low lying alluvial...

, in the India

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n state

States and territories of India

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 of West Bengal

West Bengal

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., and one of the dense forest areas of the district. It is 451 metres (1,480 ft) high. It is situated about 60 kilometres (37 mi) north-west of Bankura

Bankura

Bankura is a city and a municipality in Bankura District in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Bankura District.-Etymology:...

 town and 14 kilometres (9 mi) north-east of Saltora

Saltora

Saltora is an administrative division in Bankura Sadar subdivision of Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Saltora police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Saltora.Government of West Bengal has planned a Special Economic Zone in Saltora.-Geography:Saltora...

 town.

Archaeological importance

With the discovery of Paleolithic

Paleolithic

The Paleolithic Age, Era or Period, is a prehistoric period of human history distinguished by the development of the most primitive stone tools discovered , and covers roughly 99% of human technological prehistory...

tools in the Biharinath area, the hill and the surrounding areas have come into focus of archaeologists.

Tourism

The base of Biharinath is a popular tourist spot. A small tank measuring 0.50 ha provides facilities for angling. There is an old Jain temple of Biharinath nearby.

Economy

The area also has coal deposits. Biharinath block represents south central part of Raniganj Coalfield in Trans Damodar region. The entire area is covered with alluvial soil.