Namudag estate

This is a picture of namudag fort
Namudag fort

Namudag is a village in the Chhatarpur Block, Palamu district, Jharkhand state, India. It is also known for the Garh of royal family of the Surwar rajput (gaur rajwansh). Namudag state consist four zamindari estate Udai garh , Mahuari garh , Naudiha , Gulabjhari which were ruled by the members of the Namudag royal family.

[1]. History :- In 16th century group of gaur rajwansh (surwar clan) came from the Sarwar(in rajasthan) princely state (presently also part of this gaur royal family is sitting on the throne of sarwar). They marched to Bihar and rule some part of sasaram and then established their garh at Namudag and started ruling the Namudag estate (initially as the part of Ranka Raj). Ranka,chainpur and namudag royal sept are all related to each other as they all belongs from surwar clan.[2][3]

Location:- It is located 48 km north of the district headquarters, Daltonganj; 12 km from Chhattarpur; and 177 km from the state capital, Ranchi. Namudag's Pin code is 822113 and the postal head office is Chhatarpur. Marwa (4 km), Munkeri (5 km), Khairadohar (6 km), Bara (6 km), Mahuwari (7 km) and Karkata (7 km) are the nearby villages. Namudag is adjacent to Dumaria Block to the north, Patan Block to the south, Hariharganj Block to the north, and Kutumba Block to the north.

Hussainabad, Daltonganj, Aurangabad, and Garhwa are nearby cities.

This village is on the border of the Palamu District and the Aurangabad district, near the Bihar state border.

References

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  1. ^ Bengal gazetteer of palamu
  2. ^ history of sarwar fort
  3. ^ wikipedia of rajput in bihar

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