Paralkot
| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R) |
- For the river of this name see Paralkot River
Paralkot (परलकोट) is a village Pakhanjur tahsil of Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.
Variants
Origin
Jat Gotras Namesake
- Parlya = Paralkot , a village Pakhanjur tahsil of Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.
- Parlya = Paralkot River, a river also called Kotri River in Pakhanjur tahsil of Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.
Author's visit
Author (Laxman Burdak) visited it on 25.01.1986, 26.02.1986,26.04.1986, 26.06.1986, 26.09.1986, 15.11.1986, 15.11.1986, 28.12.1986, 13.09.1987, 04.11.1987, 17-18.11.1987, 04.01.1988, 31.03.1988, 28.04.1988.
Location
It is situated 52km away from sub-district headquarter Pakhanjur (tehsildar office) and 178km away from district headquarter Kanker. According to Census 2011 information the location code or village code of Paralkot village is 448489. Paralkot village is located in Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh, India. As per 2009 stats, Sitram is the gram panchayat of Paralkot village. The total geographical area of village is 54.18 hectares. Pakhanjur is nearest town to paralkot for all major economic activities, which is approximately 54km away.[1]
History
Tourism
Kherkatta Dam, officially known as Paralkot Reservoir (परलकोट जलाशय) is a popular local tourist spot and the largest dam in the district. It is built across the Kotri River (=Paralkot River) near the village of Kherkatta, 10 km northwest of Kapsi. The construction of this medium irrigation project began in 1966 and was completed in 1981 by the Dandakaranya Development Authority, over a period of 15 years.[2]
During the monsoon rains, it sees a large influx of visitors from all over the district as well as from the neighbouring districts, especially when water spills-over from the 12 m (39 ft) high spillway.[3]