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Middletown in Bihar, India
Sasaram
Middletown
Country India
StateBihar
DistrictRohtas
 • Rank4/5 Stars
Languages
 • OfficialUrdu,English,Punjabi, Hindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN821312
Nearest cityDehri-on-sone
Literacy95 percent%
Lok Sabha constituencySasaram
Vidhan Sabha constituencySasaram
Websiterohtas.nic.in

Tilothu is a Midtown in Rohtas district, Bihar, India, 15 km from Dehri-on-Sone. This city has got its name from Lord Tileshwarnath, a form of Lord Shiva.

It was ruled over by Raja Shahmal before independence whose fort still refresh the reminiscences of its owner.Geographical Location Kaimur pahari stands erect in the west of the city whereas river Sone blesses the farmers with its water in the east.It may be developed as a tourist place. There is a very charming & worthwatching waterfall located at the far ends of this small city. It has also got religious importance i.e. one of Maa Shakti's forms in form of a cave is located alongside the waterfall. The waterfall is a hot spot of picnic for people from the near villages. The negligence attitude and the fear of naxalites hinders the required exposure to this place. Tilothu cattle fair is considered to be the largest cattle fair in the state. This town is well connected by road to an important junction Dehri-on-Sone.For primary education, a lot of government supported and private schools are there, where you can get education in Hindi medium as well as English medium. A few of the famous schools are Sarswati Shishu Mandir,Amaltas Niketan and Tilouthu High School etc. For higher education, there are one undergrads colleges: Radha Shanta College. Nearest village Babuganj, Saraiya, Mirasarai, Maharajganj, etc.Here there is a good scope for setting up Industry.This city is very popular among nearby villages as a place of worship of Lord Shiva.

Tilouthu current Weather

Current Temperature is 24 °C

Humidity: 28%
Wind : From West at 5 kph
observeed on Tue Time: 12:32:49

About Tilouthu Block

Tilouthu is a Block in Rohtas District of Bihar State, India. Tilouthu Block headquarters is Tilouthu town . It belongs to Patna Division . It is located 20 KM towards South from District head quarters Sasaram. 161 KM from State capital Patna towards East .

Tilouthu Block is bounded by by Dehri Block towards North , Barun Block towards East , Sasaram Block towards North , Akhorigola Block towards North . Dehri-on-Sone City , Sasaram City , Hussainabad City , Aurangabad City are the nearby Cities to Tilouthu.

Tilouthu consist of 60 Villages and 12 Panchayats . Margohi is the smallest Village and Tilauthu is the biggest Village . It is in the 140 m elevation(altitude) . This Place is in the border of the Rohtas District and Palamu District. Palamu District Haidernagar is South towards this place . Also it is in the Border of other district Garhwa . It is near to the Jharkhand State Border.

Sasaram , Rohtasgarh Fort , Bodh Gaya (Bodhgaya) , Palamu , Betla National Park are the near by Important tourist destinations to see.

Demographics of Tilouthu Block

Maithili is the Local Language here. Also People Speaks Bhojpuri, Hindi, Urdu . Total population of Tilouthu Block is 90,210 living in 13,161 Houses, Spread across total 60 villages and 12 panchayats . Males are 47,089 and Females are 43,121

Weather and Climate of Tilouthu Block

It is too Hot in summer. Tilouthu summer highest day temperature is in between 24 °C to 46 °C . Average temperatures of January is 15 °C , February is 19 °C , March is 27 °C , April is 33 °C , May is 38 °C .

HOW TO REACH Tilouthu Block

By Rail

There is no railway station near to Tilouthu Block in less than 10 km. Adsr Rail Way Station (near to Dehri-on-Sone) , Sasaram Rail Way Station (near to Sasaram) , Karwandia Rail Way Station (near to Sasaram) , Dehri On Sone Rail Way Station (near to Dehri-on-Sone) are the Rail way stations reachable from near by towns. How ever Buxar Rail Way Station is major railway station 94 KM near to Tilouthu

By Road

Dehri-on-Sone , Sasaram are the nearby by towns to Tilouthu having road connectivity toTilouthu.

Rohtasgarh Fort

The district of Rohtas contains the Rohtasgarh Fort. It is located at a distance of 45 Kms from Dehri and 39 Kms from the place named Sasaram, on the summit of the Kaimur Hills. The name of the fort has been derived from the name of the legendary character named Rohitashwa. He was the son of King Harishchandra. During the time period of his separation from the outer world after he came to known about the danger of his life, he spent few numbers of years here in this fort.

The altitude of the fort is 1500 feet above the sea level and the fort sits on top of a plateau. In order to reach the temple from the foothills to the summit, there are as many as 2000 number of steps cut from limestone. The first gate of the fort is located at the point where the steps end. The distance between the fort and the first gate is a mere 2 Kms. This fort can be considered a fine specimen of the Mughal style of architecture. The fort, which is considered to be one of the biggest and powerful forts of India, is now standing in a state of demolition.

One can find the Rohtas Fort’s history to be quite intriguing and length as well. One cannot exactly trace back the point where the fort initially came into existence; however some of the initial present memorials trace the history of the fort to the 7th century king named Sashanka.

Prithviraj Chauhan took over this fort during the medieval time period. Nevertheless, when Sher Shah Suri took over the fort during the year 1539, which was the point when the fort rose to importance and distinction. The fort was protected by an army of 1000 men during the rule of Sher Shah. Haibat Khan, who was Sher Shah’s soldier, constructed a Jama Masjid within the fort grounds.

During the year 1588, the general of Akbar named Man Singh took over the charge of the fort. Takhte Badshahi is the name of the palace that was constructed by Man Singh within the fort grounds for himself. Apart from his palace, another palace named Aina Mahal was constructed by him for his principal wife and also the chief gate of the fort named Hathiya Pol.

Outside the palace premises, numerous other architectural specimens are present such as the Jama Masjid, Mausoleum of Habsh Khan and Sufi Sultan’s Makbara. Constructed in a Rajputana design, the Ganesh Temple is situated in the west direction of the Palace of Man Singh, at a distance of 0.5 Kms.

The major part of the fort was demolished and shattered by the British forces after the Battle of Buxar. The fort is situated in a very tactical spot, from the military point of view. This is because of the fact that the fort sits on the summit of hills with steep sides.

OTHER PLACES OF ATTRACTION

Takhte Badshahi

Aina Mahal

Jama Masjid

Ganesh temple

HOW TO REACH ROHTASGARH FORT


By air: The nearest airport is located in Gaya, at a distance of 117 Kms away.

By rail: Some of the closer railway stations are Mughal Sarai Junction, Narenagar Road and Ankorah Akorah.

24 °C


Humidity: 28%
Wind : From West at 5 kph

Ancient Radhe Krishna Temple

Ancient Radhe Krishna Temple

There are many historical places which might sound interesting to tourists, one of such places is more than 350 years old "Radhe Krishna" temple which is situated on the holy bank of river "son". this temple was created by Raja Shahmal and it seem to be to most prestigious places in that time.It possess a great tourist attraction.

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