Tilouthu
Tilouthu | |
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town | |
Country | India |
State | Bihar |
District | Rohtas |
Languages | |
• Official | Urdu, Hindi |
Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
PIN | 821312 |
Nearest city | Dehri-on-sone |
Literacy | 95 percent% |
Lok Sabha constituency | Sasaram |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Sasaram |
Website | rohtas.nic.in |
Tilothu is a little town 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.
This city is very popular among nearby villages as a place of worship of Lord Shiva.
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 "sone". this temple was created by Raja Shahmal and it seem to be to most prestigious places in that time.