Naugarh Fort & Latif Shah Damनौगढ़ किला · लतीफ शाह बांध
A hunting fort of the Kashi rajas above two dams on the Karmanasa, on the forest edge of Chandauli.
See what is open on your dateOpen in Google MapsWhereChandauli, Uttar Pradesh
Purvanchal
Purvanchal
Best time to visit15 October to 15 March and 1 August to 31 October
Good seasonsMonsoon (June to September), Post-monsoon (October to November), Winter (December to February)
DifficultyEasy
Height250 m above sea level
Time neededHalf day
Base and nearbyNaugarh, Chakia
EntryFree
About Naugarh Fort & Latif Shah Dam
A small fort of the Kashi rulers at the edge of the Vindhyan forest, built as a hunting seat and later used as a government office; the rooms are plain, the walls and gateways intact, the view of hills. Below the town the Karmanasa is held by the Naugarh dam and, downstream, the older Latif Shah dam, whose spillway makes a broad sheet of falling water in August and September. Both are local picnic spots with very little around them.
What to see and do
- The fort gateway and ramparts
- Latif Shah dam spillway in the monsoon
- Naugarh reservoir
- Karmanasa river, of the old curse legend
- Tribal villages of the Naugarh forest
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More places in Chandauli
- Musakhand DamChandauli, Uttar Pradesh · Lakes & DamsA quiet reservoir on the Karmanasa under the Vindhyan hills, good for a sunset on the way back from Rajdari.
- Rajdari & Devdari WaterfallsChandauli, Uttar Pradesh · WaterfallsTwo monsoon waterfalls in a sandstone gorge an hour and a half from Varanasi. Go on a weekday.
- Aurwatand WaterfallChandauli, Uttar Pradesh · WaterfallsA quiet monsoon fall in the Naugarh forest, with nothing around it but a track and a viewpoint.
- Chandraprabha Wildlife SanctuaryChandauli, Uttar Pradesh · Wildlife & Tiger ReservesSal forest on the Vindhyan scarp where India first tried to give the Asiatic lion a second home, in 1957.
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