Baranti

It's a small, quiet and scenic place. There is a 1 km long irrigation project dam, between two small hillocks, Muradi Hill and Baranti Hill. Baranti is in the vicinity of Ramchandrapur Irrigation Project. One gets a grand view of the reservoir from Baranti. It's part of the Rarh countryside, and also a picnic spot, where people from nearby areas, such as Asansol, come for a day-long picnic. Reportedly, it's best in winter.
Now another side of the dam/lake is Muradi, a recently developed area with a lot of accommodation, including Government accommodation. This side is nearer the rail station, health center and other facilities, and has also a better view of the lake.

By rail

• Muradi Railway StationBaranti is 6 km from Muradi railway station on the Adra-Asansol line. One can hire an auto-rickshaw or a trekker at the railway station.

By car

One can drive down from Kolkata (around 263 km, 5–6 hours): Kolkata to Dankuni, NH 2 to Asansol, leave NH 2 and take the old GT Road through Asansol city, just before entering Asansol to Neamatpur, turn left to Disergarh Bridge across the Damodar River to Sarbori Morh on Barakarar Purulia Road to Subhas Morh, turn left to Kotaldih village then to Ramchandrapur village and Muradi village to Baranti. One can also take Raniganj Punjabi More-Mejia More-Shaltora-Santuri-Baranti/Muradi. This route is 35 km shorter than Asansol route.

Cycle rickshaws are available for local movement in Muradi. Some hired transport is also available near Muradi railway station.

• Hillocks all around Baranti

• Ramchandrapur Irrigation Project

• Temple beside Muradi railway station

• Baranti HillockYou can climb it.

• Muradi HillockYou can climb it.This hill is called Gorangi Hill, adjacent to the Muradi reservoir/ Baranti Lake.

The nearest urban shopping centre is at Asansol, 23 km by train from Muradi railway station.

Eat at your place of stay. There are no eateries. Baranti Tourist Point (see "Sleep" below) has a good restaurant, which serves fish from Baranti Lake.

• Spangle Wings Restaurant

  phone: +91 7278565656
  Modern Indian cooking with locally-sourced ingredients

It is preferable to carry one's own requirement. One may visit the restaurant of Baranti Tourist Point for soft drinks/ packaged drinking water.

Budget

• Aaronnok

  phone: +91 9836099007, +91 9874154268

• Baranti Tourist Point

  phone: +91 8017202499, +91 8017745849
  address: Just beneath Gorang Hill adjacent to the Dam
  AC & non-AC rooms, restaurant, children's park, car parking space, travel help desk, etc. Restaurant serves fish from Baranti Lake.

• Baranti Palashbari Ecological Resort

  phone: +91 9874361951, +91 9831507644, +91 9051616012

• Lake Hill Resort

  phone: +91 9432296178, +91 9564925872, +91 33 24156368
  Food prepared to order.

Mid-range

• Akashmoni Resort

  phone: +91 8017215958 (jolly Das in Salt Lake GD Block)
  5 cottages with food and other amenities.

• Baranti Wildlife & Nature Study Hut

  phone: +91 33-25735288-9330958926-9874887046, +91 9239060292
  Total-20 rooms, three beds each both ac and non. Also one ac dormitory and one honeymoon suite.

• Mahulban Hill Resort

  phone: +91 98303 12333

• Monpalash Resort

  phone: +91 9062768434, +91 9874573687 (Booking facility also available from Dhakuria)

• Spangle Wings Resort

  phone: +91 7278565659
  In between Baranti lake and Baranti hill

Splurge

• Ankhaibari Family Village Resort

  phone: +91 9811886778
  address: Near Baranti Reservoir
  A small Santhal tribal village surrounded by forest, a big lake and a few hills. The hills are crowned with green and dark green during the rainy season, slightly grey during winter and dotted with fiery red during autumn. The fiery red colour comes from the fully blossomed palas tree.

• Manbhum Holiday Home

  phone: +91 9732117660, +91 8158978363
  Set amidst the natural environs of rural Bengal, this hut has 2 rooms (3 beds each) with attached bath dining room and kitchen facility.

• Biharinath - 25 km
• Garh Panchakot, historical ruins with a grand view of Panchet Lake – 18 km
• Joychandi Pahar, popular for picnics and rock-climbing - 25 km
• Maithon Dam – 38 km
• Mukutmanipur - 105 km
• Panchet Dam – 22 km
• Susunia Hill – 40 km

Those who have their own transport can easily make it to these places.