Indo Islamic Heritage
Masjid Umar Nagwan Muhalla is a local neighbourhood mosque situated in Nagwan Muhalla along Khan Road in Chatra town, Jharkhand, India. It functions as an everyday place of Islamic worship, serving the local Muslim population in the area for daily Salah (prayers) and communal religious activities. It is listed in local mosque directories and business listings within Chatra district.
Masjid Umar Nagwan Muhalla is one of the community mosques in Chatra, a district town in the state of Jharkhand (PIN 825401). It is located in Nagwan Muhalla near Khan Road, which is a local residential sector of Chatra town. The mosque primarily serves as a place of daily worship, including the five daily prayers, and offers space for communal Jummah (Friday) prayer services attended by local residents.  Like many smaller community mosques in Indian towns, Masjid Umar Nagwan Muhalla does not have widely documented historical records of its construction or formal architectural heritage in publicly accessible online sources. It is understood to be a locally established place of worship, built through community participation to meet the religious needs of the neighbourhood. Its significance is rooted in living religious practice and local social life rather than in formal historical designation.  Typically, such neighbourhood mosques provide not just prayer space, but also act as meeting points for community dialogue, informal teaching of Qur’anic recitation, guidance before and after prayers, and coordination of religious event observances during periods like Ramadan and Islamic festivals. They form an integral part of the Islamic social fabric in towns like Chatra.
Year of Built: NA
Address: Nagwan, Khan Rd, Chatra, Jharkhand 825401
Country: India
State: Jharkhand
District: Chatra
Pincode: 825401
Longitude: 84.87° E
Latitude: 24.20° N