Pampapur is in Palkot block of Gumla district in Jharkhand state of India. It is an ancient place of religious and historical importance. We find description of Pampapur even in the Ramayan, the holy book of Hindus that was probably composed during 6th century BC by the sage Valmiki. The Ramayan describes location of Pampapur and says it is located on Rishimukh Parvat. This rishimukh mountain range in itself a wonderful natural beauty. Palkot is situated in this range. However, there is a controversy about the location of this ancient Pampapur. Villagers believe that the ancient PAMPAPUR is today’s PALKOT. There are many reasons of belief of the people. A number of places of Ramayana era are situated in the neighborhood of Palkot, such as ANJAN, (where Lord HANUMAN was born), RAMREKHA DHAM (the place where Lord RAMA and SITA spent some times during their vanvas (exile in the forest), UMRA (where the hill is similar to KISKINDHA mountain range description in the Ramayan) etc. At Pampapur, there is a beautiful pond called Pampasar. This pond is spread in about 1000 Sq.ft. It is considered as an abode of mother goddess Pampabhawani. There is also a hidden doorway (cave) to an unknown place. This holy pond is situated on the upper part of Pampapur Mountain.