Chandahandi
| Chandahandi | |
|---|---|
| town | |
  Chandahandi   Chandahandi Location in Odisha, India | |
| Coordinates: 20°02′N 82°54′E / 20.03°N 82.90°ECoordinates: 20°02′N 82°54′E / 20.03°N 82.90°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Nabarangpur |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 61,076 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Oriya |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 764077 |
| Telephone code | 06858 |
| Vehicle registration | OD |
| Sex ratio | 49.7:50.3 ♂/♀ |
| Website |
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Chandahandi is a town and Block in Nabarangpur District in Odisha State in India.[1]
Demographics
According to 2001 census,[2] the town had a total population of 61076, which constitutes of 30350 male and 30726 female. Total SC(Scheduled Caste) and ST(Scheduled Tribe) population was 6,479 and 20,276 respectively. [3] According to Census 2011, the block had a total of 73,953, which constitutes 36,460 males and 37,493 females across 87 census villages. There are about 9 villages with less than 200 population.
Spoken and Written Languages
Local languages are used for communication mainly by tribal people like Bhotra, Gond, Kandha, Paraja etc.Oriya, Kosli, chhatishgari Hindi are also widely spoken in Chandahandi tehsil . Oriya and English are used for official purpose .
Transportation
Nearest railway stations: Jeypore 156 kilometres, Koraput 180 kilometres, Kesinga 110 kilometres, Raipur 205 kilometres,Bhawanipatna 75 km
Nearest airports: Visakhapatnam 370 kilometres, Raipur Airport 212 kilometres, bhubaneswar 520 kilometres .
Famous places
- Phooljhari Dam, Maa pendrani Temple,Lord Jagganath Temple, bhainragumar(dense forest area) etc.
Services
The town has been expanded with fully functional government services, including Block office, a police station, post office,tahasil office, two filling stations, fire station, Utkal Gramya bank and Bank Of Baroda etc. Cellular mobile service by BSNL and Airtel have been set up earlier, and recently Reliance Communications has started its Smart service
Economy
The main economical factor over which chandahandi stands is production of maize and paddy. Outskirts yield maize, and this town is the hub for the transportation of tonnes of maize in post-rain seasons. Other than maize, some forest products like Kendu Leaf, Sal Seed, and vegetables are being exported to outside. Being based mainly on agriculture, business relating to fertilizer, pesticides, garments and retail are conducted. Weekly markets (Hato) are organized in a nearby location on fixed weekdays, to share products within the area. chandahandi is one of the highest producer of maize crop in whole Odisha.
Schools
- Govt. M.E.School, Chandahandi
Saraswati sishu mandir, Public school
- T.R.W, CHANDAHANDI
- Panabeda High School, chandahandi
Colleges
- Panabedha (Degree) Mahavidyalaya, Chandahandi
- Government (SSD) Higher Secondary School, Dhodipani
Art and Culture
As this place is happened to be a town of Nabarangpur District has an old tradition of Art and Culture, Peoples of the tehsil perform folk dance like Geet Kudia, Ghumura, Banabadi, Madhia etc.
Not only Chandahandi whole Nabarangpur District has a very charming and synthetic culture. Rath Jatra, Dusshera (Dasahara), Holi and Mahasivaratri all these Hindu festivals are being celebrated together by the town peoples.
Festivals
- Mondei(Derived from Hidni word "Mondi' means "small market") is a local festival and is a huge celebration in this town and Nabarangpur District. Most people of the town as well as the district celebrates the festival by worshipping a common presiding deity. Generally this festival is celebrated after harvesting of crops. During the festival many entertainment programmes like plays, opera, melody and folk dances are performed whole night. To watch this large no. of men and women comes from all corner of the Nabarangpur district.
Holi, Dussehra, Ratha Yatra, Nua khai,Bol Bum, Kalasi etc. are among festivals that are celebrated here in the Chandahandi Tehsil.
References
- ↑ http://www.onefivenine.com/india/villag/Nabarangpur/Chandahandi Chandahandi Tehsil
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-06-08. Retrieved 2014-06-22. Odisha sampad Block level Gis Atlas
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