Chandahandi

Chandahandi
town
Chandahandi
Chandahandi

Location in Odisha, India

Coordinates: 20°02′N 82°54′E / 20.03°N 82.90°E / 20.03; 82.90Coordinates: 20°02′N 82°54′E / 20.03°N 82.90°E / 20.03; 82.90
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 odisha.gov.in

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

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

Saraswati sishu mandir, Public school

Colleges

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

Holi, Dussehra, Ratha Yatra, Nua khai,Bol Bum, Kalasi etc. are among festivals that are celebrated here in the Chandahandi Tehsil.

References

  1. http://www.onefivenine.com/india/villag/Nabarangpur/Chandahandi Chandahandi Tehsil
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-06-08. Retrieved 2014-06-22. Odisha sampad Block level Gis Atlas
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