Chandahandi Explained

Chandahandi
Other Name:	Panabeda
Settlement Type:	Town
Pushpin Map:	India Odisha#India
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Odisha, India
Coordinates:	19.8449°N 82.4913°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	India
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Odisha
Subdivision Type2:	District
Subdivision Name2:	Nabarangpur
Unit Pref:	Metric
Population Total:	61,076
Population As Of:	2001
Population Density Km2:	auto
Demographics Type1:	Languages
Demographics1 Title1:	Official
Demographics1 Info1:	Odia
Timezone1:	IST
Utc Offset1:	+5:30
Postal Code Type:	PIN
Postal Code:	764077
Area Code Type:	Telephone code
Area Code:	06867
Registration Plate:	OD 24
Blank1 Name Sec1:	Sex ratio
Blank1 Info Sec1:	49.7:50.3 ♂/♀

Chandahandi is a town and Block in Nabarangpur District in Odisha State in India.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Demographics

census,^[4] the block had a total population of 61076, which consists of 30350 male and 30726 female. Total SC (Scheduled Caste) and ST (Scheduled Tribe) population was 6,479 and 20,276 respectively.^[5] According to census 2011 information the sub-district code of Chandahandi Block (CD) is 03190. Total area of chandahandi tehsil is 265 km².According to Census 2011, the block had a total of 73,953, which constitutes 36,460 males and 37,493 females across 89 census villages.

Art and culture

As this place is happened to be a town of Nabarangpur District has an old tradition of Art and Culture, People of the tehsil perform folk dance like Geet Kudia, Ghumura, Banabadi, Madhia, Samparda, Sankirtann etc. Rath Jatra, Dusshera (Dasahara), Holi and Mahasivaratri all these Hindu festivals are celebrated together by the town people.

Festivals

• Mondei (Derived from Hindi 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 in the Chandahandi Tehsil.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Chandahandi Block Panchayat List ଓଡିଶା ଡାଟା ଡାଇରୀ. odissa.in. en. 2019-01-25.
2. Web site: Chandahandi Block NABARANGAPUR District Odisha orissa India. https://web.archive.org/web/20170623182434/http://naveenpatnaik.com/Chandahandi-Block-nac-municipality-218.html. dead. 23 June 2017. www.naveenpatnaik.com. 2019-01-25.
3. Web site: Govt. of Odisha:: Central Monitoring Mechanism for Right to Information [RTI CMM V-3.0]

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   . rtiodisha.gov.in. 2019-01-25.
4. Web site: Archived copy . 2014-06-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140608003817/http://www.odishasampad.in/ . 2014-06-08 . Odisha sampad Block level Gis Atlas
5. Web site: Census of India Website . Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India . 25 January 2019 .