Chhend Colony Explained

Chhend Colony
Nickname:Chhend
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Pushpin Map:India Odisha
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Odisha, India
Coordinates:22.24°N 84.83°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Odisha
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Sundargarh
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:24
Elevation M:219
Population Total:3,50,000
Population As Of:2010
Population Density Km2:90
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Odia
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:769015
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:+91 661
Registration Plate:OD-14(OR-14 before 2012)

Chhend Colony is a mixed income group commercial-cum-residential area in the Western Region of Rourkela city, in Sundergarh district. Chhend Colony of Rourkela is situated in Trans Urban area of Rourkela. It is one of the largest colony of India in terms of area.

Overview

Chhend Colony comprises Kalinga Vihar, Gopabandhu Nagar, and Madhusudan Nagar and is close to Rourkela Airport and Rourkela Steel Plant. The area is famous for the private residential plot's and Management Institute of Rourkela Institute of Management Studies, Pharmacy College of Kanak Manjari Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Universities of Biju Patnaik University of Technology. The area is one of the most populous colony of the Rourkela city with a population of around 3.5 lakhs.[1]

Residential colonies

Education

Nearest Transport Means

Stations Distance
Rourkela Railway Station 10 km
Rourkela City Bus Stand8 km
Panposh Railway Station4 km

Notes and References

  1. Rourkela Tourism Guide Book