Khalana | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Odisha#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Odisha, India |
Coordinates: | 21.1063°N 86.0812°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | States |
Subdivision Name1: | Odisha |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kendujhar |
Subdivision Type3: | Subdivision |
Subdivision Name3: | Anandapur |
Subdivision Type4: | Block |
Subdivision Name4: | Ghasipura |
Subdivision Type5: | Police station |
Subdivision Name5: | Ramachandrapur |
Subdivision Type6: | Gram panchayat |
Subdivision Name6: | Khalana |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 758043 |
Registration Plate: | OD-09 |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Odia |
Timezone1: | IST |
Population Demonym: | Khalania |
Government Type: | Panchayati raj |
Governing Body: | Gram panchayat |
Leader Title: | Sarpanch |
Leader Name: | Jyotshanrani Majhi (BJD) |
Leader Title2: | Samit Sabhya |
Leader Name2: | Nalini Jena (BJD) |
Leader Title3: | Gram Sevak |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 68 |
Population Total: | 8500 |
Population As Of: | 2018 |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Khalana is a village in Kendujhar district in the Indian state of Odisha.
It is situated 3 kilometres from NH 20 and 12 kilometres from Anandapur and 95 kilometres from Kendujhar.[1] [2] Khalana is a panchayat village within Ghasipura Block of Anandapur Subdivision.
Nearby villages are Sainkul, Agarda Lunahara, Nuagaon and Suanpada.
The primary occupation is agriculture. Business is the fastest growing area. Younger people are migrating to find better jobs. A few provide government services as teachers, chartered accountants and scientists.
Khalana Village is administrated by Khalana Gram panchayat. Khalana gram panchayat includes two villages; Agarda and KhalanaKhalana Village has been divided into some Sahi's They are
Khalana Village has two primary schools and one high school to improve its education. The schools are
Pana Sankranti (ପଣା ସଂକ୍ରାନ୍ତି) is the major local festival of the village and among other things, this festival is famous for chaiti parba (ଚଇତି ପର୍ବ).
Other local festivals include: Raja, Holi, Ratha-Yatra, Rama Nabami Janmastami, Lakshmi Puja, Nila Madhab and Narayan Medha.