Onakona Explained

Onakona
Other Name:Ona Kona, Odemadih
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:India Chhattisgarh#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Chhattisgarh, India
Coordinates:20.581°N 81.442°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Chhattisgarh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Durg District
Subdivision Type3:Tehsil
Subdivision Name3:Gurur
Governing Body:Panchayat
Area Total Km2:3.3673
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:182
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN code
Postal Code:491226

Onakona, also known as Odemadih, is a village in the Durg District of Chhattisgarh, India.

Onakona is located on the banks of the Gangrel Dam reservoir, built on the Mahanadi River. In the 21st century, Tirath Raj Futan of Dhamtari commissioned the construction of a Shiva temple at Onakona, modeled after the Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temple in Maharashtra.[1] The temple is surrounded by a hill on one side, and the reservoir on the other, with a waterfall pond nearby, making it a popular tourist spot.[2]

Onakona is located in the Gurur tehsil, and comes under the administration of the Karrajhar gram panchayat.[3] As of 2011, the village has a population of 182 people, including 95 males and 87 females, who live in 38 houses. The effective literacy rate, that is the literacy rate of population aged 7 years and above, is 72.53%.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: ओनाकोना बनेगा पर्यटन स्थल . Dainik Bhaskar . Hindi . 2022-12-08 .
  2. News: नया साल मनाने के लिए जिले में है कई खूबसूरत स्थान . Nai Dunia . 2021-12-27 . Hindi . 2022-12-08 .
  3. News: बालोद के पर्यटन व धार्मिक स्थलों पर नए वर्ष में आज जुटेंगे पर्यटक . Dainik Bhaskar . Hindi . 2022-12-08 .
  4. Web site: PCA: Primary Census Abstract C.D. Block wise, Chhattisgarh - District Durg - 2011 . Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India . 2022-12-08 .