Sindhekela | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Nickname: | SKL |
Pushpin Map: | India Odisha#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Balangir, Odisha, India |
Coordinates: | 20.2315°N 82.9392°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Odisha |
Subdivision Name2: | Balangir |
Government Type: | NAC |
Governing Body: | Sindhekela NAC |
Leader Title1: | Member of Legislative Assembly |
Leader Name1: | Sj. Santosh Singh Saluja, (INC) |
Leader Title2: | NAC Chairman |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 215 |
Population Total: | 5734 |
Population As Of: | 2011 Census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Odia |
Demographics1 Title2: | Local |
Demographics1 Info2: | Sambalpuri |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 767035 |
Registration Plate: | OD-03 / OR-03 |
Sindhekela is a town and a Notified Area Council in Balangir district in the Western Odisha region of Odisha India. Sindhekela is one of the business hub in Balangir district .
Near by Titilagarh railway station is a junction on the Jharsuguda–Vizianagaram line and Kantabanji railway station Raipur–Vizianagaram line. Through this it is connected to all major cities of India. It was one of the major railway stations in the Sambalpur railway division under East Coast Railway Zone.There is a state highway SH-42 between Sindhekela and Balangir district via Kantabanji which also connected with SH-16 and MDR-13 between Sindhekela to Titilagrh.Historical Place Ranipur Jharial is known as "Soma Tirtha" in scriptures is near Sindhekela. It combines a section of religious faiths like Saivism, Buddhism, Vaisnavism and Tantrism. The circular open vault enclosure of sixty-four yoginis, the major attraction of the place, is one of the four such shrines in India. The temple of Someswar Siva is the noted one among the approximately 50 temples here. The brick temple of Indralath is said to be the tallest brick temple of Odisha. Distance 100 km from Dist. HQ Communication Road Rail - Nearest station- Kantabanji Lodging and Boarding Kantabanji.Tributaries of the Tel, Sundar river is situated near Sindhekela.