Khariar

Khariar Raja-Khadial, Raja Khariar
City
Coordinates: 20°17′N 82°46′E / 20.28°N 82.77°E / 20.28; 82.77Coordinates: 20°17′N 82°46′E / 20.28°N 82.77°E / 20.28; 82.77
Country	India
State	Odisha
District	Nuapada
Sub division	Khariar
Government
• Type	Local NAC
• Body	NAC Khariar
• Chairman	Jhulana Behera
• Member of the Legislative Assembly	Duryodhan Majhi
• Member of Parliament	Arka Keshari Singhdeo
Area
• Total	16 km2 (6 sq mi)
Area rank	1
Elevation	226 m (741 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	29,447
• Density	1,800/km2 (4,800/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Odia Hindi and English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	766107
Telephone code	06671
Vehicle registration	OD-26
Website	odisha.gov.in

Khariar (also called Khadial or Kharhial) is a City and a notified area committee in Nuapada district of the Indian state of Odisha.

Economy

Nuapada district in the State of Odisha is in the western part of odisha in India and Khariar is located in the heart of Nuapada district. It comes under a rain shadow belt . Khariar is the one of the major towns in Nuapada district. It is the main business centre in the locality. It has a daily market and a weekly baazar takes place every Friday. Most people of Khariar are middle-class, which includes government employees, small shopkeepers, businessmen etc.

Khariar street

Khariar market

Geography

Khariar is located at 20°17′N 82°46′E / 20.28°N 82.77°E / 20.28; 82.77.^[1] It has an average elevation of 226 m (741 ft). It is located in the Western part of Odisha, close to the border of Raipur District Chhattisgarh State. It belongs to the Mahanadi basin the Eastern Ghats where mountains are interspersed with wide valleys. The elevation is about 200 meters. The climate is tropical with the rainfall is due to the South West monsoon, There are few government and private schools and colleges in the region. Oriya is the official language of the people. Furthermore, the region is well connected with roads to many town and also railways to other part of the state. The nearest airport located is Raipur in Chhattisgarh.The Indian writers like Jitamitra Prasad Singh Deo and Avinash Patra are from Khariar region.^[2]

Demographics

As of 2001 India census.^[3] Khariar had a population of 25778. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Khariar has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 52%. In Khariar, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Khariar mahotsav

Areas of Khariar

1. Raja Pada
2. Nina Pada
3. Lalsaheb Pada
4. Dhuba Pada
5. Pattnaik Pada
6. Sahu Pada
7. Pathan Pada
8. Ada Pada
9. Annapurna Pada
10. Bangti Pada
11. Braman Pada
12. Sabar Pada
13. Putu Pada
14. Gousala Pada
15. Chelia Pada
16. Police Pada
17. Satnami Pada
18. Phokat Pada
19. Bijepur Pada
20. Chatria Pada
21. Parua Pada
22. Muktapur
23. Santi Nagar
24. Meher colony
25. Laxmi Nagar
26. Indra Nagar
27. Maruti Nagar
28. Sri Krushna Nagar
29. SriRam Nagar
30. Satyabadi Nagar
31. Vidya nagar
32. Padmasri Nagar
33. Gadramunda Pada
34. Padampur Pada
35. Badi
36. Chalanpada
37. Luhurapali
38. Kotipadar
39. irrigation colony
40. Dal pada

City area of KHARIAR includes nearby sub-urban areas like Padmapur, Badi, Junani, Chindaguda, Chalanpada

Education

Khariar has one of the highest school densities in Nuapada District. The best Odia Medium school is Saraswati sishu vidya mandir. The Best English Medium school is Khariar Public School.

Medical facilities

• Evangelical Hospital, Khariar
• Govt.Hospital, Khariar
• District Headquarter Hospital, Nuapada

Transportation

Khariar is a major transportation hub in Nuapada District as people from the three blocks namely Boden, Sinapali and Khariar depend upon the mode of transportation available in Khariar. Though Khariar is not connected by rail, it is well connected by roads. The major roads passing through Khariar are NH 353, SH 16 etc. The nearest rail head is Kantabanji, which is situated 35 km from Khariar. Another nearest railway station is Titlagarh (which is also the hottest place in India. The nearest airport is Raipur Airport situated 195 km from Khariar.

Nearest Town

1. Katabanji 30 km
2. Komna 26 km
3. Titlagarh 46 km
4. Sinapali 30 km
5. Bolangir 110 km
6. Bhabanipatna 70 km
7. Nuapada 65 km
8. Khariar Road 75 km
9. Raipur 190 km
10. Sambalpur 240 km
11. Bhubaneswar 430 km
12. Junen 5 km
13. Bargaon 10 km

Religious places

There are several religious places of different religion in Khariar, this indicates a diversity in religion, culture in Khariar. Some of the temples located in Khariar are:-*Maa Santoshi Mandir, Junen

• Maa Samaleswari Temple, near Azad Chowk
• Raktambari mandir, near Azad Chowk
• Hanuman Mandir, near Azad Chowk
• Hanuman Mandir, Puruna Bustand
• Dadhibamana Mandir, Badgudipada
• Jagannath Temple
• Ram Mandir
• Hanuman Mandir, irrigation colony
• Koshaleswar Temple, irrigation colony
• Ganesh mandir, irrigation colony
• Bhubaneswari mandir, irrigation colony
• Siva mandir, Tirbandh
• Siva mandir, muktasagar
• Gayatri Mandir, Chalanpada
• Radhakrushna madir, Damapala
• Siva Mandir, Bhaludungari

Some of the other religious places of other communities are:-

• Mukti Marg Church, Khariar
• Sunni Hanfi Jama Masjid, At-Masjid Pada, Khariar
• Sunni Jamat Eidgah, NH-353 Near Khariar Autonomous College Khariar

Market

• Khariar Daily Market
• Goru Bazar
• New Mraket

Tourist spots

There are several tourist spots around Khariar. Some of them are listed below:-

• Patalganga: Patalganga, a tourist spot located approximately 30 km from Khariar is a beautiful tourist spot which attracts large numbers of pilgrims from different parts of nuapada district as well as from neighbouring districts. A temple of lord Shiva is also there.
• Tikhali dam: Tikhali dam, officially known as lower indra irrigation project is a dam located 17 km apart from Khariar. It is an important picnic spot for the people of Khariar. Generally it gets crowded in new year occasion.
• Rusipitha: Rusipitha is located near tukla (Linga Raj)
• Jogimatha-Tukla

Culture

Khariar's culture is a blend of traditional festivals, food, dance etc. Khariar offers a cosmopolitan and diverse lifestyle with a variety of food, entertainment and standard of living. Khariar has a proud cultural heritage that arose due to intermingling of different religions. The major language used is Odia, which is widely used in each and every part of Khariar region. English is widely used for official purpose. Nuakhai is the major festival celebrated in this region. The other festivals like rathayatra, dusshera, holi, dipawali, eid, Christmas, chindaguda (Dhanujatra Mahotsav, Anchalika Sanskrutik Utsav, (Chindaguda) are also celebrated in Khariar. Khariar organises Khariar Mahotsav every year, which attracts a large number of people from different places.

Khariar is basically one of the peaceful town in Odisha . The town remains active from 8AM to 9:30PM usually. The activities of this town includes:- running of schools, shops or very small industries and bus communications. Other than these activities, political activities across the town is also common. In evenings it is a common sight to see youth playing at various fields (mostly at RAJA A.T. HIGH SCHOOL field, Vidya Mandir field, Bhojpur Field, College Field, and Shanti Nagar Field). In fact the veterans also participate in several fitness activities during evenings, like jogging near Canal Road, Padampur Road, Tukla Road, Nehena Road, or College Road.

Festivals

• Ratha Yatra (June–July)
• Khariar Mohatsav (Jan-Feb)
• Kartik Purnima (Nov-Dec)
• Diwali (November)
• Holi (March)
• Gurunanak Jayanti
• Durga Puja
• Ganesh puja
• Biswakarma puja
• Rakshya Bandhan
• Ram Navami
• Shivaratri
• Holi
• Independence day
• Republic day
• Gandhi jayanti
• Janmastami
• DhanuJatra
• Ramzan & Eid
• Bakareid
• Moharram
• Christmas (December)
• Krushnalila
• Eid Milad Un Nabi

References