Sindhekela
Sindhekela is a village in Balangir district in the Koshal region of the Western Odisha, India. This is comes under Sindhekela Gram Panchayat.
Sindhekela ସିନ୍ଧେକେଲା, सिन्धेकेला | |
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Village | |
| Nickname(s): SKL | |
  Sindhekela Location in Balangir, Odisha, India  Sindhekela Sindhekela (India) | |
| Coordinates: 20.2315269°N 82.9391555°E | |
| Country |  |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Balangir |
| Government | |
| • Type | G.P. |
| • Body | Sindhekela Gram Panchayat |
| • Member of Legislative Assembly | Sj. Santosh Singh Saluja, (INC) |
| • Sarpanch | Raja Thanapati |
| Elevation | 215 m (705 ft) |
| Population (2011 Census) | |
| • Total | 5,734 |
| Languages | |
| • Local | Koshli/Sambalpuri |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 767035 |
| Vehicle registration | OD-03 / OR-03 |
| Website | odisha |
Transport
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.
Education
- Pallishree Junior Mahavidyalaya, Sindhekela
- Pallishree High School, Sindhekela
- Govt.(Boys) Primary School, Sindhekela
- Govt.(Girls) UP School, Sindhekela
- Govt. Nodal Upper Primary School, Sindhekela
- Saraswati Shishu Mandir, Sindhekela
- J.M.D. English Medium School, Sindhekela
Notable people
- Dilip Ratha-CEO, KNOMAD – World Bank[1]