Kalahandi District of Odisha at a Glance

Lok Sabha Constituencies in Kalahandi district, Odisha (MP Constituencies) Kalahandi
MLA Assembly Constituencies in Kalahandi district, Odisha Bhawanipatna
Dharmgarh
Junagarh
Lanjigarh
Narla

Area and Population of Kalahandi District

Kalahandi district MP MLA Collector Name at a Glance
Geographical and Population details of the District
Geographical Area : 7,920.00 sq.km Area under Forest : 2538.01 sq.km 32.05 %
Population ( 2011 Census ) Total : 1,576,869 in %
Male : 787,101 49.92
Female : 789,768 50.08
Rural : 1,454,882 92.26
Urban : 121,987 7.74
Scheduled Caste : 286,580 18.17
Scheduled Caste Male : 142,133 49.60
Scheduled Caste Female : 144,447 50.40
Scheduled Tribe : 449,456 28.50
Scheduled Tribe Male : 221,171 49.21
Scheduled Tribe Female : 228,285 50.79
Population Density : 199 (Per sq.km)
Literacy Total Literate : 802,036 50.86
Literate Male : 484,177 60.37
Literate Female : 317,859 39.63
Total Illiterate : 774,833 49.14
Illiterate Male : 302,924 39.10
Illiterate Female : 471,909 60.90
Households Total Households : 401,251
Rural Households : 373,304 93.04
Urban Households : 27,947 6.96
BPL Households ( 2001 Census) : 193,054
SC/ST Households ( 2011 Census) : 183,909
Administrative Setup :
Administrative setup of the District
No. of Sub-Divisions : 2 No. of Tehsils : 13
No. of Municipalities/Corporation : 1 No. of N.A.Cs : 3
No. of Blocks : 13 No. of Police Stations : 17
No. of Gram Panchayats : 310 No. of Inhabited Villages : 2116
No. of Uninhabited Villages : 137 No. of villages : 2253

 

Travel & Tourism of Kalahandi District

Mukhiguda :

Indravati Power Station

District Headquarter : Bhawanipatna
State Capital : Bhubaneswar
Nearest Railway Station : Junagarh Road
Nearest Airport : Bhubaneswar
How to Reach :
Nearest Railway Station is at Junagarh Road, Bhawanipatna and Kesinga. Nearest Airport to Kalahandi is at Bhubaneswar, which is about 418 km away. Bhuvaneswar is well air connected with all major airports in India. Kalahandi is connected by regular bus services from many important cities in the state including Koraput, Bhubaneswar and Berhampur. State owned road Transport Corporation and private bus service providers operate buses between Kalahandi and other cities.
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Contact Person : District and Block Administration (Tourist office)
Contact Person Phone : 06670230201
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Phurlijharan :

Fifteen Kilometres from Bhawanipatna, Phurlijharan is a perennial water fall about 30 Ft in height and has a special charm of its own. Themulti coloured rainbow created by the sunrays falling on the scattered water particles of the fall is an amusing sight to be seen. The evergreen forests around the fall provide ample opportunities to group picnickers.

District Headquarter : Kalahandi
State Capital : Bhubaneswar
Nearest Railway Station : Kesinga
Nearest Airport : Bhubaneswar
How to Reach :
Nearest Railway Station to Kalahandi is at Kesinga at distance of 45 km away from the heart of Kalahandi city. This railhead is well connected to other major railway stations in the state. Taxi services are available from railway station to Kalahandi at a fare of about Rs. 500. Nearest Airport to Kalahandi is at Bhubaneswar, which is about 418 km away. Bhuvaneswar is well air connected with all major airports in India. Taxi services are available from airport to Kalahandi and it cost around Rs. 4000. Kalahandi is connected by regular bus services from many important cities in the state including Koraput, Bhubaneswar and Berhampur. State owned road Transport Corporation and private bus service providers operate buses between Kalahandi and other cities. State buses charge about Rs. 120 from Bhubaneswar to Kalahandi.
Best Time : November to Frebruary
Contact Person : Arati Munda (Tourist Officer)
Contact Person Phone : 9692922294
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Ampani Hills :

77 K.Ms from Bhawanipatna the picturesque Ampani hills present a panoramic view of nature. A frolicking vally called “Haladigundi” in thishill range exhibits some peculiar features due to the reflected rays on the sun. In the morning and evening the objects of vision appear yellow. The whole area abounds in spotted deer, Sambar and Black Panthers who can be seen at the Behera reservoir. 5 K.Ms away are the pre-historic cave paintings at Gudahandi.

District Headquarter : Kalahandi
State Capital : Bhubaneswar
Nearest Railway Station : Kesinga
Nearest Airport : Bhubaneswar
How to Reach :
Nearest Railway Station to Kalahandi is at Kesinga at distance of 45 km away from the heart of Kalahandi city. This railhead is well connected to other major railway stations in the state. Taxi services are available from railway station to Kalahandi at a fare of about Rs. 500. Nearest Airport to Kalahandi is at Bhubaneswar, which is about 418 km away. Bhuvaneswar is well air connected with all major airports in India. Taxi services are available from airport to Kalahandi and it cost around Rs. 4000. Kalahandi is connected by regular bus services from many important cities in the state including Koraput, Bhubaneswar and Berhampur. State owned road Transport Corporation and private bus service providers operate buses between Kalahandi and other cities. State buses charge about Rs. 120 from Bhubaneswar to Kalahandi.
Best Time : November to Frebruary
Contact Person : Arati Munda (Tourist Officer)
Contact Person Phone : 9692922294
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Dokarichanchara :

Kalahandi is one of the famous historical and ancient places of India or Odisha; where Dokarichanchara is a picnic or tourist place located in the village Kokasara, on the border of Kalahandi and Nabarangpur district. It is completely different and unique place than that of other attractive tourist centers in Kalahandi. Dokarichanchara is famous due to its two famous waterfalls, Dokaridara and Bhanyaraghumara (or Bhairav dhar). In addition, the historical Gudahandi cave nearby it makes this place more prominent. The Gudahandi cave was named due to its appearance as a jaggery (guda) pot (handi). There you can see several pre-historical literatures, pictographic inscriptions and drawings crafted on the stone walls. There is famous Ram temple, which is famous due to very old and ancient. Every year on Sri Ram Navami a nine-day long festive occurs. Dokarichanchara Falls The Dokaridhara falls from a height of 200ft, which is surrounded by beautiful stoned hills. Maa Dokari Devi is also been worshiping at this place since a long time. If we walk on next to the stream, after 2km distance we can reach at the famous Bhanyaraghumara waterfalls, which falls from a height of 150ft height. You can see the beautiful hill stations Yogi Pahad and Rani Pahad nearby it.

District Headquarter : Kalahandi
State Capital : Bhubaneswar
Nearest Railway Station : Kesinga
Nearest Airport : Bhubaneswar
How to Reach :
From capital town Bhubaneswar, it is around 550 km by road; there are many private buses run daily to Dharmagarh and Kokasara, which are the nearest towns to this place. Otherwise, the nearest railway station is Kesinga; where regular trains are available from Bhubaneswar.
Best Time : November to Frebruary
Contact Person : Arati Munda (Tourist Officer)
Contact Person Phone : 9692922294
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