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.
Sindhekela | |
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Town | |
| Nickname: SKL | |
  Sindhekela Location in Balangir, Odisha, India  Sindhekela Sindhekela (India) | |
| Coordinates: 20°13′53″N 82°56′21″E / 20.2315269°N 82.9391555°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Balangir |
| Government | |
| • Type | NAC |
| • Body | Sindhekela NAC |
| • Member of Legislative Assembly | Sj. Santosh Singh Saluja, (INC) |
| Elevation | 215 m (705 ft) |
| Population (2011 Census) | |
• Total | 5,734 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Odia |
| • Local | Sambalpuri |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 767035 |
| Vehicle registration | OD-03 / OR-03 |
| Website | odisha |
Transport
editThe nearby 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. The historical place Ranipur Jharial, 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 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 flows near Sindhekela.
Education
edit- 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
- B.R Ambedkar English Medium School, Sindhekela
Notable people
edit- Dilip Ratha-CEO, KNOMAD – World Bank[1]
References
edit20°13′52″N 82°56′20″E / 20.231°N 82.939°E
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