Khariar

Khariar ରାଜା ଖଡିଆଳ Raja-Khadial, Raja Khariar
City
Nickname:  KHR
Country	India
State	Odisha
District	Nuapada
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)
• Rank	1
Elevation	226 m (741 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	29,447
• Density	1,800/km2 (4,800/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Oriya, Hindi, 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 Khariar Is a Big City In "'Nuapada district"' in 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

Clouds covering the hilltop near Khariar

Geography

Khariar is located at 20.28°N 82.77°E / 20.28; 82.77. 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.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census. 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. Lalsaheb Pada
3. Dhuba Pada
4. Pattnayk Pada
5. Sahu Pada
6. Pathan Pada
7. Ada Pada
8. Bangti Pada
9. Braman Pada
10. Sabar Pada
11. Putu Pada
12. Gousala Pada
13. Chelia Pada
14. Police Pada
15. Satnami Pada
16. Phokat Pada
17. Bijepur Pada
18. Chatria Pada
19. Parua Pada
20. Muktapur
21. Santi Nagar
22. Meher colony
23. Laxmi Nagar
24. Indra Nagar
25. Maruti Nagar
26. Sri Krushna Nagar
27. SriRam Nagar
28. Satyabadi Nagar
29. Padmasri Nagar
30. Gadramunda Pada
31. Kotipadar

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

Education

Khariar is one of the leading educational centers in Nuapada District. Khariar has one of the highest school densities in Nuapada District. There are several schools providing quality education consisting of Oriya medium and English medium. some of the schools are listed below.

Schools

• Raja A.T. High School
• Saraswati Vidya Mandir
• Lohrapali High School
• Girls' High School
• Khariar Public School
• Kendriya Vidyalaya
• Western Odisha Residential Public School. Rajkhaiar
• Imperial English Medium School
• Little Star Play School
• Mission Primary School
• Taj Urudu Prathamika Vidyalaya
• Balaka School
• Balika School
• Utkalabandhu School
• Manikya devi School
• Regional Conclusive High School , Khariar

For higher studies also Khariar has some colleges in the region.

Graduation Colleges

• Khariar Autonomous College is at Khariar
• Model Digree College , Khariar
• Women's College Khariar
• Parikshita Tiger +2 Science College
• Mahatma Gandhi +2 Science College
• DMEC,Khariar

Technical Colleges/Institutions

• Government I.T.I Khariar
• Lokadrusti College of Advanced Technology.

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.

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 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
• Gayatri Mandir, Chalanpada
• Siva Temple, Bhaludungari

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

• Mukti Marg Church, Khariar
• Musjid near old ssvm, Khariar
• Radhakrushna Madir ,Damapala

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)

chindaguda shiv mandir (Baidehiswar )

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 8PM usually. The activities of this town includes:- running of schools,Shops or very small industries and bus communications. Other then these activities political activities across the town is also common. In evening, it is a common site to see youth playing at various fields (mostly at RAJA A.T. HIGH SCHOOL field, Vidya Mandir field, Bhojpur Field, College Field, Shanti Nagar Field). In fact the veterans also participate in several fitness activities during evening (like jogging near Canal Road, Padampur Road, Tukla Road, Nehena Road, 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
• Ramzan & Eid
• Bakareid
• Moharram
• Christmas (December)
• Krushnalila