Chandikhole

Chandikhole
Town
Chandikhole Location in Odisha, India Show map of Odisha Chandikhole Chandikhole (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 20°41′58″N86°8′2″E / 20.69944°N 86.13389°E / 20.69944; 86.13389
Country	India
State	Odisha
District	Jajpur
Government
• Type	NAC
• Body	Chandikhol NAC
Languages
• Official	Odia
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	OD-04
Nearest city	Jajpur
Website	jajapur.nic.in

Chandikhol is a town and a Notified Area Council in Jajpur district, Odisha, India. The place has been named after Goddess "Chandi" worshipped by late monk Baba Bhairabananda Bramhachari who established the deity of Maa Chandi in one of the adjoining hills of Barunei full of dense forest and ferocious animals in 1932. Chandikhol has been selected for the establishment of one of Strategic Petroleum Reserve (India) location. ^[1]

Geography

It is located in the Jajpur District of Odisha.

Location

Chandikhole is one of the end points of National Highway 200, the other end being Raipur. National Highway 16 passes through Chandikhole.

The nearest airport is Biju Patnaik Airport at Bhubaneswar about 70 km away. It is an extremely strategic location in terms of commerce as it acts as a junction between Kalinganagar, Cuttack, Bhadrak and Paradeep.

The nearest town, Jaraka, is 12 km away from Chandikhole.

See also

• Mahavinayak Temple
• Jaraka

References

1. "India to build two more strategic petroleum reserves: Piyush Goyal". The Economic Times.

External links

• Map of Jajpur district with Chandikhole marked