Sindhekela

Sindhekela
Town
Nickname:  SKL
Sindhekela Location in Balangir, Odisha, India Show map of Odisha Sindhekela Sindhekela (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 20°13′53″N82°56′21″E / 20.2315269°N 82.9391555°E / 20.2315269; 82.9391555
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.gov.in

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.

Transport

The 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

• 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

• Dilip Ratha-CEO, KNOMAD – World Bank ^[1]

References

1. "News about Dilip Ratha". The New York Times .

20°13′52″N82°56′20″E / 20.231°N 82.939°E / 20.231; 82.939