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Khariar (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Khariar (also called Khadial, Rajkhariar and Rajakhariar) is a town and a nagar panchayat, Notified Area Council in Nuapada District of the Indian States and territories of India, state of Odisha. History The region of Khariar was under the rule of the Chauhan dynasty, Chauhan dynasty of Patna State which was established by Ramai Deva of the Chauhan dynasty in the 14th century CE who were vassals of the Eastern Ganga dynasty which was declining following invasions from the northern part of the Indian subcontinent. The Chauhan reign from Patnagarh continued over the region and later expanded through the establishment of their cadet branches extending their rule over areas of Western Odisha and eastern Chhattisgarh. In 1600 CE, Raja Gopal Rai who belonged to the Chauhan family of Balangir was crowned as the first king of Khariar. This led to the formation of the Khariar zamindari that remained until India's independence in 1947. Economy Nuapada district is located in western par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagar Panchayat
A nagar panchayat () or town panchayat or Notified Area Council (NAC) in India is a settlement in transition from rural to urban and therefore a form of an urban political unit comparable to a municipality. An urban centre with more than 12,000 and less than 40,000 inhabitants is classified as a nagar panchayat. The population requirement for a Town Panchayat can vary from state to state. Such councils are formed under the panchayati raj administrative system. In census data, the abbreviation T.P. is used to indicate a "town panchayat". Tamil Nadu was the first state to introduce the panchayat town as an intermediate step between rural villages and urban local bodies (ULB). The structure and the functions of the nagar panchayat are decided by the state government. Governance Each Nagar Panchayat has a committee consisting of a chairperson or president with ward members. Membership consists of a minimum of ten elected ward members and three nominated members. The Chairperson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rain Shadow
A rain shadow is an area of significantly reduced rainfall behind a mountainous region, on the side facing away from prevailing winds, known as its leeward side. Evaporated moisture from body of water, bodies of water (such as oceans and large lakes) is carried by the prevailing sea breeze, onshore breezes towards the drier and hotter inland areas. When encountering elevated landforms, the moist air is orographic lift, driven upslope towards the summit, peak, where it expands, cools, and its moisture condenses and starts to Precipitation, precipitate. If the landforms are tall and wide enough, most of the humidity will be lost to precipitation over the windward side (also known as the ''rainward'' side) before ever making it past the top. As the air descends the leeward side of the landforms, it is compressed and heated, producing Foehn winds that ''absorb'' moisture downslope and cast a broad "shadow" of arid, dry climate region behind the ridge, mountain crests. This climate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Komna
Komna is a mountain karst plateau in the Julian Alps in northwestern Slovenia. It has an elevation from to . It has a triangular shape and rises above the Bohinj Basin. To the east, it continues into the Triglav Lakes Valley. The lowest measured temperatures in Slovenia were recorded at Komna in January 2009, reaching . Name The name ''Komna'' is derived through ellipsis from *''Komьna (planota)''; the adjective *''komьna'' comes from the Slavic common noun *''komъ'' 'hill, mountain, elevation', and the second element means 'plateau'. The name therefore etymologically means 'mountain (plateau)'. Lodge The Komna Lodge stands on Komna at an elevation of . It is operated by the Ljubljana Matica Alpine Club The Ljubljana Matica Alpine Club (, shortly or simply ), with its office located in Ljubljana, is by the number of members the largest Alpine club in Slovenia. In 2013, the club had about 2,800 members. It is a member of the Alpine Association of .... References Extern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boden Block
Boden is one of the five blocks in the Nuapada District in the Indian state of Odisha. The five blocks are Khariar, Nuapada, Komna, Boden and Sinapali. The main town is Boden, 27 kilometres from Khariar, and 97 kilometres from Nuapada district headquarters. Fourteen Gram Panchayats and eighty-nine Revenue Villages make up the Boden block. Demographics According to the 2011 Census of India, the Boden block contains a total population of 81,687 people (40,014 males and 41,673 females), including 21,253 families. The total population is 99.45% Hindu, with the other 0.55% is unidentified. The literacy is 53.3%; the male literacy rate sits at 57.23%, while female literacy is 34.13%. Nearly 11,300 children are under age seven, making up 15% of the total population. Culture The Odia language is the primary language, while Odia and English are used for educational purposes in most schools. Festivals *Makar Sankranti *Shivratri *Holi * Ganesh Chaturthi * Dussehr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raipur Airport
Swami Vivekananda Airport , formerly known as Mana Airport, is a domestic airport serving Raipur, the capital city of the state of Chhattisgarh, India. The airport is located at Mana, approximately south-east of Raipur and east of Naya Raipur, situated conveniently between the two cities. On 24 January 2012, the airport was renamed after Swami Vivekananda, the iconic Hindu monk and philosopher who spent three years of his youth in Raipur between 1877 and 1879. In the period between April 2024 and March 2025, it handled around 2.6 million passengers, and has been the busiest airport in the state, the second-busiest in Central India after Indore and the 28th-busiest airport in India by passenger traffic. The airport boasts longest runway in Central India which extends to . Airfield Spread over an area of , Swami Vivekananda Airport has a single runway (06/24) measuring in length and in width. The runway has been extended to , of which extended portion 965 meter was operation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kantabanjhi
Kantabanji (KBJ) is a Municipality in Balangir district in the Indian state of Odisha. History In 1937, the railway track from Kantabanji to Vishakhapatnam was laid and since then train started running through this route. At that time no one was aware of Kantabanji. That time it was a small village under the Bangomunda police station a village near to Kantabanji. Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo who was the king of Patnagarh at that time. He was also the chief minister of Orissa from an independent party, helped extremely to explore Kantabanji and then people started living there. He was the grandfather of K.V. Singh Deo (MLA) of Patnagarh. Raj Gopala Charya helped R.N. Singh Deo become the chief minister of Orissa. The planning of this town was similar to the planning of Chandigarh or Jaipur, i.e., there is more than one way to go to the adjacent street which is a short way. Every two street is connected with more than one small street so that the person need not have to c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Highway 353 (India)
National Highway 353 (NH 353) is highway that connects Ghorai with Khariar. It is a spur road of National Highway 53. NH-753E traverses the states of Chhattisgarh and Odisha in India. Route NH53 near Ghorai, Mahasamund, Bagbahara, Nuapada, NH59 near Khariar Junctions : Terminal near Ghorai Mahasamund : Terminal near Khariar. See also * List of national highways in India * National Highways Development Project The National Highways Development Project (NHDP) was a project of four laning of existing national highways and six laning of selected major national highways of India. The project was started in 1998 under the leadership of Prime Minister of I ... References External links National Highways in Orissa National highways of India National highways in Chhattisgarh National highways in Odisha {{India-NH-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khariar Mahotsav
Khariar (also called Khadial, Rajkhariar and Rajakhariar) is a town and a Notified Area Council in Nuapada District of the Indian state of Odisha. History The region of Khariar was under the rule of the Chauhan dynasty of Patna State which was established by Ramai Deva of the Chauhan dynasty in the 14th century CE who were vassals of the Eastern Ganga dynasty which was declining following invasions from the northern part of the Indian subcontinent. The Chauhan reign from Patnagarh continued over the region and later expanded through the establishment of their cadet branches extending their rule over areas of Western Odisha and eastern Chhattisgarh. In 1600 CE, Raja Gopal Rai who belonged to the Chauhan family of Balangir was crowned as the first king of Khariar. This led to the formation of the Khariar zamindari that remained until India's independence in 1947. Economy Nuapada district is located in western part of Western Odisha and Khariar is located in the middle of the Nua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odia Language
Odia (;"Odia" ''Lexico''. , ISO 15919, ISO: , ; formerly rendered as Oriya) is a classical languages of India, classical Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Indian state of Odisha. It is the Languages with official status in India, official language in Odisha (formerly rendered as Orissa), where native speakers make up 82% of the population, and it is also spoken in parts of West Bengal, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. Odia is one of the Languages with official status in India, official languages of India; it is the official language of Odisha and the second official language of Jharkhand. The Odia language has various dialects varieties, including the Baleswari Odia (Northern dialect), Kataki, Dhenkanalia, Anugulia(central dialect), Ganjami O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
