Chandahandi is a town and Block in

Nabarangpur District Nabarangpur district, also known as Nabarangapur district or Nawarangpur district, is a district of Odisha, India. The city of Nabarangpur is the district capital. Most of its population is tribal and the land is heavily forested. It borders Ka ...

Odisha State Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of S ...

in India.

Demographics

census, the block had a total population of 61076, which consists of 30350 male and 30726 female. Total SC (

Scheduled Caste The Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) are officially designated groups of people and among the most disadvantaged socio-economic groups in India. The terms are recognized in the Constitution of India and the groups are designa ...

) and ST (

Scheduled Tribe The Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) are officially designated groups of people and among the most disadvantaged socio-economic groups in India. The terms are recognized in the Constitution of India and the groups are designa ...

) population was 6,479 and 20,276 respectively. According to census 2011 information the sub-district code of Chandahandi Block (CD) is 03190. Total area of chandahandi tehsil is 265 km².According to Census 2011, the block had a total of 73,953, which constitutes 36,460 males and 37,493 females across 89 census villages.

Art and culture

As this place is happened to be a town of

has an old tradition of Art and Culture, People of the tehsil perform folk dance like Geet Kudia, Ghumura, Banabadi, Madhia, Samparda, Sankirtann etc. Rath Jatra, Dusshera (Dasahara), Holi and Mahasivaratri all these Hindu festivals are celebrated together by the town people.

Festivals

*Mondei (Derived from Hindi word "Mondi" means "small market") is a local festival and is a huge celebration in this town and

. Most people of the town as well as the district celebrates the festival by worshipping a common presiding deity. Generally this festival is celebrated after harvesting of crops. During the festival many entertainment programmes like plays, opera, melody and folk dances are performed whole night. To watch this large no. of men and women comes from all corner of the Nabarangpur district. Holi, Dussehra, Ratha Yatra, Nua khai, Bol Bum, Kalasi etc. are among festivals that are celebrated in the Chandahandi Tehsil.

References

{{Nabarangpur district Cities and towns in Nabarangpur district