Khariar Road is a city in India. It is located at

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Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh (, ) is a landlocked state in Central India. It is the ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the seventeenth most populous. It borders seven states – Uttar Pradesh to the north, Madhya Prade ...

border. It is from

Raipur Raipur ( ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Raipur is also the administrative headquarters of Raipur district and Raipur division, and the largest city of the state. It was a part of Madhya Pradesh before the state of Chh ...

, capital of Chhattisgarh and is one of the fastest growing economic centers of India. It is also one of the key railway stations of the

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Topography

Khariar Road is on a vast plain land with very slight variations in land level. It has one river named Jonk, which a tributary of

Mahanadi The Mahanadi is a major river in East Central India. It drains an area of around and has a total length of . Mahanadi is also known for the Hirakud Dam. The river flows through the states of Chhattisgarh and Odisha and finally merged with Bay o ...

. Most of the town gets its water supply from this river. Khariar Road is surrounded by some small mountains, part of the

Eastern Ghats The Eastern Ghats are a discontinuous range of mountains along India's eastern coast. The Eastern Ghats pass through Odisha, Andhra Pradesh to Tamil Nadu in the south passing some parts of Karnataka as well as Telangana. They are eroded and cut ...

. The land here has medium range fertility and most of the farmers here prefer to grow

rice Rice is the seed of the grass species ''Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice) or less commonly ''Oryza glaberrima ''Oryza glaberrima'', commonly known as African rice, is one of the two domesticated rice species. It was first domesticated and grown i ...

. Overall, it has a good topography, but in the summer, it faces

water scarcity Water scarcity (closely related to water stress or water crisis) is the lack of fresh water Water resources, resources to meet the standard water demand. There are two types of water scarcity: physical or economic water scarcity. Physical water ...

as the river level decreases.

Economic condition

In the last 15 to 20 years, Khariar Road has grown to become one of the most growing economic and business hubs in

Nuapada Nuapada is a town in western region of Odisha state of eastern India. It is the headquarter of Nuapada district. Nuapada district was carved out of the undivided Kalahandi district on 27 March 1993. It is on the western border of Odisha with Chh ...

. As it is near the border of

and is also just from

, it has an easy access and transport facility for trading. Most of the businessmen buy their supplies from

Mahasamund Mahasamund City is a city in Mahasamund District in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh.It is situated on the Mumbai-Kolkata and Raipur-Vishakhaptnam National Highways. It is one of the largest (ranked 13th) and most important cities in the State ...

and

and sell in the market. Most of the people from Nuapada and nearby villages come here and buy their supplies. After the development of its railway station, its economy has grown.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Khariar Road had a population of 16,629. Males constituted 51% of the population and females 49%. Khariar Road had an average literacy rate of 61%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; male literacy was 70% and female literacy 51%. In Khariar Road, 14% of the population was under 6 years of age.

Schools

*Delhi Public School *Navjyoti Vidyalaya *Gopobandhu High School *Saraswati Vidya Mandir *Gurukul ashram *Gurunanak public school *Gyanjyoti kr vidlaya *KG Sharaff Public school *Dattatraya High school *GOVT PUPS BANKA

References

Cities and towns in Nuapada district {{Nuapada-geo-stub