Chandipur is a resort town in

Balasore District Balasore District, also known as Baleswar District, is an administrative district of Odisha state, in eastern India. Balasore is one of the coastal districts of Odisha and lies on the northernmost part of the state. Etymology Baleswar is sa ...

Odisha Odisha (), formerly Orissa (List of renamed places in India, the official name until 2011), is a States and union territories of India, state located in East India, Eastern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by ar ...

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. The town is located on the shore of

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and is approximately 16 kilometers from Balasore Railway Station
Chandipur beach
is unique in a way that the water recedes up to 5 kilometers during the low tide. Due to its unique circumstances, the beach supports biodiversity.

Horseshoe crab Horseshoe crabs are arthropods of the family Limulidae and the only surviving xiphosurans. Despite their name, they are not true crabs or even crustaceans; they are chelicerates, more closely related to arachnids like spiders, ticks, and scor ...

is also found here on the beach towards Mirzapur, the nearby fishing market and community at the confluence of the Budhabalanga River (Balaramgadi). It is a suitable picnic spot. One of Odisha Tourism's Panthanivas (guest house) is situated here.

Geography

Chandipur is located at . It has an average elevation of . This town is in size. Chandipur beach can be submerged during high tide.

Normal Indian weather

Summer temperatures range 25–40 degrees Celsius, while the Winter range is 17–27 degree Celsius. Tourism season is typically from November to March.

Ministry of Defence

Chandipur is also the location of DRDO's only missile testing lab, i.e., the Integrated Test Range (ITR). A number of Indian missiles have been tested and launched from the ITR, including nuclear-capable

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and

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s, as well as Akash and

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Transport

Chandipur can be reached by travelling up to Baleswar by rail or road and then thereafter catching a bus, auto or taxi. Road access to Baleswar is via

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(NH-16). Chandipur sea beach is 16 km away from Balasore railway station.https://chandipurbls.in/ Also, one can avail the local guide & trekker service to see the major locations of Panchalinegeswar, Khirachora Gopinath temple, Chandipur Beach, Emami Jagannath temple, & Nilgiri Jagannath temple.

Food

Many types of

seafood Seafood is any form of Marine life, sea life regarded as food by humans, prominently including Fish as food, fish and shellfish. Shellfish include various species of Mollusca, molluscs (e.g., bivalve molluscs such as clams, oysters, and mussel ...

are available in hotels and restaurants. Fish is especially inexpensive here.

References

External links

* Cities and towns in Balasore district Beaches of Odisha Balasore {{India-mil-stub