Raj Khariar - The City Of Culture

 Raj Khariar 

Khariar (also called Khadial or Kharhial) is a town and a notified area committee in Nuapada district of the Indian state of Odisha. The native language of Khariar is Oriya and most of the village people speak Oriya. Khariar people use Oriya language for communication.

Economy :

Nuapada district in the State of Odisha is in the western part of odisha in India and Khariar is located in the heart of Nuapada district. It comes under a rain shadow belt . Khariar is the one of the major towns in Nuapada district. It is the main business centre in the locality. It has a daily market and a weekly baazar takes place every Friday. Most people of Khariar are middle-class, which includes government employees, small shopkeepers, businessmen etc.

Geography :

Khariar is located at 20.28°N 82.77°E. It has an average elevation of 226m (741 ft). It is located in the Western part of Odisha, close to the border of Raipur District Chhattisgarh State. It belongs to the Mahanadi basin the Eastern Ghats where mountains are interspersed with wide valleys. The elevation is about 200 meters. The climate is tropical with the rainfall is due to the South West monsoon, There are few government and private schools and colleges in the region. Oriya is the official language of the people. Furthermore, the region is well connected with roads to many town and also railways to other part of the state. The nearest airport located is Raipur in Chhattisgarh and nearest railway station located at Kantabanjhi which is 35KM Away from Khariar. [2] The Indian writers like Jitamitra Prasad Singh Deo are from Khariar region.

Demographics :

As of 2011 India census Khariar had a population of 15,087. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Khariar has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 52%. In Khariar, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Education :

Khariar has one of the highest school densities in Nuapada District. The best Odia Medium school is Saraswati sishu vidya mandir.

General colleges :

1. Khariar Autonomous College, Khariar
2. Model Degree College, Khariar
3. K.M. Degree College, Tukula
4. Women's Degree College, Khariar
5. Lokadrusti +3 Science College, Khariar

Higher secondary schools :

1. Khariar Higher Secondary School, Khariar
2. Khadial Mahila Higher Secondary School, Khariar
3. Government Vocational Higher Secondary School, Khariar
4. Mahatma Gandhi Science Higher Secondary School, Khariar
5. Parikshita Tiger Science Higher Secondary School, Khariar
6. Upendra Prabhakar Higher Secondary School, Tukla
7. Bibekananda Meher Higher Secondary School, Bhuliasikuan

Schools :

1. Raja A. T. High School, Khariar
2. SARASWATI SISHU VIDYA MANDIR, KHARIAR
3. Kendriya Vidyalaya, Khariar
4. Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya, Badi, Khariar
5. Panchayat High School, Lohorapali
6. Govt. Girls' High School, Khariar
7. Khariar Public School
8. Chindaguda High School
9. Arabinda School
10. Shastri School
11. Imperial English Medium School
12. Little Star Play School
13. Mission Primary School
14. Taj Urudu Prathamika Vidyalaya
15. Balaka School
16. Balika School
17. Utkalabandhu School
18. Manikya devi School
19. BIJEPUR BLIND SCHOOL
20. BIJEPUR Govt primary school
21. Regional Conclusive High School, Khariar
22. St. Xaviers Public School, Lalsaheb Pada, Khariar
23. Jai Kishan Nodal High School, Bargaon
24. Western Odisha Residential Public School. Rajkhaiar
25. Duajhar High School, Duajhar

Technical colleges/institutions :

1. Government I.T.I. Khariar
2. Lokadrusti College of Advanced Technology
3. SRIIT Computer Education
4. KETAKI Academy, Call-7008301942
5. ASCMS Education(For Nursery Teacher Training, Primary Teacher Training, Diploma in Early Childhood Care And Education, Computer Teacher Training , And Other Computer Course.. Call-7809727060 )
6. ET&T Khariar
7. IICE (Innovative Institution of Computer Education) Khariar

Religious places :

There are several religious places of different religion in Khariar, this indicates a diversity in religion, culture in Khariar. Some of the temples located in Khariar are:-

1. Maa Samaleswari Temple, near Azad Chowk
2. Raktambari mandir, near Azad Chowk
3. Hanuman Mandir, near Azad Chowk
4. Hanuman Mandir, Puruna Bustand
5. Dadhibamana Mandir, Badgudipada
6. Jagannath Temple
7. Ram Mandir
8. Hanuman Mandir, irrigation colony
9. Koshaleswar Temple, irrigation colony
10. Ganesh mandir, irrigation colony
11. Bhubaneswari mandir, irrigation colony
12. Shiva Temple, Duajhar
13. Maa Santoshi Mandir, Junen
14. Siva mandir, Tirbandh
15. Siva mandir, muktasagar
16. Gayatri Mandir, Chalanpada
17. Radhakrushna madir, Damapala
18. Shri Rameswara Siva Mandir, Bhaludungari

Some of the other religious places of other communities are:

1. Mukti Marg Church, Khariar
2. Sunni Hanfi Jama Masjid, At-Masjid Pada, Khariar
3. Sunni Jamat Eidgah, NH-353 Near Khariar Autonomous College Khariar
4. Shiv temple, dalpada

Conclusion : The Article is Copied from Wikipedia.