Raj Khariar

Raj Khariar.

Raj Khariar (also called Khariar, Khadial or Kharhial) is a town and a notified area committee in Nuapada district in the Indian state of Odisha.

Geography:

Khariar is located at 20.28°N 82.77°E. It has an average elevation of 226 m (741 ft). It is located in the Western part of Orissa, 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.

Raj Khariar, Odisha.

Fact of Raj Khariar

Demographics:

As of 2001 India census, Khariar had a population of 25778. 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.

Economy :

Nuapada District in the State of Orissa is now considered one of the most backward districts in India and Khariar is located in the heart of Nuapada district. It comes under a rain shadow belt and there is never adequate rain fall for a good crop. Practically every year or once in two years there has been drought in the Khariar Tahasil (County). 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.Maximum people of khariar are lower middle class which includes govt employees,small shopkeepers etc.

Education :

Though khariar is a small town,it has some institutions which provide quality education.In khariar one can get good education only in secondary level,because higher secondary level institutions are not so good.Some of the institutions which provide good education are listed below:

§  Raja A.T. High School, Khariar [Oriya medium].

§  Govt. Girl's High School, khariar [Oriya medium].

§  Lohrapali High School,Lohrapali,khariar [Oriya medium].

§  Utkala bandhu U.P&M.E School, Khariar.

§  Girls M.E School, khariar.

§  Boys M.E School, khariar.

§  Kendriya Vidyalaya, khariar [C.B.S.E]

Private Schools

§  Saraswati shishu vidya mandir, Khariar.

§  Khariar public school, Khariar.

§  Western Orissa residentiaal public school, Khariar.

§  Daniel public school, Bhojpur (near Khariar).

§  Little star public school, Khariar.

§  Aurobindo school of integral education, Khariar

Colleges :

§  Khariar college, Khariar.

§  LCAT, Khariar.

§  Women's college, Khariar.

§  Khariar ITI, Khariar.

Transportation :

           Khariar is well connected with towns like Bhawanipatna, Bolangir, Kantabanjhi, Titlagarh, Nuapada District and Khariar Road. The nearest railway station is Kantabanjhi, which is well connected with all the major cities & towns of Odisha as well as of India. Raipur is the nearest airport which is located 198 kilometers from Khariar. Khariar is a town which is bus dominated. As Khariar is not a big city, so only Bikes, Cars & Bicycles can be seen on roads of Khariar. Khariar is the major transportation hub for Khariar Block. National Highway 217 passes through Khariar, which links Raipur and Gopalpur. State Highway 16 connect Khariar with Bhawanipatna. 

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Politics :

        Current MLA from Khariar Assembly Constituency is Hitesh Kumar Bagarti of BJP, who won the seat in State elections in 2009. Previous MLAs from this seat were Duryodhan Majhi of BJD Anup Singh Deo of INC who won in 1985 and also in 1980 as independent candidate, Kapil Narayan Tiwari who won as independent candidate in 1977.

Khariar is part of Kalahandi (Lok Sabha constituency).

*With helps from Wikipedia

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