Chatikona

Chatikona is a small village of Rayagada district in the state of Odisha, India. It is one of the identified Tourist Centres[1][2][3] (scenic spot) of Odisha.[4]

Chatikona
Village
Shiv Temple & Waterfall at Chatikana
Chatikona
Location in Odisha, India
Chatikona
Chatikona (India)
Coordinates: 19°28′00″N 83°27′00″E
Country India
StateOdisha
DistrictRayagada
Government
 • TypeDemocratic
Languages
 • OfficialOdia
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
765019
Vehicle registrationOD
Websiteodisha.gov.in

Introduction

The village is surrounded by the famous Niyamgiri hills in its three directions. Every year, on the festival of Maha Shivaratri, people from all nook and corner of Odisha come to visit this place as there is a beautiful Shiva (Lord Pataleswar) temple at Chatikona.[5] Beside the temple of Lord Shiva, Chatikona Falls enhance the scenic beauty of the place. Numerous waterfalls and streams flow from the hills of Niyamgiri. Bissam Cuttack railway station is, in fact, situated at Chatikona village and hence the village is well connected with railways.

Geography

Chatikona is situated about 48 km from the district headquarters i.e. Rayagada. Chatikona is situated at lat.19° 28′N and lon. 83° 27′E. The nearest villages are Kurli, Khambesi, Kiyapadu and Khajuri.

Demography

Majority of the population at and nearby Chatikona are primitive tribal known as Dongaria [6]kondha. As per census 2011 available in the "Official website of census india" the population of Chatikona is 2183 out of which male population is 1067 and female population is 1116.

Educational institutions

Maa Markama college, Bissamcuttack is the nearest college to Chatikona. Besides, the following educational institutions are situated at Chatikona.

  • The Niyamgiri High School
  • Govt. M.E.School
  • Govt. U.P.School
  • Railway U.P.School
  • Ambedkar English Medium U.P.
  • Nalini Vidya Mandira (Residential school) at Bariguda
  • D.K.D.A. Ashrama School
  • Saraswati Sishu Mandir

Tourist attraction
Water fall at Chatikona, Rayagada

The temple of Lord Shiva (Pataleswar) with a beautiful water fall beside, is a picnic spot and a place of tourist attraction [7][8] of Rayagada district. Besides, there is a tribal museum of Dongaria Kondha culture organized by D.K.D.A.CHATIKONA.[9] An Oriya film namely "Jianta Bhoota" produced in the year 2011 by Akhaya Kumar parija and directed by Prasanta Nanda which is based on the lives of Dongaria Kondha of this area won National Film Awards under National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Environment/Conservation/Preservation Film category.[10]

Other tourist attractions around the place is the Maa Markama Temple, Laxminarayana Temple at Therubali and the Shiva temple at Paikapada, Rayagada. The weekly Wednesday market at Chatikona is also worth seeing. Here highly ornamented Dongaria Kondha and Desia Kondha villages of Niyamagiri area bring their produce to sell.[11]

See also

References
  1. Identified Tourist Centres in Odisha (PDF). Orissa Reference Annual-2011. pp. 521–532. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  2. List of identified Tourist Centres in Odisha (PDF). Tourism Department. pp. 06–07. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 February 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  3. "Rayagada District: Introduction". 123orissa.com. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  4. Patra, Dasarathy. Tribal Tourism and Culture (PDF). Orissareview-November,2011. pp. 63–68. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  5. "Tourist Attractions". rayagada.nic.in. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  6. ""Dongaria Kondha of Niyamgiri area"". Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  7. "Rayagada tourism"
  8. "Rayagada district General information". indiaonapage.com. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  9. "DKDA CHATIKONA"
  10. "Jianta bhoota-Odia film"
  11. Bindloss, Joe (2009). Northeast India. Lonely Planet. pp. 270, 271.
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