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Gandabahali (ଗଣ୍ଡାବାହାଲି) or Ganabeheli is a village in Sinapali block in the south of Nuapada District in Odisha, India.

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Gandabahali
Village
ଗଣ୍ଡାବାହାଲି गंडाबाहाली
Nickname:  The Village of Festival
Gandabahali Location in Odisha, India Show map of Odisha Gandabahali Gandabahali (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 20.133°N 82.691°E / 20.133; 82.691
Country	India
State	Odisha
District	Nuapada
Government
• Body	Gram Panchayat Samiti
• Sarpanch	Koushalya Meher
• MLA	Sri Adhiraj Mohan Panigrahi
Area
• Total	6.53 km2 (2.52 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	2,293
• Density	350/km2 (910/sq mi)
Demonym	Ganabehelia
Languages
• Official	English
• Local	Kalahandia Sambalpuri Hindi Odia Chhattisgarhi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	766118
Telephone code	06677
Vehicle registration	OD, OR
Sex ratio	50.3:49.7 ♂/♀

Gandabahali is a village surrounded by Chahara forest in the east, Patalganga in the west, Sundar river in the north and Udanti river in the south. Gandabahali is one of the largest villages and a place of historical significance in the Sinapali Block. Local people call it the village of festival, because 13 festivals are celebrated in this village in 12 months. It is located on the bank of Udanti River, 88 kilometres (55 mi) south of the district headquarters of Nuapada and 443 km (275 mi) from Odisha's capital Bhubaneswar. The village has a Gram panchayat (Local Governing Council).

Ramgarh Hills
North-west part of the Gandabahali
Highest point
Coordinates	20°8′43.5″N 82°41′52.8″E
Geography
Ramgarh Hills Ramgarh Hills
Location	Gandabahali

Ramgarh Hills is the most ancient in the historical place of Gandabahali. It is located in Gandabahali Village. The Ramgarh Hills are a popular tourist destination and it is also called worship place of Maa Gadiani. The largest elephant stone is located at this place and it is considered to be the oldest elephant stone in the undivided kalahandi district. According to an ancient belief, Lord Ram brother Lakshman and wife sita had resided in the exile period.

History

The region of Gandabahali was under the rule of the Chauhan dynasty of Patna State which was established by Ramai Deva of the Chauhan dynasty in the 14th cen CE who were vassals of the Eastern Ganga dynasty which was declining following invasions from the northern part of the Indian subcontinent. The Chauhan reign from Patnagarh continued over the region and later expanded through the establishment of their cadet branches extending their rule over areas of Western Odisha and eastern Chhattisgarh. In 1600 CE, Raja Gopal Rai who belonged to the Chauhan family of Balangir was crowned as the first king of Khariar. In the year 1820, Raja Ratan Singh Deo (Chauhan King of Khariar) shifted his capital from Komna to Khariar. Then our village came under khariar capital. The region is said to have came under British control in 1828 after Maratha king defeated the Chauhan ruler. In the year 1862 it was in Madhya Pradesh, in 1857 it was under Nagpur, then in 1862 it would be under Raipur and When Odisha got independence as a state on 1 April 1936, at that time, the village came under the district of Sambalpur. Odisha was reorganised in 1949; at that time, the village came under the district of Kalahandi. After that, on 1 April 1993, Nuapada became a separate district carved out from the undivided kalahandi district. Then, the village comes under the district of Nuapada and the block of Sinapali. It now then becomes a separate Gram Panchayat under the block of Sinapali. It is the biggest gram Panchayat of the Block of Sinapali and is an old village in this particular area of Gandabahali. Some communities like Damba and Kandha have been living in this village from the ancient time. It is considered that might be the name of the this village as their name of the community. Then, some other communities came to this village and settled there. Most of the people in this village are Bhulia (Meher) Community. They came from the city of Patnagarh and Sambalpur. This village is now known as the Bhulia (Meher) Community.

Overview

Gram Panchayat :	Gandabahali
Block / Tehsil :	Sinapali
District :	Nuapada
State :	Odisha
Pincode :	766118
Population :	2,293
Area :	451 hectares
Post Office	Gandabahali
Via	Duajher
Other Name	Ganabeheli
Households :	551

Religious

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

• Shiv Temple, Bus Stand
• Jagannath Temple, Bus Stand
• Tarini Temple, Member Pada
• Mausi Temple, Bus Stand
• Maa Chandi Temple, Bus Stand
• Maa Gadiani, Hills of Ramgarh
• Maa Chutibudi, Bus Stand

Religions in Gandabahali Religion Percent Hinduism   100% Islam   0.00% Other or not stated   0.00%

Office

• Revenue Inspector office
• Post office
• Forest office
• Gram Panchayat office

Playground

• PHS Playground
• SSVM Playground
• M.E School Playground
• Mausi Mandir Playground

Education

• Shibamandir Primary School
• Govt. Upper Primary School
• M.E School
• Panchayat High School
• Saraswati Sishu Vidya Mandir
• Aganwadi centre

Committee of Gandabahali

• Ganesh puja Committee
• Durga Pooja Committee
• Laxmi Pooja Committee
• Ram Pooja Committee
• Ravan Podi Committee
• All Shop Committee
• Prahari Committee
• Siva Temple Committee
• Jagannath Temple Committee
• Ramgarh Bikas Committee
• Youth Cricket Club (YCC)
• Gandabahali Premier League (GBL)
• Nuakhai Bhet Ghat Committee
• Gandabahali Bikas Manch Committee

Areas

• Bus Stand
• Gambhariguda Chowk
• Tarini Chowk
• Prahari Chowk
• Hostel Chowk
• Basti Pada
• Mali Pada
• Bag Pada
• Bhoi Pada
• Harijan Pada
• Satnami Pada
• Upar Pada
• Bhati Pada
• Koloni Pada
• Shibamandir Pada
• Gangadi Pada
• Ratalu Pada
• Member Pada
• School Pada
• Bahal Pada
• Santi Nagar
• Keut Pada

Tournaments

• Carrom tournament
• Football Tournament
• Cricket Tournament
• Badminton tournament

Festival

• Diwali
• Holi
• Navratri
• Durga Puja
• Dussehra
• Janmashtami
• Ganesh Chaturthi
• Maha Shivratri
• Makar Sankranti
• Rat Yatra
• Chatar Yatra
• Laxmi Puja
• Ram Navami
• Nuakhai Bhet Ghat
• Zero Night

Nearest airports to Gandabahali

1	Biju Patnaik International Airport, Bhubaneswar	444 km (276 mi)
2	Swami Vivekananda International Airport, Raipur	203 km (126 mi)
3	Visakhapatnam International Airport	376 km (234 mi)
4	Veer Surendra Sai Airport, Jharsuguda	317 km (197 mi)

Nearest railway stations

1	Kantabanji Railway Station	57 km (35 mi)
2	Titlagarh Junction	60 km (37 mi)
3	Bhawanipatna Railway Station	81 km (50 mi)
4	Nuapada Road Railway Station	91 km (57 mi)
5	Khariar Road Railway Station	99 km (62 mi)
6	Balangir Junction	123 km (76 mi)

Villages in Gandabahali Gram Panchayat

SL NO	VILLAGE NAME	KM
1	Gandabahali	0 KM
2	Gambhariguda	2.1 KM
3	Mundapala	1.9 KM
4	Gurjibhata	1.6 KM
5	Rampur	1.5 KM

Population

Gandabahali has a total population of 2,293 peoples, out of which male population is 1,126 while female population is 1,167. Literacy rate of gandabahali village is 61.01% out of which 67.50% males and 54.76% females are literate. There are about 551 houses in gandabahali village.

Census Parameter	Census Data
Total population	2293
Total no. of houses	551
Female population %	50.9 % ( 1167)
Total literacy rate %	61.0 % ( 1399)
Female literacy rate	27.9 % ( 639)
Scheduled tribes population %	17.8 % ( 409)
Scheduled caste population %	14.5 % ( 332)
Working population %	31.1 %
Child(0 -6) Population by 2011	269
Girl Child(0 -6) Population % by 2011	46.8 % ( 126)

Particulars	Total	Male	Female
Total population	2,293	1,126	1,167
Literate population	1,399	760	639
Illiterate population	894	366	528

Geography

Gandabahali is located in the western part of Odisha, at 20.133°N 82.691°E. It is close to the border of Raipur District, Chhattisgarh and Kalahandi District. It is located in a rain shadow belt, in the Mahanadi basin of the Eastern Ghats where mountains are interspersed with wide valleys. The climate is tropical, with rain in the South West monsoon season.

In evenings, it is a common sight to see youth playing at various fields likes PHS fields, SSVM fields, M.E School fields, Mausi Mandhir Playground etc. & Veterans also participate in several fitness activities during evenings, like Mundapala near Canal Road, Sinapali Road, Khariar Road, Gambhariguda Road etc.

Tourist destinations

There are several tourist spots around Gandabahali, including:

• Patalganga: A tourist spot approximately 30 km (19 mi) from Gandabahali which attracts pilgrims from different parts of Nuapada district as well as from Neighbouring Districts.
• Thipakhol Waterfall: 25 km (16 mi) from Gandabahali.
• Tikhali Dam: Tikhali Dam is a major irrigation project of the Government of Odisha, and part of the Lower Indra Irrigation Project. The dam is located on the bank of Indra River, a tributary of the Tel River, near the village of Dargoan, in Khariar block of Nuapada district. The areas affected are located in Balangir, Nuapada districts and this dam is 30 km (19 mi) from Gandabahali.
• Rusi Pitha: Rusipitha (Risipiti) is located near Tukla.
• Hanuman Dhara (Makar Chua): It is located in Gandabahali village and has gained a reputation as a popular picnic spot in the local area.
• Elephant Stone (Hati Pakhan): It is one of the famous historical place of our region, this historical place is 1 km (0.62 mi) away from Gandabahali and is considered to be the oldest elephant stone in undivided Kalahandi district.
• Yogeswar Temple: 95 km (59 mi) from Gandabahali. Yogeswar Temple is famous for its ancient and old Shiva Linga.
• Ramgarh Hills: Ramgarh Hills is the oldest in the historical place of Gandabahali. It is located in Gandabahali village. Ramgarh Hills is a popular tourist destination and is also known as the place of worship of Maa Gadiyani. According to an ancient belief, Lord Rama's brother Lakshmana and wife Sita resided during the exile.

References

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Citations

External links

• Official website

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