Chandikhole
Chandikhole is a place and Notified Area Council in Jajpur district, Odisha, India. The place has been named after Goddess "Chandi" worshipped by late monk Baba Bhairabananda Bramhachari who established the deity of Maa Chandi in one of the adjoining hills of Barunei full of dense forest and ferocious animals in 1932. Chandikhol has been selected for the establishment of one of Strategic Petroleum Reserve (India) location.
Chandikhole | |
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Town | |
Chandikhole Location in Odisha, India Chandikhole Chandikhole (India) | |
| Coordinates: 20°41′58″N 86°8′2″E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Jajpur |
| Government | |
| • Type | NAC |
| • Body | Chandikhol NAC |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Odia |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | OD-04 |
| Nearest city | Jajpur |
| Website | jajapur |
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