Chandikhole is a town in Jajapur district, Orissa

Orissa

Orissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...

, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. 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 ferrocious animals in 1932.

Location

Chandikhole is one of the end points of National Highway 200

National Highway 200 (India)

National Highway 200 is a National highway in India that connects Raipur, the state capital of Chhattisgarh to Chandikhole in Orissa. It covers a distance of 740 km.-Chhattisgarh:* Raipur* Dharsinwa* Simga* Nandghat* Baitalpur* Bilaspur...

, the other end being Raipur. National Highway 5

National Highway 5 (India)

National Highway 5 is a major National Highway in India that runs along India's east coast through the states of Orissa, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. The northern terminal is at Jharpokharia in Orissa and the southern terminal is at Chennai in Tamil Nadu...

 passes through Chandikhole.

Nearest airport is Biju Patnaik Airport

Biju Patnaik Airport

Biju Patnaik Airport , also known as Bhubaneswar Airport, is situated in the city of Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India. It is currently the only major airport in Orissa...

at Bhubaneswar, which is at a distance of 65 km.

External links

• Map of Jajapur district with Chandikhole marked