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{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2019}}
{{Distinguish|Gandhara}}
{{Unreferenced|date=July 2010}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kandhara
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| settlement_type = Village
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| pushpin_map = India Odisha
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Odisha, India
| coordinates = {{coord|21.3|N|85.33|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Odisha]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Dhenkanal District|Dhenkanal]]
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| leader_title = MLA
| leader_name = Nrusingh Charan Sahoo
| unit_pref = Metric
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| elevation_m = 14.62
| population_total = 2382 est.
| population_as_of = 2007
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Odia language|Odia]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 759028
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 06768-
| registration_plate = OD-06
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'''Kandhara''' is a village in the [[Dhenkanal district]] of the Indian state of [[Odisha]], situated on the banks of the Ramial and Dolia rivers. It is located 20 km northwest of [[Kamakshyanagar]], 55 km north of Dhenkanal, 135 km north of the state capital [[Bhubaneswar]], 100 km west of [[Jajpur]] Road, and 65 km east of [[Talcher]].

==Geography==
Kandhara has an average elevation of 37 metres (121 feet). It is located at the apex of a delta formed by the rivers ''Ramial'' to the east and ''[[Dolia]]'' to the west. This is why the agricultural land is very fertile in nature.

==Education==
Kandhara is the home of '''Dadhi Bamana Jew High School''' (established in 1992), two UP Schools (the older one established in 1911), one ME school, and two Anganwadi centers.

==Transportation==
Kandhara is well connected with the all of the important places of [[Odisha]] by road.

==Demographics==
The winter season, between November and beginning of January, is characterized by wind chill from the north, and long nights − the sun sets around 5:30 p.m. [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] in December. Between the middle of January to the middle of March, the climate is pleasant with temperatures ranging from 22.2 °C to 33.4 °C. As most of the agricultural lands are irrigated, the inhabitants try to get maximum benefit from them, cultivating more than two crops in a year. The main crops are rice, bananas, sugarcane, chickpeas, lentils, groundnuts, oil seeds, tropical vegetables, and medicinal herbs. The staple foods are rice with [[Dal]] and curries.

==Festivals==
Many [[festivals]] are celebrated by Kandhara's people, including '''Dola Melana''', '''RajaUtshav''', '''[[Rathyatra]]''', '''Valukuni Puja''', '''[[Laxmi Puja]]''', '''Panchaka Mahotshav''', and '''Asta Prahara Nama Yagna'''. People gather to celebrate regardless of [[caste]] and other differences. The festivals attract visitors from many other villages.

==Politics==
Kandhara is part of [[Dhenkanal (Lok Sabha constituency)]]. The current MP of Lok Sabha is [[Tathagata Satapathy]] of [[Biju Janata Dal|BJD]], and the current MLA for Kandhara (Parjang Assembly Constituency) is Dr. Nrusing Charan Sahoo of [[Biju Janata Dal|BJD]], who won the seat in the state elections of 2009.

==Nearby cities and towns==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! West !! North !! East !! South
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| Parjang || [[Keonjhar]] || [[Daitari]] || [[Kamakshyanagar]]
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| [[Talcher]] || Dandadhar || Jajpur Road || [[Dhenkanal, India|Dhenkanal]]
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.maplandia.com/india/orissa/dhenkanal/places-jaraparha-kandhara.html Kandhara Map]
*[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/21/kandhara.html Kandhara]

{{Dhenkanal district}}

[[Category:Villages in Dhenkanal district]]

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