Chatikona

Chatikona ଚାଟିକଣା
village

Chatikona Location in Odisha, India
Coordinates: 19°28′00″N 83°27′00″E / 19.46667°N 83.45000°E / 19.46667; 83.45000Coordinates: 19°28′00″N 83°27′00″E / 19.46667°N 83.45000°E / 19.46667; 83.45000
Country	India
State	Odisha
District	Rayagada
Government
• Type	Democratic
Languages
• Official	Oriya
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	765019

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]

Introduction

The village is surrounded by the famous Niyamgiri hills in its three directions. Every year, on the festival of Maha Shiva Ratri, 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]^[6] 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 and Khajuri.

Demography

Majority of the population at and nearby Chatikona are primitive tribal known as Dongaria ^[7]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 & 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, Chatikona,
Govt. M.E.School, Chatikona,
Govt. U.P.School, Chatikona,
Railway U.P.School, Chatikona,
Ambedkar English medium U.P.School,
Nalini Vidya Mandira(Residential school)at Bariguda near Chatikona,
D.K.D.A. Ashrama school, Chatikona.
Saraswati Sishu Mandir, Chatikona.

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 ^[8]^[9] of Rayagada district. Besides, there is a tribal museum of Dongaria Kondha culture organized by D.K.D.A.CHATIKONA.^[10] 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.^[11]

Other tourist attractions around the place is the Maa Markama Temple, Laxminarayana Temple at Therubali and the Shiv 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.^[12]

References

↑ Identified Tourist Centres in Odisha (PDF). Orissa Reference Annual-2011. pp. 521–532. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
↑ List of identified Tourist Centres in Odisha (PDF). Tourism Department. pp. 06–07. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
↑ "Rayagada District: Introduction". 123orissa.com. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
↑ Patra, Dasarathy. Tribal Tourism and Culture (PDF). Orissareview-November,2011. pp. 63–68.
↑ "Tourist Attractions". rayagada.nic.in. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
↑ "Rayagada". traveladda.com. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
↑ "Dongaria Kondha of Niyamgiri area"
↑ "Rayagada tourism"
↑ "Rayagada district General information". indiaonapage.com. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
↑ "DKDA CHATIKONA"
↑ "Jianta bhoota-Odia film"
↑ Bindloss, Joe (2009). Northeast India. Lonely Planet. pp. 270, 271.

External links

Rayagada district

Constituencies	Bissam Cuttack Gunupur Rayagada

Towns and villages	Bhaliapadar Bissam Cuttack Chandili Chatikona Gudari Gunupur Kujendri Muniguda Padmapur Rayagada

Other districts	Angul Balangir Balasore Bargarh Bhadrak Boudh Cuttack Debagarh Dhenkanal Gajapati Ganjam Jagatsinghpur Jajpur Jharsuguda Kalahandi Kandhamal Kendrapara Kendujhar Khordha Koraput Malkangiri Mayurbhanj Nabarangpur Nayagarh Nuapada Puri Sambalpur Subarnapur Sundergarh

Hindu temples in Odisha

Bhubaneswar

Shiva temples	Aisanyesvara Siva Temple Akhadachandi Temple Astasambhu Temples Bhima Kunda Bhringesvara Siva Temple Bhrukutesvar Siva Temple Brahmeswara Temple Byamokesvara Temple Chakreshvari Siva Temple Champakesvara Siva Temple Chandrasekhara Mahadeva Temple Chintamanisvara Siva Temple Devasabha Temple Dishisvara Siva Temple Gangesvara Siva Temple Gosagaresvar Siva Temple Jaleswar Siva Temple Precinct Kalika_Siva_Temple Kapilesvara Siva Temple Kedareswar Temple Labesvara Siva Temple Ladu Baba Temple Lakhesvara Siva Temple Lingaraj Temple Madneswar Siva Temple Mangalesvara Siva Temple Manibhadresvara Temple - II Mukteswar Temple Nagesvara Temple, Bhubaneswar Pabaneswara Temple Papanasini Siva Temple Parsurameswar Temple Purvesvara Siva Temple Rajarani Temple Rameshwar Deula Sarvatresvara Siva Temple Siddhesvara Siva Temple Subarnesvara Siva Temple Suka Temple Sukutesvara Temple Svapnesvara Siva Temple Talesvara Siva Temple Tirthesvara Siva Temple Uttaresvara Siva Temple Vaital Deula Yameshwar Temple

Vishnu temples	Ananta Vasudeva Temple Bharati Matha Gandhi Garabadu Precinct Vishnu Temple Ram Mandir, Bhubaneswar Vishnu Temple, Bhubaneswar

Shakti temples	Chausathi Jogini Temple Parvati Temple, Odisha

Other temples	Brahma Temple, Bindusagar Hanuman Temple, Kedara-Gouri Sivatirtha Matha

Cuttack district

Shiva temples	Chateshwar Temple Dhabaleswar Simhanath Temple

Vishnu temples	Madhava Temple

Shakti temples	Bhattarika Temple Charchika Temple Cuttack Chandi Temple Durga Temple, Baideshwar Durga Temple, Motia

Other temples	Brahma Temple, Niali

Puri district

Shiva temples	Beleswar Temple Lokanatha Temple Markandeshwar Temple

Vishnu temples	Alarnatha Mandira Chakra Narasimha Temple Gundicha Temple Jagannath Temple, Puri Narasimha Temple, Puri Sakshigopal Temple

Shakti temples	Bata Mangala Temple Kakatpur Mangala Temple Mausi Maa Temple Ramachandi Temple Varahi Deula, Chaurasi Vimala Temple

Sun temples	Konark Sun Temple

Other temples	Govardhana matha Emar Matha

Western Odisha

Shiva temples	Kosaleswara temple Leaning Temple of Huma

Vishnu temples	Nrusinghanath Temple Patali Srikhetra

Shakti temples	Lankeswari Temple Samaleswari Temple Sureswari temple

Other temples	Harishankar Temple Sasisena Temple

Rayagada district

Shiva temples	Bhimashankar Chatikona Nilakantheswar Temple Pataleswar

Vishnu temples	Jagannath Temple, Gunupur Jagannath Temple, Rayagada Laxminarayan temple, Therubali

Shakti temples	Maa Markama Temple Majhighariani Temple

Other

Shiva temples	Ajaikapada Bhairava Temple Akhandalamani Temple Annakoteshvara Temple Bhuvaneshwar Temple, Boudh Chandaneswar Gupteswar Cave Godhaneswar temple Indralath Temple Kapilash Temple Murga Mahadeva Shrine Nilakantheswar Temple Panchalingeshwar Sekhareswar Temple

Vishnu temples	Anantasaayi Vishnu Temple Ananta Shayana Anantashayana Vishnu Baladevjew Temple Chhatia Bata Jagannath Temple, Baripada Jagannath Temple, Dharakote Jagannath Temple, Koraput Jagannath Temple, Nayagarh Khirachora Gopinatha Temple Lakhmi Varaha Temple Narayana Gosain Temple Nilamadhav Temple Odogaon Raghunath Temple Varahanatha Temple

Shakti temples	Bhadrakali Temple, Aharapada Bhagabati Temple, Banapur Biraja Temple Ghanteswari Temple Goddess Maheshwari Kalijai Kanaka Durga, Raulapalli Kichakeshwari Temple Maa Barunei Temple Maa Tarini Temple, Ghatgaon Maa Ugra Tara Maa Markama Temple Mahishamardini Temple Majhighariani Temple Manikeshwari Temple Marichi temple Mausimaa Temple Metakani Temple Narayani Temple Saptamatruka Temple Sarala Temple Siddha Bhairavi Taratarini Temple Upper Bagh Devi Temple

Sun temples	Biranchinarayan Temple, Buguda Biranchinarayan Temple, Palia

Ganesha temples	Budha Ganesha Temple Mahavinayak Temple Siddha Vinayaka

Other temples	Bhandara Ghara Shrine Hanuman Vatika Harihara Deula Joranda Gadhi

Shakti temples in Odisha
Shiva temples in Odisha
Temples in Bhubaneswar

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