Chhend Colony

Chhend Colony
neighbourhood
Nickname(s): Chhend
Chhend Colony Location in Odisha, India
Coordinates: 22°14′N 84°50′E / 22.24°N 84.83°E / 22.24; 84.83Coordinates: 22°14′N 84°50′E / 22.24°N 84.83°E / 22.24; 84.83
Country	India
State	Odisha
District	Sundargarh
Area
• Total	24 km2 (9 sq mi)
Elevation	219 m (719 ft)
Population (2010)
• Total	2,05,000
• Density	90/km2 (200/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Oriya
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	769015
Telephone code	91 661
Vehicle registration	OR-14

Chhend Colony Sunset view

Chhend Colony is a mixed income group commercial-cum-residential area in the West Rourkela, of Sundergarh district. It is one of the largest Colony in Asia. Chhend Colony of Rourkela is situated in Trans Urban area of Rourkela. It is most known for the Management college of Rourkela Institute of Management Studies & Biju Patnaik University of Technology, Rourkela.

Overview

Chhend Colony comprises Kalinga Vihar, Gopabandhu Nagar, and Madhusudan Nagar and is close to Rourkela Airstip and Rourkela Steel Plant. The area is famous for the private residential plot's and Management Institute of Rourkela Institute of Management Studies, Pharmacy College of Kanak Manjari Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Universities of Biju Patnaik University of Technology. The area is one of the most populous colony of the Rourkela city with a population of around 3.5 lakhs.^[1]

Residential colonies

• Kalinga Vihar
• Gopabandhu Nagar
• Madhusudan Nagar
• Tisco Colony
• Saraswati Colony
• Kalyani Naggar
• Phase II
• Co operative colony

Education

• Biju Patnaik University of Technology
• Rourkela Institute of Management Studies
• Kanak Manjari Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Chinmaya Vidyalaya EM School
• Utkalmani Gopabandhu Institute of Engineering, Rourkela
• Music Circle
• Government ITI
• Hrushikesh Ray Mahavidyalya
• St.Thomas English School, Kalinga vihar

Nearest station

Panposh railway Station

See also

• Rourkela

References

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