Sunadhar
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Sunadhar
Gandakula | |
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Village | |
UTC+5:30 (IST) | |
PIN | 754119 |
Telephone Code | 0671 |
Vehicle registration | OD-21 |
Nearest City | Jagatsinghpur |
Literacy | 82.42% |
Lok Sabha constituency | Jagatsinghpur |
Website | http://www.gandakula.wordpress.com |
Sunadhar is a coastal village situated near the bank of the Devi River in the Jagatsinghpur district of Odisha, India. It is a part of the Gandakula region,[2] which is divided into two villages, Bairakha and Sunadhar.
Geography
The village of Sunadhar is located about 36 kilometres from the district town Jagatsinghpur on the Cuttack-Naharana road, about five kilometres from the Bay of Bengal to the east.
Sunadhar is part of the Naharana Panchayat, which falls under the
Tourism
The Village is renowned for the famous historical Gandakula
Education
A Primary School named after Sunadhar (which is permanently closed due to lack of students), an Anganwadi Center & a HSC level Coaching Center are located in this village.
Most of villagers are literate. In 2011, literacy rate of Sunadhar was 82.42% compared to 72.87% of Odisha. In Sunadhar Male literacy stands at 87.88% while Female literacy was at 76.32%.
Economy
There are a lot of sea creatures found in
A huge project is going on for pure water supply in village and also a project is working on development of marine-drive. This village is well connected to major cities through roads and water lines.[citation needed]
Culture
Maa Kochilai and Maa Baasulei are the traditional goddesses (Gramadevati) worshipped by the villagers of Sunadhar. Every year, during the auspicious day of Magha Purnima, Yajna & Yatra are held in Gadibrahma Temple.
It is operated by Khandagiri Gadibrahma Puja committee. Villagers celebrate a lot of festivals that are in
. Among these, MKYC observes Saraswati Puja grandly. Villagers annually celebrate Independence Day, Republic Day. Since 1987, an annual state-level cricket tournament is organised during Christmas. An inter-high school level competition named "PRERANA" is arranged by MKYC every year.References
- ^ "Sunadhar Village in Balikuda (Jagatsinghapur) Odisha | villageinfo.in". villageinfo.in. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ^ "Gandakula (Sunadhar-Bairakha)". Gandakula (Sunadhar-Bairakha). Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ^ "୨ ଦିନ ଧରି ଲଗାଣ ବର୍ଷା: ବାଲିକୁଦା ବ୍ଲକର ବ୍ୟାପକ ଚାଷଜମି ଜଳମଗ୍ନ, ଘରେ ପଶିଲା ପାଣି - Dharitri". Dailyhunt. Retrieved 3 September 2019.