Gandabahali
Gandabahali | |
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Village/Town | |
Shiv Temple at Gandabahali | |
| Nickname: The Village of Festival | |
| Coordinates: 20°09′12″N 82°42′37″E / 20.1532°N 82.7104°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Nuapada |
| Block | Sinapali |
| Government | |
| • Body | Gram Panchayat Samiti |
| • Sarpanch | Koushalya Meher |
| • MP | Basanta Kumar Panda |
| • MLA | Adhiraj Mohan Panigrahi |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.53 km2 (2.52 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,293 |
| • Density | 350/km2 (910/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Ganabehelia |
| Languages | |
| • Official | English |
| • Local | Kalahandia Sambalpuri Hindi Odia Chhattisgarhi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 766118 |
| Telephone code | 06677 |
| Vehicle registration | OD, OR |
| Sex ratio | 50.3:49.7 ♂/♀ |
| Website | https://nuapada.nic.in/ |
Gandabahali (also spelled Ganabeheli) is a village in Sinapali Block in the south of Nuapada District in Odisha, India.
Gandabahali is a village surrounded by Chahara forest in the east, Patalganga in the west, the Sundar river in the north, and the Udanti river in the south. Gandabahali is one of the largest villages and a place of historical significance in the Sinapali Block. Local people call it the village of festivals because 13 festivals are celebrated in this village in 12 months. It is located on the banks of the Udanti River, 88 kilometres (55 mi) south of the district headquarters of Nuapada and 443 km (275 mi) from Odisha's capital, Bhubaneswar. The village has a Gram panchayat (Local Governing Council).