Nuapada District Odisha- Latest Information(2023)

Nuapada District is a district located in the western part of the Indian state of Odisha. Nuapada town is the headquarters of the district. The district was carved out of the undivided Kalahandi district on 27 March 1993.

Country	India
State	Odisha
Established	27 March 1993
Headquarters	Nuapada
Total Area	3,408 km2 (1,316 sq mi)
Official Languages	Odia, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN Code	766xxx
Vehicle registration	OD-26
Precipitation	1,230 millimeters (48 in)

Geographical Overview

Location: The district is in the western part of Odisha, lying between latitude 20° 0′ N and 21° 5′ and between longitude 82° 20′ E and 82° 40′ E.  Nuapada District is situated in the western region of Odisha. It shares its borders with the state of Chhattisgarh to the west and north, Balangir District to the east, and Kalahandi District to the south.

Topography: The district has a varied topography, with a combination of plains, plateaus, and hilly terrain. The area is part of the Chhota Nagpur Plateau, which extends into the neighboring state of Chhattisgarh. The landscape features undulating hills, valleys, and agricultural fields.

Rivers: The Jonk River is the main river that flows through Nuapada District. It originates in the hills of Chhattisgarh and passes through the district, providing water for irrigation and supporting agricultural activities.

Forests: The district is known for its rich forest cover. It is home to a variety of flora and fauna, including medicinal plants, wildlife, and diverse tree species. Forests play an essential role in the local economy and provide livelihood opportunities for the tribal communities residing in the area.

Climate: The District experiences a tropical climate. Summers (March to June) are hot and dry, with temperatures reaching up to 40°C (104°F). The monsoon season (June to September) brings moderate to heavy rainfall, contributing to the agriculture of the region. Winters (December to February) are relatively mild with cool temperatures.

Important Towns: The district headquarters of Nuapada District is the town of Nuapada. Other significant towns include Khariar, Sinapali, Boden, and Komna. These towns serve as centers for administration, trade, and commerce in the district.

Administrative Divisions

Sub-Division	01-Nuapada
Blocks	01-Nuapada 02-Komna 03-Khariar 04-Boden 05-Sinapali
Tehsils	01-Nuapada 02-Komna 03-Khariar 04-Boden 05-Sinapali
Gramapanchayats	131 Nos
Villages	652 Nos
Municipalities	01-Jagatsinghpur Municipality 02-Paradeep Municipality
Parliamentary Constituencies	01-Kalahandi
Assembly Constituencies	01- Nuapada 02- Khariar

Transportation and Connectivity

By Air	The Nearest Airport is Raipur (Chhattisgarh) Airport- 142 Km.
By Train	The Nearest Railway Station is Nuapada Road.
By Road	The capital of Odisha (Bhubaneswar) is 439 km via NH57

Police Stations:

SL.No	Police Station Name	Mobile No
1	Beltukri	7751815158
2	Boden	9438916861
3	Dharambandha	9438332545
4	Jonk	9438916863
5	Khariar	9438916864
6	Komna	9438916865
7	Lakhana	8018098964
8	Nuapada	9438916866
9	Sinapali	9438916867
10	Energy PS	9438916862

Helpline Numbers:

Sl No	Description	Number
1	District Emergency,	1077 (Toll-free), 06678-225357
2	Police Station	100 (Toll-free),07749879020
3	Fire Station	101
4	Women Distress	181
5	Ambulance Help Line	108
6	Women Helpline	1091 (Tollfree)
7	Labour Helpline	155368
8	Children Helpline	1098
9	Kisan Call Center	18001801551
10	Aadhar Card-UIDAI	1947
11	Citizen’s Call Cente	155300
12	APICOL	0674-2354125,2354006

STD Codes of the District:

SL.No	Area	STD Code
1.	Khariar	06671
2.	Boden	06671
3.	Sinapali	06677
4.	Nuapada	06678
5.	Khariar Road	06678
6.	Komna	06679

Colleges/Universities:

Bibekananda Meher (Junior) College, Bhulia Sikuan Block Name:Khariar Phone : 9937488045 Biju Pattnaik (Degree) College, Boden Block Name:Boden Biju Pattnaik College, Boden Block Name:Boden Phone : 9178798313 Biju Pattnaik College, Saradhapur Block Name:Sinapali Phone : 9178690051 Budharaja +2 Science College, Karangamal Block Name:Boden G.M. (Junior) College, Hatibandh Block Name:Sinapali Phone : 9937888316 Golden Jubilee Women’s (Junior) College, Khariar Road Khariar Road (NAC) Phone : 8895002455 Government (Junior) Science College Block Name:Nuapada Phone : 9937918072 Government (SSD) Higher Secondary School, Dharambandh Block Name:Nuapada Phone : 8763056112 GOVT VOCATIONAL JR COLLEGE KHARIAR Khariar (NAC) Phone : 9437625127 GOVT VOCATIONAL JR COLLEGE NUAPADA Block Name:Nuapada Phone : 9937918072 GOVT VOCATIONAL JR COLLEGE, NATIONAL COLLEGE Block Name:Nuapada Phone : 9861663306 K.M. (Degree) College, Tukla Block Name:Khariar Phone : 9937158793 Khadial Mahila (Junior) Mahavidyalaya, Khariar Khariar (NAC) Khariar (Autonomous) College, Khariar Block Name:Khariar (NAC) Khariar (Junior) College, Khariar Khariar (NAC) Khariar Degree Women’s College, Khariar Khariar (NAC) Lochan Jagat (Degree) College, Kapasi Block Name:Sinapali Phone : 9437892589 Lokadrusti +3 Science College, Gadramunda, Khariar Block Name:Khariar Phone : 8658766311 Maa Draupadi Jagat Women’s College, Kapasi Block Name:Sinapali Phone : 7750860945 Mahamaya (Junior) College, Darlimunda Block Name:Nuapada Phone : 9861523438 Mahamaya Degree College, Darlimunda Block Name:Nuapada Phone : 9437245530 Mahatma Gandhi +2 Science College, Khariar Block Name:Khariar Phone : 9938939628 Model Degree College, Nuapada Block Name:Khariar Phone : 9439641500 National (Degree) College, Nuapada Block Name:Nuapada Phone : 9861663306 National (Junior) College, Nuapada Block Name:Nuapada Pallipragati (Junior) College, Dohelpada Block Name:Khariar Phone : 7978122873 Panchayat (Junior) College, Budhikomna Block Name:Komna Phone : 9438006499 Panchayat Samiti (Degree) College, Komna Block Name:Komna Phone : 9438607256 Panchayat Samiti (Junior) College, Komna Block Name:Komna Parikshita Tiger +2 Science College, Khariar Block Name:Khariar Shri Sai Junior College, Kurumpuri Block Name:Komna Sinapali (Degree) College, Sinapali Block Name:Sinapali Phone : 9437600205 Sinapali (Junior) College, Sinapali Block Name:Sinapali Sri Jagannath (Junior) Mahavidyalaya, Karangamal Block Name:Boden Phone : 9938189720 Upendra Prabhakar (Junior) College, Tukla Block Name:Khariar Phone : 9938434142

Banks:

Allahabad Bank Sirtol, Main Road, Orissa 766105 Phone : 7093318466 Andhra Bank – Khariar Branch Khariar, Odisha 766107 Website Link : https://www.andhrabank.in/English/home.aspx Axis Bank GROUND FLOOR, KHATA NO. 155, PLOT NO.802REVENUE VILLAGE : GADRAMUNDA,P.S : KHARI, Gadramunda, Odisha 766107 Website Link : https://www.axisbank.com/ Axis Bank Nuapada National Highway 353 Infront of Police Station Odisha 766105 Email : nuapada[dot]branchhead[at]axisbank[dot]com Phone : 9583108111 Website Link : https://www.axisbank.com/ Bank Of Badoda National Highway 353, Odisha 766105 Bank Of Baroda Khariar Road, Odisha 766104 Website Link : https://bankofbaroda.com/ Bank of India Khariar, NH-353, Odisha 766107 Website Link : https://www.bankofindia.co.in/english/home.aspx Bhawani Patna Co-op. Bank Bartansil, Khariar Road, Odisha 766104 Bhawanipatana Central Co Operative Bank Sinapali, Odisha 766108 Bhawanipatna Central Cooperative Bank- Khariar Khariar Odisha- 766107 Phone : 9178743784 Bhawanipatna Central Cooperative Bank- komna Komna Odisha- 766106 Phone : 9777438370 Canara Bank Nuapada, Odisha-766105 Email : cb4910[at]canarabank[dot]com Phone : 7605009205 Website Link : https://www.canarabank.in/ Canara Bank- Michhapali Michhapali, Odisha-766118 Phone : 7093318466 Central Bank of India Nuapada Odisha-766105 Email : bmsam4620[at]centralbank[dot]co[dot]in Phone : 7381024620 Central Bank of India Bartansil, Khariar Road, Odisha 766104 Website Link : https://www.centralbankofindia.co.in/english/home.aspx DCB Bank Mahavir chowk, Khariar Road, Odisha 766104 Website Link : http://www.dcbbank.com/ HDFC Bank HDFC Bank LTD, WN 9, Khariar Rd, Odisha 766104 Website Link : https://www.hdfcbank.com/ ICICI bank Ward No-18, Khariar Road, Odisha 766104 Email : ajit[dot]sahu[at]icicibank[dot]com Phone : 9938999781 Website Link : http://www.icicibank.com Punjab National Bank Nuapada Odisha- 766105 Email : bo6775[at]pnb[dot]co[dot]in Phone : 7657086775 Punjab National Bank- khariar road Khariar Road Odisha- 766104 Phone : 7657087651 State Bank of India Nuapada, Odisha-766105 Email : kedarnath[dot]pattanaik[at]sbi[dot]co[dot]in Phone : 9437071669 State Bank of India – Agriculture Development Branch Ekata Chowk Nuapada Nh 353, Odisha 766105 State Bank of India – Singjhar Branch Singjhar, Sinapali Odisha 766108 State Bank Of India- Beltukri Branch Beltukuri, Odisha-766104 Phone : 9861764601 State Bank of India- Boden Boden Odisha- 766118 Phone : 9437839380 State Bank Of India- Jonk NH 353, Bartansil, Jonk, Odisha 766104 State Bank of India- Karlakote Karlakote Odisha- 766111 Phone : 7326047428 Website Link : https://www.sbi.co.in/ State Bank of India- Khariar Azad Chowk, Khariar Odisha- 766107 Phone : 9439240311 State Bank of India- Khariar Khariar, Odisha 766107 State Bank Of India- Khariar Road NH353, Khariar Road, Odisha 766104 Website Link : https://www.sbi.co.in/ State Bank of India- Komna Komna, Odisha-766106 State Bank Of India- Kureswar branch At/PO- Kureswar Odisha 766105 Phone : 7077527425 State Bank of India- Tukula branch At/Po- Tukula Odisha 766107 Phone : 9437237884 State Bank Of India-Sinapali Sinapali, Odisha 766108 Website Link : https://www.sbi.co.in/ UCO Bank Nuapada, Odisha-766105 Email : nuapada[at]ucobank[dot]com Phone : 7749094163 Website Link : https://www.ucobank.com/english/home.aspx UCO Bank Khariar road National Highway 353, Khariar Road, Odisha 766104 Website Link : https://www.ucobank.com/english/home.aspx UGB Sinapali Sinapali, Odisha 766108 UGB- Duajhar Duajhar Odisha- 766118 Phone : 9938992060 UGB- Kendumunda kendumunda Odisha- 766108 Phone : 9937056585 UGB- Khaira Khaira Odisha- 766111 Phone : 9078664640 UGB- Nilji Nilji Odisha- 766108 Phone : 9556714775 UGB- Tukula Tukula Odisha- 766107 Phone : 9437511068 UGB-Bhela At/Po- Bhela Odisha-766106 Phone : 9437326128 Website Link : http://ugb.co.in/ UGB-Buddhikomna Buddhikomna Odisha- 766106 Phone : 9853001001 UGB-Dharambandha Dharambandha Odisha- 766105 Phone : 9556748752 UGB-Hatibandha Hatibandha Odisha- 766108 Phone : 9178519920 UGB-karangamal karangamal Odisha- 766118 Phone : 8658439824 UGB-Khariar Khariar Odisha- 766107 Phone : 9437171463 UGB-Lakhna Lakhna Odisha- 766105 Phone : 8018482916 UGB-Saipala Saipala, Odisha-766105 Phone : 7991038400 UGB-Udyanbandha Udyanbandha Odisha- 766106 Phone : 8658624869 Union bank of India Khariar Road Odisha- 766104 Phone : 9439491118 Union Bank of India Telipada Chowk, Odisha-766105 Email : nuapada[at]unionbankofindia[dot]com Phone : 8114604989 Website Link : https://www.unionbankonline.co.in/ United Bank of India Odisha -766105 Email : bmnpd[at]unitedbank[dot]co[dot]in Phone : 8407999265 Utkal Grameen Bank At/Po-Tarbod,Odisha 766105 Website Link : http://ugb.co.in/ Utkal Grameen Bank NH353, Khariar Road, Odisha 766104 Website Link : http://ugb.co.in/ Utkal Grameen Bank – Bargaon Branch Bargaon, Boden Odisha 766111 Website Link : http://ugb.co.in/ Utkala Gramin Bank Infront of SP office Odisha 766105

Hospitals:

Area Hospital- Tukla At-Tukla, Khariar, Odisha-766107 Community Health Centre- Bhela Bhela, Komna, Dist- Nuapada, Odisha-766106 Community Health Centre- Boden At- Boden, Odisha-766111 Community Health Centre- Khariar Khariar, Odisha-766107 Community Health Centre- Khariar Road At- Khariar Road, Odisha-766104 Community Health Centre- Komna Komna, Odisha-766106 Community Health Centre- Sinapali Sinapali, Odisha-766108 District Hospital Nuapada At/Po/Dist- Nuapada Odisha-766105 Primary Health Centre- Beltukri Beltukri, Odisha-766104 Primary Health Centre- Borimal Biromal,, Odisha-766104 Primary Health Centre- Buddhikomna Buddhikomna, Komna, Odisha-766106 Primary Health Centre- Damjhar Damjhar,Boden, Odisha-766111 Primary Health Centre- Darlimunda Darlimunda, Odisha-766105 Primary Health Centre- Dharambandha Dharambandha, Odisha-766105 Primary Health Centre- Duajhar Duajhar, Khariar, Odisha-766107 Primary Health Centre- Hatibandha Hatibandha, Sinapali, Odisha-766108 Primary Health Centre- Karangamal Karangamal, Boden, Odisha-766111 Primary Health Centre- Lanji Lanji, Khariar, Odisha-766107 Primary Health Centre- Liad Liad, Sinapali, Odisha-766108 Primary Health Centre- Sunnabeda Sunabeda, Komna, Odisha-766106 Primary Health Centre- Tarbod Tarbod, Komna, Odisha-766106 Primary Health Centre- Timanpur Timanpur, Sinapali, Odisha-766108

NGOs in Nuapada District:

Adarsha H/O NGO:Mr. Rabindra Ku. Mishra , Check gate Phone : 06678-223572 Website Link : http://www.adarshango.org Adhar H/O NGO:Mr. Jagabandhu Kandher Khairbhadi, Po-Kureswar, Komna Phone : 9938461106 Website Link : http://www.adharvo.org AHEAD( Association for Human Rights Education and Developement) Executive Director- Dolamohan Singh Babu At- Ramaswami Marg, Ward No-7, Raja Khariar, Odisha Email : ahead[dot]npd[at]gmail[dot]com Phone : 9777537828 Website Link : http://www.ahead-india.org Pincode: 766107 Banani Head- Smt. Sanjukta Khamari, Mob- 9938289357 Komna, Odisha-766106 Phone : 06679-244911 Biswa Mr. Tejraj bag, Khariar Phone : 9437682828 CPSW Mr. Biranchi Mohapatra , Kendubhata, Komna Phone : 06679-243041 KGNT(Know How to Grass root new Technology) H/O- Mr. Joynarayan Ghosh, At/Po- Sirtol, Odisha-766105 Email : kgnt[dot]org[at]gmail[dot]com Phone : 9437623938 Website Link : http://kgnt.org/ Lokadrusti Mr. Abani Mohan Panigrahi, Mob No:9437071812, Gadra Munda, Po-chindaguda, Khariar Phone : 06671-232812 Website Link : http://www.lokadrusti.org Sahabhagi Vikas Abhiyan Mr. Jagdish Pradhan Belonjore, Komna Phone : 06679-244478 Website Link : http://www.svaindia.org SRUSTI ( Society for Rural Upliftment & SOcio Tecnological Initiative) Mr. Biswajit Padhi, NH-353, Ward no -1, Khariar, 766107 , Odisha Email : greensrusti[at]yahoo[dot]com Phone : 06671-232110 Website Link : http://srustiindia.org/ Viswas Sri A.V. Swamy, Khariar road Phone : 06671-222563 Category/Type: NGO

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