The Best Places to Visit in Kalahandi District of Odisha

The profile and history of Kalahandi District in Odisha

Kalahandi is one of the popular districts in Odisha and it is spread over about 7920 square kilometers in area in which 2,538 square kilometers are the forest. The 32 percentage of total lands are the forest area in the district. The population of the state is 1,33,5494 in which 667526 are Male and 667968 are Female. The population density of the district is 169 per square kilometers. This district has more agricultural land in which various types of crops like Paddy, Ragi and Wheat are cultivated. This district has many tourist places and picnic spots. This district is also very famous for old culture and dances. The variety of dances are available in this district and some group of people are performing this dances as their work of life. These dances are very popular in Odisha. The old culture of this district shows the nature of people and their activity during their older days. The famous places to visit in this district are listed below.

The famous places to visit in Kalahandi District in Odisha

The Kalahandi District of Odisha has many places to visit for the tourists like Places of worship, Hills and mountain, Picnic spots and fort etc.. These places attracts the people to this district throughout all days in a year.

Ampani Hills and Amathaguda of Kalahandi District in Odisha

Ampani Hills is a famous attractive place in the Kalahandi District. The Trekking on this hills is very popular activity and it is enjoyed by the people who come to this place. The Haladigundi Valley is also an attractive one which is located in this hills.The Behera Reservoir and Ambapani Sanctuary is situated here and it is very near to this hills.

The Amathaguda fort is a famous place in this district and it attracts the people on all days. This Fort is located in near to the River Tel.

Belkhandi and Gudahandi Hills in Kalahandi District in Odisha

The Belkhandi is small town in this district and the city has vary famous Museum. There are various stones and crafts belonging to ancient days are kept in this Museum. This Museum attracts the tourists and gives the details of old culture and others. The Gudahandi Hills is an another attraction of this district which was implemented by joining of three hills together.

The other famous places to visit in Kalahandi District in Odisha

The Junagarh is a famous Religious place in this district and many religious people are coming to this place every day. The Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary is a place to see various animals and birds. The Lanjigarh is Place of worship and the devotees are visiting here on all days. Shri Ramakrishna Ashram is located in this district to give peaceful to the people who are coming here. The Dhavaleswar is a famous Temple which is a good Place of Worship.

How to reach the Kalahandi District in Odisha and accommodation facility in the district

Kalahandi By Air
About 418 Kilometers from Kalahandi lies the nearest airport of the Bhubaneswar. Bhubaneswar is linked with major airports of India and hence it has a well-connected airways. Kalahandi district can be reached from this airport through Taxi which is charged around Rs. 4000.00.

Kalahandi By Train
About 45 Kilometers away from the Kalahandi city lies the nearest Railway station which is located at Kesinga. It is one of the major Railway Station in India which is connected with almost all the states. Reaching Kalahandi district from this Railway station through Taxi per fare costs around Rs.500.00.

Kalahandi By Bus
Kalahandi bus service to other cities and towns is operated by Corporation of Road Transport and Private Bus providers of Odisha. The distance from Kalahandi district to the capital Bhubaneswar is about 120 Kilometers.

Hotels and accommodation in Kalahandi
There are many hotels and lodges available in Kalahandi to make accommodation the tourist and people from various places of the country and from other countries also.