Keonjhar

Keonjhargarh (also known as Kendujhargarh, a more phonetically correct spelling) is the district headquarter of Keonjhar District in Odisha (formerly Orissa).

By road
National Highway 520 and 6 cross the city. It is also well connected by road to Bhubaneswar (270 km), Cuttack (240 km), Puri (370 km), Rourkela (270 km) and Kolkata (4200 km). Some other major cities connected by road are Jamshedpur and Ranchi.

A daily regular bus service is available from all the above cities.

By plane
There is an air strip 4 km away at Raisuan, but it has no service operating. The nearest airport is at Bhubaneswar - 268 km (capital of Odisha). Ranchi Airport is 210 km away.

By train
Keonjhar is part of Daitari-Bansapani rail link. There is one daily express train service from Puri via and Jakhapura with stops at Bhubaneswar and Cuttack (Train Number 18416).



Archaeology


For nature lovers, there are a number of places to relax and unwind. Almost the entire district is covered with forest and dotted with waterfalls. A few of these are:

Buy
Terracota figurines are quite distinctive, making excellent souvenirs.

Eat
It has a few air-conditioned restaurants which serve Indian cuisine. Roadside stalls also serve Indian fast food. A speciality of this town is 2 food items that you will rarely get outside: Flower Badi (phonetically spelled close to Phoola bodi), made from black gram and is shaped like a flower; and Tata, a sweet dish offered as prasad in the Baldevjew temple.

Go next

 * Simlipal National Park
 * Rourkela
 * Dhenkanal