Kantilo

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Kantilo
Town
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Nilamadhav Temple at Kantilo
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Kantilo
Location in Odisha, India
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Kantilo
Kantilo (India)
Coordinates: 20°21′N85°11′E / 20.35°N 85.18°E / 20.35; 85.18
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Odisha
District Nayagarh
Government
 • Typekantilo N.A.C
 • BodyNAC
Area
 • Total
30 km2 (10 sq mi)
Elevation
65 m (213 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total
25,000
 • Density830/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Odia, English, Hindi
 • Official Odia
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration OD
Website odisha.gov.in

Kantilo is a town and Notified Area Council in Nayagarh district in the Indian state of Odisha. [1] It is a holy place famous for "Lord Nilamadhab". It is an important commercial place in district of Nayagarh. It is also famous for its hand crafted utensils and other materials.

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Geography

Kantilo is located at 20°21′N85°11′E / 20.35°N 85.18°E / 20.35; 85.18 . [2] It has an average elevation of 65 metres (213 feet). The temperature varies from 15 °C to 40 °C.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, [3] Kantilo had a population of 8728. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Kantilo has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 64%. In Kantilo, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Places of interest

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Mahanadi near Kantilo
NameFamous For
Kantilo Nilamadhav Temple
KantiloNarayani Temple
Sidhamula Gokulananda Tourism Center
SarankulLadukeswar Temple
OdagaonRaghunath Temple
DutikeswarShiv Temple
Dashapalla Kuanria Dam
RanapurManinageswari Temple
SatokasiaSanctuary
BaisipalliSanctuary

Educational Institutions

Connectivity

Kantilo is 100 km from its state capital Bhubaneswar and 33 km from district headquarters Nayagarh. Kantilo is famous for bell metal utensil, but nowadays it is losing its sheen. [4]

Geographical indication

Nayagarh Kanteimundi brinjal was awarded the Geographical Indication (GI) status tag from the Geographical Indications Registry, under the Union Government of India, on 2 January 2024 and is valid until 7 February 2031. [5]

Neelamadhav Krushi Sanghathan from Banapur, proposed the GI registration of Nayagarh Kanteimundi brinjal. After filing the application in February 2021, the Brinjal was granted the GI tag in 2024 by the Geographical Indication Registry in Chennai, making the name "Nayagarh Kanteimundi brinjal" exclusive to the Brinjal grown in the region. It thus became the first brinjal variety from Odisha and the 23rd type of goods from Odisha to earn the GI tag. [6]

Name

Nayagarh Kanteimundi brinjal is a prized vegetable crop in Nayagarh and so named after it. "Kante" means "Thorn" in the local state language of "Odia" while "mundi" means head. As per a survey, The word "Kanteimundi", is a name given by farmers in this locality called "Kantilo", and based on the small, prickly thorns found on the stem, calyx, and the actual body of brinjal. [7]

The GI tag protects the brinjal from illegal selling and marketing, and gives it legal protection and a unique identity.

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References

  1. ↑ "Odisha creates 39 urban local bodies for socio-economic development". The Print. 24 February 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  2. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Kantilo
  3. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  4. ↑ Bell metal craft losing its sheen
  5. ↑ "Nayagarh Kanteimundi brinjal". Intellectual Property India. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  6. ↑ MISHRA, DR CHITTARANJAN. TOURISM TREASURES OF TRIBAL TRACTS. JEC PUBLICATION. ISBN   978-93-5850-550-4 . Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  7. ↑ GROUP, SSGCP (3 February 2024). Current Drishti Current Affairs Issue-2 February 2024 (2413 ‘Mag-E’) (E-Book). Sam Samyik Ghatna Chakra. Retrieved 3 December 2024.


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