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Also known as Pandaria

Pandariya is a town and Nagar Palika Parishad and development block in Kabirdham district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. This block is famous for the Dewanpatpar magnetic hill, 40 km north of Pandariya, which has an optical illusion of a gravity hill where vehicle seems to defy the gravity and roll up the hill.

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Place details

Locality
Pandaria
Region
Chhattisgarh
Country
India
Population
16,165
Timezone
Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Pandariya
Settlement.other_name
Pandaria
Settlement.settlement_type
town
Settlement.pushpin_map
India Chhattisgarh#India
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Chhattisgarh, India
Settlement.subdivision_type
IndiaCountry
Settlement.subdivision_type1
State
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Chhattisgarh
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Kabirdham
Settlement.leader_title1
MLA
Settlement.leader_name1
Bhawna Bohra (BJP)
Settlement.governing_body
Nagar Palika
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.area_rank
1st in area
Settlement.area_total_km2
12
Settlement.elevation_m
348
Settlement.population_total
23,175

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Encyclopedic overview

4 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • Demographics
  • Gravity hill optical illusion
  • References

Pandariya is a town and Nagar Palika Parishad and development block in Kabirdham district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. This block is famous for the Dewanpatpar magnetic hill, 40 km north of Pandariya, which has an optical illusion of a gravity hill where vehicle seems to defy the gravity and roll up the hill.

==Geography== Pandariya is located at . It has an average elevation of . It is situated at the maikal range mountains and is surrounded by lush green dense forest. A river (half nadi) is located in this city which is the lifeline for farmers of near by villages that comes under pandaria block. The town also has a number of education institutions and a government sugar factory. The place is known for its farming and sugar producing.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pandariya” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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