Chandikhole

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Chandikhole
Town
Chandikhole Location in Odisha, India Show map of Odisha Chandikhole Chandikhole (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 20°41′58″N 86°8′2″E / 20.69944°N 86.13389°E / 20.69944; 86.13389
Country	India
State	Odisha
District	Jajpur
Government
• Type	NAC
• Body	Chandikhol NAC
Languages
• Official	Odia
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	OD-04
Nearest city	Jajpur
Website	jajapur.nic.in

Chandikhol is a town and a Notified Area Council in Jajpur district, Odisha, India. The place has been named after Goddess "Chandi" worshipped by late monk Baba Bhairabananda Bramhachari who established the deity of Maa Chandi in one of the adjoining hills of Barunei full of dense forest and ferocious animals in 1932. Chandikhol has been selected for the establishment of one of Strategic Petroleum Reserve (India) location.^[1]