Kendujhar

Keonjhar, also spelled as Kendujhar, is a city and a municipality in Kendujhar District in the northern part of Orissa. The Singhbhum District of Bihar surrounds Kendujhar in the north, Jajpur in the south, Dhenkanal and Sundargarh in the west and Mayurbhanj and Bhadrak in the east. Kendujhar is also the gateway to many other scenic destinations of India. The district is approximately divided into two similar regions by NH-215. The eastern part of these divisions comprises the plains of Anandapur and a part of Sardar sub-division. In the west division, lie the hills that contain some of the highest peaks of Orissa like the Gandhamardan, Mankadnacha, Gonasika, and Thakurani.

Kendujhar is a beautiful place situated on the northern fringes of Orissa. It is one of the largest districts in the state and it is also a municipality. The district is surrounded by the state of Jharkhand in its north and the three districts of Jajpur, Dhenkanal and Mayurbhanj in the south, west and east respectively. There is the famous Kendujhar Plateau from which the Baitarani River originates.