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| subdivision_name2 = [[Rayagada district|Rayagada]]
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'''Chatikona''' is a small village of [[Rayagada district]] in the state of [[Odisha]], India. It is one of the identified Tourist Centres<ref name="Odisha Reference Annual">{{cite book|title=Identified Tourist Centres in Odisha|publisher=Orissa Reference Annual-2011|pages=521–532|url=http://odisha.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/521-532.pdf|access-date=24 June 2015}}</ref><ref name=Orissatourism>{{cite book|title=List of identified Tourist Centres in Odisha|publisher=Tourism Department|pages=06–07|url=http://www.orissatourism.gov.in/portal/Portals/0/Identified%20Tourist%20Centres%20in%20Odisha.pdf|access-date=26 June 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150225095728/http://www.orissatourism.gov.in/portal/Portals/0/Identified%20Tourist%20Centres%20in%20Odisha.pdf|archive-date=25 February 2015}}</ref><ref name=123Odisha>{{cite web|title=Rayagada District: Introduction|url=http://www.123orissa.com/exploreorissa/distinfo/raygada.asp|website=123orissa.com|access-date=25 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626100718/http://www.123orissa.com/exploreorissa/distinfo/raygada.asp|archive-date=26 June 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> (scenic spot) of Odisha.<ref name="Orissa Review">{{cite book|last=Patra|first=Dasarathy|title=Tribal Tourism and Culture|publisher=Orissareview-November,2011|pages=63–68|url=http://odisha.gov.in/e-magazine/Orissareview/2011/Nov/engpdf/63-68.pdf|access-date=24 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150624071037/http://odisha.gov.in/e-magazine/Orissareview/2011/Nov/engpdf/63-68.pdf|archive-date=24 June 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Introduction==
The village is surrounded by the famous [[Niyamgiri]] hills in its three directions. Every year, on the festival of [[Maha Shivaratri]], people from all nook and corner of Odisha come to visit this place as there is a beautiful [[Shiva]] (Lord Pataleswar) temple at Chatikona.<ref name=Rayagada.nic.in>{{cite web|title=Tourist Attractions|url=http://rayagada.nic.in/tourism.htm|website=rayagada.nic.in|access-date=25 June 2015}}</ref> Beside the temple of Lord [[Shiva]], [[Chatikona Falls]] enhance the scenic beauty of the place. Numerous waterfalls and streams flow from the hills of Niyamgiri. Bissam [[Cuttack]] railway station is, in fact, situated at Chatikona village and hence the village is well connected with railways.

==Geography==
Chatikona is situated about 48 km from the district headquarters i.e. Rayagada. Chatikona is situated at lat.19° 28′N and lon. 83° 27′E. The nearest villages are Kurli, [[Khambesi, Bissam Cuttack|Khambesi]], [[Kiyapadu, Rayagada|Kiyapadu]] and Khajuri.

==Demography==
Majority of the population at and nearby Chatikona are primitive tribal known as Dongaria <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://orissa.oriyaonline.com/rayagada_history_and_people.html |title="Dongaria Kondha of Niyamgiri area" |access-date=12 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413124354/http://orissa.oriyaonline.com/rayagada_history_and_people.html |archive-date=13 April 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>[[kondha]]. As per census 2011 available in the [http://www.censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/Population_Finder.aspx/ "Official website of census india"] the population of Chatikona is 2183 out of which male population is 1067 and female population is 1116.

==Educational institutions==
Maa Markama college, Bissamcuttack is the nearest college to Chatikona. Besides, the following educational institutions are situated at Chatikona.
*The Niyamgiri High School
*Govt. M.E.School
*Govt. U.P.School
*Railway U.P.School
*Ambedkar English Medium U.P.
*Nalini Vidya Mandira (Residential school) at Bariguda
*D.K.D.A. Ashrama School
*Saraswati Sishu Mandir

==Tourist attraction==
[[File:Water fall at Chatikona, Rayagada.jpg|thumb|200px|Water fall at Chatikona, Rayagada]]
The temple of Lord Shiva (Pataleswar) with a beautiful water fall beside, is a picnic spot and a place of tourist attraction <ref>[http://rayagada.nic.in/tourism.htm "Rayagada tourism"]</ref><ref name=Indiaonpage>{{cite web|title=Rayagada district General information|url=http://www.indiaonapage.com/India/Orissa/Rayagada/general-info.htm|website=indiaonapage.com|access-date=25 June 2015}}</ref> of Rayagada district. Besides, there is a tribal museum of Dongaria Kondha culture organized by D.K.D.A.CHATIKONA.<ref>[http://rayagada.nic.in/DKDACHATIKONA.htm "DKDA CHATIKONA"]</ref>
An Oriya film namely "Jianta Bhoota" produced in the year 2011 by Akhaya Kumar parija and directed by Prasanta Nanda which is based on the lives of Dongaria Kondha of this area won National Film Awards under National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Environment/Conservation/Preservation Film category.<ref>[http://odialive.com/jianta-bhoota-vcd-out/ "Jianta bhoota-Odia film"]</ref>

Other tourist attractions around the place is the [[Maa Markama Temple]], Laxminarayana Temple at [[Therubali]] and the Shiva temple at [[Paikapada, Rayagada]]. The weekly Wednesday market at Chatikona is also worth seeing. Here highly ornamented Dongaria Kondha and Desia Kondha villages of Niyamagiri area bring their produce to sell.<ref name=Googlebooks>{{cite book|last1=Bindloss|first1=Joe|title=Northeast India|date=2009|publisher=Lonely Planet|pages=270, 271|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D_bYWjJOe9cC&pg=PA270&lpg=PA270&dq=Rayagada&source=bl&ots=cyjtFjF0rw&sig=lXZOLjwLrgA6F77A1MAGE3R_BpQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CBwQ6AEwADjSAWoVChMIpNO3y5v5xgIVy8WOCh0wzQWT#v=onepage&q=Rayagada&f=false}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of waterfalls of India#Odisha|List of waterfalls in India]] (Odisha)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://rayagada.nic.in/ Official website of Rayagada district]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140316164815/http://www.atithi.org.in/odisha/rayagada.aspx "Tourist places of Rayagada district:Atithi.org"]

{{Rayagada district |state=expanded}}
{{Hindu temples in Odisha|rayagada}}

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[[Category:Villages in Rayagada district]]
[[Category:Hindu temples in Rayagada district]]

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