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'''Khireitangiri''' is a [[village]] located in Patna Tehsil in the [[Kendujhar]] District in the Indian state of [[Odisha]].

==Geography==
Khireitangiri is a landlocked area situated in the northeastern part of [[Kendujhar]]. It is surrounded by Baunsuli to the north, Nuagaon and Dabarchua to the south, Dalanga to the east, and Bhuluda to the west. It is 13 kilometers east of the district headquarters of Kendujhar towards [[Kolkata]], 25 kilometers from Patna and 211 kilometers from the state capital, [[Bhubaneswar]].

Notable villages located close to Khireitangiree include Nelung (7 km), Sankiri (7 km), Badaneuli (8 km), Bodapalasa (8 km) and Chakundapal (10 km). Khireitangiree is surrounded by Patna Tehsil to the East, [[Jhumpura]] Tehsil and [[Sukruli]] Tehsil to the North, and [[Saharpada]] Tehsil to the East.

[[Kendujhar]], [[Karanjia]], [[Champua]], [[Joda]], [[Barbil]] are the nearest cities.

==Demographics==
Khireitangiri has 580 families. According to a 2011 census, the Khireitangiree village has a population size of 2,475 (1237 men, 1238 women).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/385705-khireitangiri-orissa.html |title=Khireitangiri Village Population - Turumunga - Kendujhar, Orissa |website=www.census2011.co.in |access-date=2018-01-29}}</ref>

In Khireitangiree, the population of children aged 0–23 is 5,646, 13.05% of the total.
The average sex ratio of Khireitangiree village is 1001, which is higher than the Orissa state average of 979. Child sex ratio for Khireitangiree as per census is 4781, lower than the Orissa average of 941.
In 2011, the literacy rate of Khireitangiree was 72.12% as compared to 72.87% in Orissa. In Khireitangiree, male literacy stands at 82.09% while the female literacy rate is 62.42%.

==Language==
[[Odia language|Odia]] is the official language.

==Politics==

Khireitangiri is administrated by a [[Sarpanch]], or Head of Village, who is elected by the people.

[[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) and [[Biju Janata Dal]] (BJD) are the major political parties.

Khireitangiree comes under the [[Patna (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)]] and the present [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Legislative Assembly]] (MLA) is [[Hrushikesh Naik]] from BJD. It comes under the [[Keonjhar (Lok Sabha constituency)]]. The present Member of Parliament is [[Sakuntala Laguri]] from BJD.

==Education==
* Vishwa Vinayak Degree College
* Khireitangiree High School
* Khireitangiree U.P.(M.E.) School
* Khireitangiree Primary School
* Saraswati Sishu Mandir
* V. V. Play School

==Major festivals==
[[Ratha yatra|Ratha Yatra]], [[Laxmi puja|Laxmi Puja]], [[Kali puja|Kali Puja]], [[Mahashivratri]], [[Holi]] are the village's major festivals.

A biweekly [[Puja (Hinduism)|Puja]], a religious ritual, is performed in front of Maa Tangaraneepat, a local goddess. The Puja attracts people from nearby areas and neighboring districts.


==Transport==

The nearby [[National Highway 49]] (also known as the Mumbai Kolkata highway [[AH46]] or Great Eastern Highway) is one of India's busiest roads. It is accessible from major cities of [[Odisha]] and neighboring states. Bus services are available to and from [[Bhubaneswar]], [[Cuttack]], [[Rourkela]], [[Kolkata]], [[Ranchi]], [[Jamshedpur]], [[Baripada]], [[Balasore]], [[Sambalpur]], [[Jharsuguda]], [[Angul]], [[Talcher]], [[Kharagpur]], etc.

Over 10 km away, [[Kendujhar railway station|Kendujhar Railway Station]] is the nearest railway station. Other major railway stations nearby are [[Bhubaneswar railway station|Bhubaneswar Railway Station]] and [[Rourkela Railway Station]] which are 211 km and 208 km away, respectively.

==References==
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[[Category:Villages in Kendujhar district]]

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