Sadangi
| Sadangi | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Odisha |
| [[]] | Kheonjhar |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Oriya |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 758046 |
| Website |
kendujhar |
Sadangi is a village in Kendujhar District in the Indian state of Odisha. It is the administrative headquarters of the Kendujhar district.
Sadangi, (Sanskrit:षडङ्गी),(Oriya:ଷଡଙ୍ଗୀ) are a sub-group of Utkala Brahmin who have Oriya as their mother tongue. They inhabit mainly the coastal and deltaic area of Orissa. Later on, large numbers of Sadangi families migrated to Garjat regions, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and West Bengal.They belong to Shrauta/vedic class Brahmins.The Brahmins following Shrauta/vedic tradition, have right to read and teach Vedas and hence are known as Vedic Brahmins or Namaskaraniya.Their surname is derived from that they once specialised on the six Vedangas of Samaveda (Sanskrit:सामवेद षडङ्ग). They generally follow Kauthuma Shaakha (କୌଥୁମ୍ନ ଶାଖା) of Samaveda.Samavedis follow mainly Khadira grihya sutra, Drahyayana shrauta, and Naradiya Shiksha. Some also follow Gobhilya grihya.
Geography
Sadangi is a landlocked village situated in the northern part of Keonjhar, surrounded by Jyotipur panchayat of Jyotipur in the north, Jajapasi in the south, Unchabali and Bhanda in the west and Turumunga in the east.
Demographics
As of 2011 India census,[1] Kendujhar (Keonjhar) District : Census 2011 data
- Sadangi village overview
An official Census 2011 detail of Sadangi, a village of Keonjhar has been released by Directorate of Census Operations in Orissa. Enumeration of key persons was also done by census officials in Kendujhar District of Orissa.
Education
- School and college in sadangi GP include:
- Sadangi UP school
- Sadangi M.E school
- M.K.G High school, sadangi
- M.K.G college, sadangi
Places to visit
Sadangi Shiv Mandir Hanuman Temple
See also
- Sahoo
- Utkala Brahmin
- Dash (Oriya surname)
- Mohapatra
- Prusty
- Behera
- Sahu
- Kar
- Mishra
- Naik
- Mohanta
References
- Torch Bearers of Vedic Traditions: Brahmin Sasan Villages in Orissa by Nityananda Patnaik. Vedam Books, New Delhi, Classical, 2002, ix, 227 p. ISBN 81-7054-346-0
- ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.