Kuchinda
Kuchinda is the town and a notified area council in Sambalpur district in the Indian state of Odisha. It is located about 80 kilometres from the district headquarters of Sambalpur, and about 48 km away from Jharsuguda. Kuchinda is famous for its "dushera." Kuchinda is more famous for the Gudguda waterfall. Most of the people of Kuchinda sub-division depends on farming. Kuchinda is more of a tribal area. Geography. It has an average elevation of 220 metres (721 feet). National Highway 200 passes through the city. Nearby residential areas include Saida, Ghosa, Mantrimunda, Lad, Mahuldihi, Kira, Bandubas, Satkama  and Lingapali. Demographics. census, Kuchinda had a population of 15,576. Males constituted 51% of the population and females 49%. Kuchinda has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: Male literacy is 71% and female literacy is 60%. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. Purunapani is the most educated village of western Odisha, which is situated in Kuchinda block. Transport. Airports: Jharsuguda Airport 45 km Railway stations: Bagdihi (Odisha, Jharsuguda, Laikera 31 km), Jharsuguda junction 48 km, Jharsuguda, Panpali (Odisha, Jharsuguda, Kirmira 32 km) Rourkela Politics. The MLA from Kuchinda (ST ) Assembly Constituency is Kishor Chandar Naik of BJD. Kuchinda is part of Sambalpur (Lok Sabha constituency). And Nitesh Ganga Deb is the Member of Parliament of Sambalpur lok sabha constituency.