| Pandariya | |
| Other Name: | Pandaria |
| Settlement Type: | town |
| Pushpin Map: | India Chhattisgarh#India |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Chhattisgarh, India |
| Coordinates: | 22.23°N 81.42°W |
| Subdivision Type: | IndiaCountry |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Chhattisgarh |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kabirdham |
| Leader Title1: | MLA |
| Leader Name1: | Bhawna Bohra (BJP) |
| Governing Body: | Nagar Palika |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Rank: | 1st in area |
| Area Total Km2: | 12 |
| Elevation M: | 348 |
| Population Total: | 23,175 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Rank: | 2nd in Kabirdham district |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi, Chhattisgarhi, English language |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code: | 491559 |
| Registration Plate: | CG 09 |
Pandariya is a town and Nagar Palika Parishad and development block in Kabirdham district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. This block is famous for the Dewanpatpar magnetic hill, 40 km north of Pandariya, which has an optical illusion of a gravity hill where vehicle seems to defy the gravity and roll up the hill.
Pandariya is located at .[1] It has an average elevation of 348m (1,142feet). It is situated at the maikal range mountains and is surrounded by lush green dense forest. A river (half nadi) is located in this city which is the lifeline for farmers of near by villages that comes under pandaria block.The town also has a number of education institutions and a government sugar factory. The place is known for its farming and sugar producing.
India census,[2] Pandariya had a population of 16,165; 8,173 males and 7,992 females, giving a sex-ratio of 978. Pandariya had an average literacy rate of 70.28, whilst 16% of the population (2,577) were children 0–6.
Dewanpatpar magnetic hill, sometimes also called Pandariya magnetic hill and Kawardha magnetic hill, near Dewanpatpar village on "State Highway SH5" 40 km north of Pandariya in Kabirdham district (formerly called Kawardha district) has an optical illusion of a gravity hill where vehicle seems to defy the gravity and roll up the slope.[3] It is 70 km north of Kawardha city on SH5, 130 km northwest of Bilaspur via NH130A, 260 km northwest of Raigarh, 280 km southwest of Ambikapur city, 110 km south of Shahdol, 210 km southeast of Jabalpur, 44 km south of Gadasarai near Chhattisgarh-Madhaya Pradesh border. Another magnetic hill is 300 km away at Ulta pani at Mainpat hill station in Surguja district.