Rairakhol

Redhakhol
Redhakhol, Rampur
town
Redhakhol
Location in Odisha, India
Redhakhol
Redhakhol (India)
Coordinates: 20°40′0″N 84°20′0″E / 20.66667°N 84.33333°E / 20.66667; 84.33333Coordinates: 20°40′0″N 84°20′0″E / 20.66667°N 84.33333°E / 20.66667; 84.33333
Country  India
State Odisha
District Sambalpur
Languages
  Official Oriya
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration OD
Website odisha.gov.in

Redhakhol is a town and a notified area committee in Sambalpur district in the Indian state of Odisha.It has the following banks: Canara Bank, DCB, SBI, Union Bank, UGB and Central Bank.

Geography

Redhakhol is located at 21°04′N 84°21′E / 21.07°N 84.35°E / 21.07; 84.35.[1] It has an average elevation of 182 m (597 ft).

History

During the British Raj era, Rairakhol was the capital of Rairakhol State, one of the several princely states of the Eastern States Agency. It had been a feudatory state to Bamra until the 18th century.[2][3]

Location

National Highway 55 passes through Redhakhol. It is around 67 km south of Sambalpur, the district headquarters.

Siva temple near Redhakhol

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[4] Redhakhol had a population of 13,722. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Redhakhol has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 55%. In Redhakhol, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

  1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Redhakhol
  2. Rairakhol Princely State - "The Golden Book of India"; LETHBRIDGE, Roper, MacMillan & Co., 1893 p. 539
  3. Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 21, p. 61.
  4. "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.
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