Rairakhol

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Rairakhol
ରେଢ଼ାଖୋଲ
Redhakhol, Rampur
town
Rairakhol
Location in Odisha, 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 IST (UTC+5:30)

Rairakhol is a town and a notified area committee in Sambalpur district in the Indian state of Odisha.

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).

Location

National Highway 42 passes through Rairakhol. It is around 67 km south of Sambalpur, the district headquarters.

Siva temple near Rairakhol

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[2] 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.

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