Rairakhol
Sign in to saveRedhakhol (or Rairakhol) is a town and Notified Area Council in the Sambalpur district of Odisha, India. Serving as the sub-divisional headquarters for Rairakhol Sub-division, it is surrounded by a green belt of reserve forests, making it known for its natural beauty and pollution-free environment.
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Place details
- Region
- Odisha
- Country
- India
- Population
- 15,379
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Redhakhol
- Settlement.official_name
- Rairakhol
- Settlement.native_name
- ରେଢାଖୋଲ
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- or
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.translit_lang1
- ରେଢାଖୋଲ
- Settlement.image_skyline
- redhakhol.jpg
- Settlement.image_alt
- Shiba temple near Redhakhol
- Settlement.image_caption
- Shiba Mandir near Redhakhol
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Odisha, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Odisha
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Sambalpur
- Settlement.governing_body
- Notified Area Council
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Sambalpur district
- Area
- 37.40
- Elevation
- 181
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
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- postal code
- 768106
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Encyclopedic overview
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Redhakhol (or Rairakhol) is a town and Notified Area Council in the Sambalpur district of Odisha, India. Serving as the sub-divisional headquarters for Rairakhol Sub-division, it is surrounded by a green belt of reserve forests, making it known for its natural beauty and pollution-free environment.
Located on National Highway 55, which connects Cuttack and Sambalpur, Redhakhol is a popular stop for travelers and buses passing through. It provides rest, food, and drinking water for those on the journey. The town also serves as a marketplace for nearby villages, where people gather to buy daily necessities and recreational items. Local farmers sell their agricultural products and forest goods at the Vegetable Market near Bhima Bhoi College.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rairakhol” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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