Rairakhol
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Redhakhol ରେଢ଼ାଖୋଲ Redhakhol, Rampur |
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 Redhakhol
 Redhakhol
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| Coordinates: 20°40′0″N 84°20′0″E / 20.66667°N 84.33333°ECoordinates: 20°40′0″N 84°20′0″E / 20.66667°N 84.33333°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Odisha |
| District | Sambalpur |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Oriya |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Vehicle registration | OD |
| Website | odisha |
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.
Redhakhol is located at 21°04′N 84°21′E / 21.07°N 84.35°E. It has an average elevation of 182 m (597 ft).
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.
National Highway 55 passes through Redhakhol. It is around 67 km south of Sambalpur, the district headquarters.
As of 2001[update] India census, 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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