Rairakhol

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.GeographyRedhakhol is located at. It has an average elevation of 182m.HistoryDuring 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.LocationNational Highway 55 passes through Redhakhol. It is around 67 km south of Sambalpur, the district headquarters.DemographicsIndia 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.