About Rairakhol ( Rairakhol / Redhakhol / Rampur )

Rairakhol (also Redhakhol or Rampur) (Oriya: ) is a town and a notified area committee in Sambalpur district in the Indian state of Orissa. Redhakhol is located at 2104N 8421E / 21.07N 84.35E / 21.07; 84.35. It has an average elevation of 182m (597ft). National Highway 42 passes through Rairakhol. It is around 67km south of Sambalpur, the district headquarters. As of 2001 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.