About Rajgangpur

Rajgangpur is an industrial town situated in the Sundargarh District of Orissa. It is located 400km to the north-west of the capital city, Bhubaneswar. Places of tourist interest in the vicinity include Mandira Dam, Chhatri Hill, Darjeeng, Vedvyas and Khandahar. Rourkela is 40km east of Rajgangpur. Nearest airport is at Ranchi. Rajgangpur Railway Station is on Raigarh-Rourkela line. Regular buses are available to Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Rourkela and Angul. Rajgangpur derived its name from the erstwhile princely state of Gangpur Estate. This Hindi speaking town was transferred from Commissioner of Chhotanagpur to Orissa Division in the year 1905. As of the 2001 India census, Rajgangpur had a population of 43,912. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Rajgangpur has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 62%. In Rajgangpur, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age. Rajgangpur is has...