Raikia

Raikia
Town
Raikia
Raikia

Location in Odisha, India

Coordinates: 20°28′N 84°14′E / 20.47°N 84.23°E / 20.47; 84.23Coordinates: 20°28′N 84°14′E / 20.47°N 84.23°E / 20.47; 84.23
Country  India
State Odisha
District Kandhamal
Elevation 485 m (1,591 ft)
Languages
  Official Oriya
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration OD-12
Website odisha.gov.in

Description

Raikia is a small town in Kandhamal district in the Indian state of Odisha. The town is a planned and well-organized place in the district. There are Hindu, Christian(Catholic and Baptist), and a good population of the tribe(Kandha).It is known as the business capital of Kandhamal district. The town has many good and old educational institutions like Jivan Jyoti Mahavidyalaya (where BA, BSc are the courses you can opt for), girls high school St. Catherine's Girls High School (co-education till std 5 and unisex education after words), Bijay High School (boys high school), Kanyashram (Govt. Residential Girls High School), Saraswati sishu bidya mandir and meny more . There are few very good hospitals like Govt. Hospital and Mission Hospital.

Location

It is located 227 km from Bhubaneshwar, the capital of Odisha and 147 km from Berhampur, the major city of South Odisha. The nearest railway station is Rairakhol around 100 km from it. The region around Phulbani has a variety of flora and fauna. It is a place surrounded by hills and has a lot of small and big waterfalls around it. The most spectacular of the lot is situated at a distance of about 20 km Mondasur kuti among the local people is situated at a distance of about 18 km from Raikia.

References

    Sandeep satapathy +918984277278

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