Redhakhol

Redhakhol or Rairakhol is a town and a Notified Area Council in Sambalpur district in the Indian state of Odisha.

Redhakhol town, which is the Sub-Divisional headquarter of Rairakhol Sub-division surrounded by a green belt of reserve forest, is unique for its natural environment and pollution-free status. The town has earned its name for economical value as people from nearby villages adjunct to the town depends upon it for selling off their Agricultural and Forest products and purchasing of their daily needs. Moreover the Sub-divisional hospital is situated in the town. All the passengers buses plying through this town make a temporary halts for the passenger take meal, tiffin and drinking water.

Geography
Redhakhol is located at 21.07°N, 84.35°W. It has an average elevation of 182 m.

History
During the British Raj era, Redhakhol erstwhile 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.

Demographics
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.

Financial Institutions/Banks

 * Canara Bank
 * DCB Bank
 * State Bank of India
 * Union Bank of India
 * Utkal Gramin Bank
 * Central Bank of India

Connectivity
National Highway 55 passes through Redhakhol. It is around 67 km south of Sambalpur, the district headquarter and around km from Bhubaneswar, the state capital. After opening of the Kiakata bridge on Rairakhol-Kiakata State Highway, this town has become a junction point, as it opens easy & straight communication to Phulbani & Brahmapur. The historical Deogarh town is situated to its North & is connected by 88 kms. length of Blacktopping road leading to Ranchi-Vijayawada Highway.

Politics
Redhakhol is a part of Rairakhol Assembly constituency and Sambalpur Parliamentary constituency. Current MLA from this seat is Prasanna Acharya.