Rairangpur

Rairangpur
City
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Rairangpur is located in Odisha
Rairangpur
Rairangpur
Location in Odisha, India
Rairangpur is located in India
Rairangpur
Rairangpur
Rairangpur (India)
Coordinates: 22°16′N 86°10′E / 22.27°N 86.17°E / 22.27; 86.17
Country India
StateOdisha
DistrictMayurbhanj
Government
 • TypeMunicipality Government
 • BodyMunicipality
 • ChairpersonAbhishek Pattanaik (BJD)
Elevation
248 m (814 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total21,682[1]
DemonymRairangpurians
Languages
 • OfficialOdia
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
757 043
Telephone code06794
Vehicle registrationORM-XXXX / OR 11-X-XXXX / OD 11-XXXX
Websitewww.rairangpurmunicipality.org

Rairangpur (Odia pronunciationⓘ) is a city and a tehsil in the Mayurbhanj district of the state of Odisha, India. It is located 287 kilometres from the state capital Bhubaneswar, 82 kilometres from the district headquarters of Baripada, and about 73 kilometres from Jamshedpur. Rairangpur is the second largest city in the Mayurbhanj district, a notable mining area of Odisha, producing iron-ore from the Gorumahisani, Badampahar, and Suleipat mines.

The Kharkhai (Suleipat) Dam and the Simlipal Tiger Reserve are among the nearby local attractions, attracting many foreign tourists.

India's 15th and current President Smt. Droupadi Murmu served as a teacher in Rairangpur from 1994 to 1997.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Census2001 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Draupadi Murmu: Lesser known facts about the 15th President of India". The Times of India. 25 July 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 3 October 2024.