Notified Area Council · Sambalpur district
Redhakhol
Redhakhol is a notified area council (NAC), the urban local body for smaller towns in Odisha, in Sambalpur district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 15,379 people in 3,557 households.
- Population (2011)
- 15,379
- Literacy
- 82.4%
- Area
- 37.4 km²
- Wards (2011)
- 18
- Sub-district
- Rairakhol
- LGD body code
- 250454
People and work in Redhakhol
- Population
- 15,379
- 7,938 male · 7,441 female
- Households
- 3,557
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 82.4%
- men 90.2% · women 74.1%below urban Sambalpur (84.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 937
- below urban Sambalpur (948)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 932
- People per km²
- 411
- Scheduled Castes
- 3,085 (20.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,337 (15.2%)
What the 5,933 workers did
- Cultivators554 (9.3%)
- Agricultural labourers447 (7.5%)
- Household industry220 (3.7%)
- Other work3,498 (59.0%)
- Marginal workers1,214 (20.5%)
Marginal workers worked less than six months of the year.
Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (district, sub-district and town level).
Population since 2011
Census counts for each decade in which Redhakhol was counted as a town (L = lakh).
Place and climate
- Area
- 37.4 km²
- Population class
- Class IV
- Community development block
- Rairakhol
- Annual rainfall
- 1,205 mm
- Temperature range
- 12°C to 46°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 235 km by road
- District headquarters
- Sambalpur, 67 km
- Nearest railway station
- Rairakhol (in the town)
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Sambalpur, 67 km
- Roads
- 70.7 km pucca, 80 km kutcha
- Fire station
- In the town
- Homes with electricity connections
- 1,500
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 14 (11 government, 3 private)
- Middle schools
- 7 (4 government, 3 private)
- Secondary schools
- 3 (3 government, 0 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 2 (1 government, 1 private)
- Degree colleges
- 1
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 1, 50 beds
- Family welfare centres
- 1
- TB clinics
- 1
- Veterinary hospitals
- 1
- Medicine shops
- 9
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 1
- Private banks
- 1
- Co-operative banks
- 2
- Public libraries
- 2
- Auditoriums / community halls
- 1
- Stadiums
- 2
- Main manufactured products
- Collection Of Kendu Leaf, Agriculture, Collection Of Mahua Flower
Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook: Village and Town Directory (Odisha). The facilities were recorded for the 2011 census (reference year 2009 for most items); many places have changed since.
Other towns in Sambalpur
See also: Rairakhol sub-district · People of Sambalpur district
Town status is as of the 2011 census; the Local Government Directory lists Redhakhol as a notified area council (December 2022). Know the town's history, landmarks or festivals? Share it with us.