Rairangpur


Rairangpur is a city and a Tehsil of Mayurbhanj district in the state of Odisha, India. It is based at about 287 Kilometres from the state capital Bhubaneswar and 82 kilometres from the district headquarters of Baripada and about 73 kilometres from Jamshedpur.
The Kharkhai Dam and the Simlipal Tiger Reserve are the nearby local attraction at the approachable distance, attracting many foreign tourists here.This is a notable mining area of Odisha, comprises iron-ores from Gorumahisani, Badampahar, Suleipat mines. The city is the headquarters of Bamanghati sub-division. It is Mayurbhanj's second largest city after Baripada.

Geography

Rairangpur is located at. It has an average elevation of.

History

Rairangpur Garh erstwhile Bamanghaty was founded by King Madhabdas Narendra Mohapatra. In the year 1878, Bamanghaty was merged into Mayurbhanj State ruled by King Krushna Chandra Bhanjdeo.
Later in the year 1918, Rairangpur was officially named after Rairangpur Garh.
On 24 April 1960 Rairangpur Notified Area of Council was formed with 15 wards.
And on 1 May 2014, Rairangpur Municipality was formed under the laws as per the Municipalities Act.1950 notification released by Government of Odisha.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Rairangpur had a population of 47,294. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Rairangpur has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 65%. In Rairangpur, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Economy

Rairangpur acts as a liaison centre between Jamshedpur in Jharkhand, Durgapur in West Bengal and the Iron Ore Mines in Gorumahisani, Badampahar and Suleipat. The steel factories of Tata and the surrounding area rely partly on the iron ores extracted from these mines. In addition to freight trains there is also a passenger train from Jamshedpur to Badampahar via Rairangpur.
Rairangpur is surrounded by hills which are rich in iron ore mineral. The first iron ore mines of Asia were in Gorumahisani, Suleipat and Badampahar are located here. The first ever trial for setting up of a "Ferro Vanadium Plant" was made by Mayurbhanj Maharaja during pre-independence days. Currently, thousands of tonnes of iron ore are exported out of the state on daily basis.
The majority of the population is dependent on the paddy harvesting as either their main source or as an alternate source of income. The direct and indirect dependency of the economy of this place is largely influenced by the paddy harvesting. The same is again largely dependent on the annual rain fall during May–September. The Kharkhai Dam and Bankbal Dam irrigate some of the cultivating lands and helps for the kharif harvesting.
Rairangpur has the oldest and the largest "Sal Oil Extraction Plant" which has been closed since years. Sal seed is locally collected from the forest. The area suffers due to less attention in the political environment with few resources and funds allocated to it from government or private sources.

Climate

Transportation

Rairangpur lies on the Tatanagar-Badampahar branch line of Indian Railways.
Air conditioned luxurious buses to Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Keonjhar, Rourkela, Tatanagar, Kolkata are available. Local buses and jeeps are there in every fifteen to thirty minutes to all small villages and towns. Important traffic points of the city:
Rairangpur has its local airstrip namely Dandbose Aerodrome .In most cases celebrities land here by their chopper.

Culture

is the most popular festival celebrated here. In this festival people make Pitha in their homes, They eat and distribute to their relatives. Also Village people make Tusu represent and them in the nearby Tusu Mela where large number of people get gathered to witness those idols of Tusu.
Other religious festivals : Kumara Purnima, Maha Shivaratri, Raja Parba,
Rath Yatra.
During Rath Yatra, people from all sections of the society pull the Ratha of Lord Jagannath, his brother Lord Balabhadra and sister goddess Subhadra to their Mausibadi from the temple.
Uda Parba or Uda Jatra, a festival of Lord Shiva is also celebrated here on 15 April, Pana Sankranti every year.
Most commonly Deepawali, Durga Puja, Ganesh Puja and Saraswati Puja in celebrated all over Rairangpur locality.Popular idols belongs to Ichinda, Bazar, Kucheibudhi, Anladuba, Sakiladihi, Purnaghaty area.
Chhau dance of this Bamanghati Subdivision is famous all over the world. Jhumar is the local genre.

Places of interest

Cricket is the most widely played sport in the city. "Deepak Kumar Memorial", Mahuldiha organizes a cricket tournament every year. Being the most popular cricket tournament here, teams of different parts of the state and nearby participate and perform their talent. Likewise, "Rairangpur Premier League " is also organized at Kacheri Stadium.
Sports organised by various village youth associations just after Makar Sankranti is one of the age old sports activity promoting youth athletes with very colorful and festive events during January & February every year.
Children's Park, Kacheri Road- A heavenly play destination for kids.
Famous amusement park Brundaban Garden located at Routhkhamar is now closed for general public due to some issues.
Odisha has now got its first VR center at Mind Shift, Rairangpur. It's one of the most liked places. People here belonging to all age groups loves this amazing technology. Mostly Children find it as their favourite place for having all the fun and playing games in a unique way. Virtual Reality is what attracts them all. This reflects the developing scenario of Rairangpur.

Lifestyle and language

follow a moderate lifestyle and they live in peace and harmony. They do celebrate various religious festival together.
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Most populated areas belong to:
This place is rapidly growing in the educational infrastructure.
Some of the Government & Private funded educational institutes are :
Mrs. Sailabala Mohanta of Bharatiya Janata Party is the chairperson of Rairangpur Municipality.
Mr. Naba Charan Majhi of Bharatiya Janata Party is the present MLA from Rairangpur Assembly Constituency, who recently won elections in 2019.
Before it was Mr. Saiba Sushil Kumar Hansdah of Biju Janata Dal in 2014. Previous MLAs from this seat were Mr. Shyam Charan Hansdah of Indian National Congress in 2009, Mrs. Draupadi Murmu of Bharatiya Janata Party in 2000, Laxman Majhi of INC in 1995, Chaitanya Prasad Majhi of Janata Dal in 1990, Bhabendra Nath Majhi of INC in 1985, Sidhalal Murmu of INC in 1980, and Arjun Majhi of Janata Party in 1977.
Rairangpur is part of Mayurbhanj.