Raikia is a small village in

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. There are Hindu,

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), and a good population of the tribe ( Kandha). It is known as the business capital of Kandhamal district. The town has many 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 (

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till std 5 and

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education after words), Bijay High School, Kanyashram (Govt. Residential Girls High School), Saraswati sishu bidya mandir and many more. There are few very good hospitals like Govt. Hospital and Mission Hospital.

Location

It is located 227 km from

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, the state capital of Odisha and 147 km from

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, the major city of South Odisha. The nearest railway station is

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around 100 km from it. The region around

Phulbani Phulbani is a municipality and administrative headquarters of Kandhamal district in the state of Odisha in India. History It is named after the lady 'Phulardei' who was sacrificed by the local inhabitants as an act of religious ritual to Mother ...

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 10 km Mondasur kuti among the local people is situated at a distance of about 10 km from Raikia.

References

{{Municipalities of Odisha Cities and towns in Kandhamal district