Rairangpur
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Rairangpur | |
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City | |
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| Nickname: Bamanghati | |
  Rairangpur Location in Odisha, India  Rairangpur Rairangpur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°16′N 86°10′E / 22.27°N 86.17°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Mayurbhanj |
| Founded by | Madhabdas Narendra Mohapatra |
| Government | |
| • Type | Notified Area Council |
| • Body | Municipality Government |
| • Chairperson | Jalen Naik (BJP) |
| Elevation | 248 m (814 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 34,929[1] |
| Demonym | Rairangpurian |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Odia |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 757043 |
| Telephone code | 06794 |
| Vehicle registration | ORM-XXXX / OR 11-X-XXXX / OD 11-XXXX |
| Website | www |
Rairangpur (ⓘ ରାଇରଙ୍ଗପୁର) is a city and tehsil in the Mayurbhanj district situated on the banks of the river Khadkhai in the state of Odisha, India. It is located 82 kilometres from the district headquarters of Baripada, and about 73 kilometres from Jamshedpur. Rairangpur is the second largest city in the Mayurbhanj district as well as 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.
India's 15th and current President Smt. Droupadi Murmu served as a teacher in Rairangpur from 1994 to 1997, as Chairperson of Nagar Panchayat from 1997 to 2000 and as an MLA in the Odisha State Assembly from 2000 to 2009.[2]
Etymology
[edit]During the rule of the Bhanja dynasty, the town was originally called 'Brahmin Ghati', named after the area's relatively hilly terrain.[citation needed] The term eventually corrupted over time and became 'Bamanghati', anglicised in various Company maps as 'Baumingaut' or 'Baumeen Gaut'. The town was later renamed to 'Rairangpur' in late 1918, named after Rairangpur Garh.[citation needed]
Geography
[edit]Rairangpur is located at 22°16′N 86°10′E / 22.27°N 86.17°E.[3] It has an average elevation of 248 m (814 ft). The village mostly consists of shops, rice paddies, and foliage. Roads branch out of the National Highway 220 to areas like Dubulabeda, Sanchampauda, Padmapur and Bhalbadrapur. The villages, buildings, and markets on both sides of the road are generally surrounded by vast swaths of farmland, most of which remains uncultivated or unmaintained.
History
[edit]
The first mention of Rairangpur (then Bamanghati) is found during Mughal rule in Mayurbhanj, which began in 1592 under the rule of Subahdar of Bengal Sa'id Khan. According to accounts by Raja Man Singh, there was a fort located at Bamanghati, among other places in the state.[5] However, the earliest map of Bamanghati is found in the Map of Bengal and Bahar, 1781 by James Rennel.
Towards the end of March, 1866, the people of the Bamanghati pargana revolted against the rule of Srinath Bhanja Deo for his inability to handle the Na Anka Durbikhya famine of 1866, which was suppressed by the Maharaja's administration shortly after.
Rairangpur Garh was founded by Madhabdas Narendra Mohapatra in 1878 during the rule of Krushna Chandra Bhanjadeo.[6]
In late 1918, Bamanghati was officially renamed after Rairangpur Garh as Rairangapur.
In 1919, Rairangpur became the headquarters of the Bamanghaty subdivision, replacing Bahalda.
The Mayurbhanj princely state influenced Rairangpur's culture and politics from the 11th century up until its accession to the Dominion of India in 1949.[citation needed]
On 24 April 1960, the Rairangpur Notified Area Council (NAC) was formed with 15 wards.
Demographics
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8,199 | — |
| 1971 | 11,226 | +36.9% |
| 1981 | 15,503 | +38.1% |
| 1991 | 18,097 | +16.7% |
| 2001 | 21,896 | +21.0% |
| 2011 | 34,929 | +59.5% |
| Source: Census of India[7][8] | ||
According to the 2001 Census of India,[9] Rairangpur has a population of 21,682. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. It has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 65%. And 12% of the total population is under 6 years of age.
Economy
[edit]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 areas rely partly on the iron ores extracted from these mines. In addition to freight trains, there is also a DEMU passenger train from Jamshedpur to Badampahar via Rairangpur.
As it is surrounded by hills, iron ore is abundantly found here. The first iron ore mines of Asia were in Gorumahisani, Suleipat and Badampahar (mother mines of Tata Steel). The first ever trial for setting up a "Ferrovanadium Plant" was made by the Maharaja of Mayurbhanj prior to independence. Currently, thousands of tonnes of iron ore are exported here on a daily basis.
The majority of the population is dependent on paddy harvesting (farming) 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 paddy harvesting. The same is again largely dependent on the annual rainfall during May–September. The Kharkhai (Suleipat) Dam and The Bankbal Dam irrigate some of the cultivating lands and helps with the kharif harvesting.
It has the oldest and the largest "Sal Oil Extraction Plant" which has been closed for years. The area suffers due to limited political attention as well as restrained resources and funds allocated for development from government or private sources.
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Rairangpur, Odisha | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26.0 (78.8) |
31.8 (89.2) |
36.0 (96.8) |
39.0 (102.2) |
40.0 (104.0) |
37.0 (98.6) |
33.0 (91.4) |
32.0 (89.6) |
32.0 (89.6) |
31.0 (87.8) |
30.0 (86.0) |
25.0 (77.0) |
32.7 (90.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 13.0 (55.4) |
19.0 (66.2) |
23.0 (73.4) |
26.0 (78.8) |
28.0 (82.4) |
29.0 (84.2) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.0 (78.8) |
25.0 (77.0) |
22.0 (71.6) |
20.0 (68.0) |
16.4 (61.5) |
22.9 (73.2) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 0 (0) |
0 (0) |
9.1 (0.36) |
18.6 (0.73) |
36.5 (1.44) |
151.9 (5.98) |
271.5 (10.69) |
297.7 (11.72) |
141.4 (5.57) |
83.9 (3.30) |
2.8 (0.11) |
1.9 (0.07) |
1,015.3 (39.97) |
| Source: World Weather online [1]
https://www.worldweatheronline.com/lang/en-in/rairangpur-weather-averages/orissa/in.aspx | |||||||||||||
Transportation
[edit]Rairangpur lies on the Tatanagar-Badampahar branch line of Indian Railways.
Daily passenger train runs from Jamshedpur (Tatanagar) to Badampahar.
Two weekly trains, the Badampahar-Rourkela Express runs on Sunday and the Badampahar-Shalimar Express runs on Saturday.
Air conditioned luxurious buses to Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Keonjhar, Rourkela, Tatanagar and Kolkata are available. Local buses and jeeps are there every fifteen to thirty minutes to all small villages and towns. Important traffic points of the village:
- Bajar Golei Chhak
- Durga Mandapa Chhak
- Raghunath Murmu Chhak
Rairangpur has its local airstrip namely Dandbose Aerodrome. In most cases celebrities land here by their chopper.
Culture
[edit]Makar Parba is widely celebrated here, being the most popular festival of Odisha. As Makar comes once in year, a unique atmosphere is created, people wear new clothes and make pitha (Rice Cake) in their homes, eat it and distribute to their relatives spreading love and affection. Village people make Tusu (Cosmic Goddess) represent and them in the nearby Tusu Mela where people gather largely to witness those idols of Tusu.
Other religious festivals : Kumara Purnima, Maha Sibaratri, Raja Parba, Ratha Jatra.
During Ratha Yatra (Car Festival), people from all sections of the society pull the Ratha (Chariot) of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and goddess Subhadra to their Mausibadi (Aunt's place) from the temple.
Uda Parba or Uda Jatra, is a festival of Lord Shiva celebrated here on 15 April, Pana Sankranti every year.
Most commonly Diwali, Durga Puja, Ganesha Puja and Saraswati Puja is celebrated all over Rairangpur. Popular idols come from Ichinda, Bajar, Kucheibudhi, Anladuba, Sakiladihi and Purnaghaty area.
Chhau dance is famous all over the world. Jhumar is the local genre.
Santalis, Mundas, Oraons are the commonly found tribes here. It is a tribal majority region, hence tribal festivals are common here.
Places of interest
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- Jagannatha Temple[10]
- Hanuman Batika & Bajar[11]
- Birsa Munda Park [12]
- Indira Gandhi Children's Park[13]
- Routhkamar Mini Park[14]
- Gandhi Park [15]
- Asurghati waterfall [16](ଅସୁରଘାଟି ଜଳପ୍ରପାତ)
- Suleipat Dam[17] Kharkhai Dam (ସୁଳେଇପାଟ ଓ ଖରାଖାଇ ବନ୍ଧ)
- Bankabal Dam (ବାଙ୍କବାଳ ବନ୍ଧ)
- Simlipal National Park
- Purunia Sibasambhu Temple (ପୁରୁଣିଆ ଶିବଶମ୍ଭୁ ମନ୍ଦିର)
- Raghu Nath Jiu Math (ରଘୁନାଥଜୀଉ ମଠ, ଅଁଳାଦୁବ)
- Badampahar Mines (ବାଦାମପାହାଡ଼ ଖଣି)
- Gorumahisani Mines (ଗୋରୁମହିଷାଣୀ ଖଣି)
- Bodo Bandha (ବଡ଼ ବନ୍ଧ )
Sports and entertainment
[edit]Cricket is the most widely played sport in the village. "Deepak Kumar Memorial (DKM)", 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 (RPL)" is also organized at Kacheri Stadium (Rairangpur 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.
- Park
Children's Park, Kacheri Road Birsamunda Park , Mahuldiha
- VR Center
Odisha now has its first VR Virtual Reality (VR)center at Mind Shift.
Lifestyle and language
[edit]
Rairangpurians follow a moderate rural lifestyle, living in peace and harmony and celebrating various religious festivals together.
Odia is the most prevalent language spoken by locals. Hindi, the national language, is also spoken as a result of trade with neighbouring states like Jharkhand, and Chhattisgarh. Alongside these two, Santali is spoken in Santal households and communities.
Landmarks
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Most populated areas belong to:
- Mahuldiha
- Anladuba
- Bazar Area
- Baidaposi
- Bikash Nagar
- Banasahi
- Garh
- Ichinda
- Kucheibudhi
- Purnaghaty
- Pichhilighaty
- Sakiladihi
- Thakuranibeda
Nationalised banks
[edit]- Axis Bank
- Bandhan Bank
- Bank of India
- Canara Bank
- HDFC Bank
- ICICI Bank
- IDBI Bank
- Oriental Bank of Commerce
- Punjab National Bank
- State Bank of India
- Syndicate Bank
- UCO Bank
- Union Bank of India
Educational institutions
[edit]
Rairangpur is rapidly growing in educational infrastructure. Some government & private funded educational institutes include :
- Government Boys High School[18]
- Government Girls High School[19]
- Raghu Nath Jiu High School[20]
- SSDD Girls' High School (Kanya Aashram), Rairangpur[21]
- Pichlighaty High School
- Saraswati Shishu Vidya Mandir
- Rairangpur College (North Orissa University)
- Mahila Mahavidyalaya[22]
- Rairangpur ITI (Technical)
- Kerala Public School[23]
- Little Flower School[24]
- Sparsh Public School
- Sunshine English Medium School
- Madina Public School
- Kalinga English Medium School
- Venketeswar Public School
- Fact Computer Education
- Kendriya Vidyalaya
- Technoworld +2 Sc. College
- Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya, Sanmouda
- Cosmos International School
- Richard Mission Primary School[25]
Politics
[edit]The Rairangpur Assembly constituency was formed in 1951. Since then, various politicians have ran for election and contributed to the development of the city. [26]
Previous MLAs from this seat were Mr. Naba Charan Majhi of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2019, Mr. Saiba Sushil Kumar Hansdah of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in 2014, Mr. Shyam Charan Hansdah of Indian National Congress (INC) in 2009, Mrs. Droupadi Murmu of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2004 and 2000, Laxman Majhi of INC in 1995, Chaitanya Prasad Majhi of Janata Dal (JD) in 1990, Bhabendra Nath Murmu of INC in 1985, Sidhalal Murmu of INC(I) in 1980, Arjun Majhi of Janata Party (JNP) in 1977 and 1974, Sidhalal Murmu of Jharkhand Party (JP) in 1971, Kartick Chandra Majhi of Swatantra Party in 1967, Chandra Mohan Singh of (INC) in 1961, and Haradeb Triya of (INC) in 1957 and 1952.[27]
Mr. Jalen Naik of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is the current MLA from Rairangpur Assembly Constituency,
Mr. Abhishek Pattanaik of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is the chairperson of the Rairangpur Municipality.
Mr. Naba Charan Majhi of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) who was previous MLA won MP elections in 2024 recently and became a Member of Parliament from Rairangpur (Mayurbhanj).
Notable people
[edit]- Droupadi Murmu, 15th President of India.
- Raghunath Murmu, inventor of Ol Chiki script for writing Santali, born in Dandbose
References
[edit]- ^ https://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/801825-rairangpur-orissa.html
- ^ "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.
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Rairangpur
- ^ J.W, Lowre; J., Sharpe (1849). "Bengal Etc. - David Rumsey Historical Map Collection". Bengal Etc. - David Rumsey Historical Map Collection. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ Nilmani Senapati, Nabin Kumar Sahu (1967). Orissa District Gazetters: Mayurbhanj. Orissa Government Press. p. 68.
- ^ Senapati, Nilamani; Sahu, Nabin Kumar (1967). "Orissa District Gazetter (Mayurbhanj)". Archived from the original on 4 October 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ "District Census Handbook, Mayurbhanj, Part-A, Series-16, Orissa - Census 1981" (PDF). pp. 546–567.
- ^ "Population growth of ULBs in Orissa (1901 –2001)" (PDF). The Regional Centre for Urban & Environmental Studies (RCUES). Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ^ "Rairangpur Jagannath Temple - Google Maps".
- ^ "Hanuman Vatika - Google Maps".
- ^ "Birsa Munda Smart Park".
- ^ "Indira Gandhi Childrens Park".
- ^ "Mini Park".
- ^ "Gandhi Park".
- ^ "Asurghaty - Google Maps".
- ^ "Sulaipat Dam Reservoir - Google Maps".
- ^ "Gov't Boys' High School, Rairangpur - Google Maps".
- ^ "Govt. Girls' High School, Rairangpur - Google Maps". 30 September 2022.
- ^ "R. N. Jiu New Govt. High School, Rairangpur - Google Maps".
- ^ "Kanya Ashram, Rairangpur - Google Maps".
- ^ "Mahila Mahavidyalay, Rairangpur - Google Maps".
- ^ "Kerala Public School, Rairangpur - Google Maps".
- ^ "Little Flower School, Rairangpur - Google Maps".
- ^ "Richard Mission School, Rairangpur - Google Maps".
- ^ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies of Odisha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 November 2005. Retrieved 17 September 2008.
- ^ "State Elections 2004 - Partywise Comparison for 4-Rairangpur Constituency of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 17 September 2008.
- Ama Sahara Ama Khabar, Rairangpur | 30 July 2019 | Kalinga TV on YouTube
- http://censusindia.gov.in/NprStateReport.aspx?stcd=21&distcd=07
External links
[edit]- On Wikimapia Rairangpur Town all banks, Tourist Places Full details
- Website for Rairangpur(Mayurbhanj)