Rayagada

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Rayagada (ରାୟଗଡା) is a municipality in Rayagada district in the Indian state of Odisha. It is the administrative headquarters of Rayagada district.

Geography

Rayagada is located at . It has an average elevation of 207&nbsp;metres (679&nbsp;feet).

Rayagada is a district of meadows, forests, water falls and terraced valleys, peopled by many primitive tribal groups. The scenic beauty and heritage on the land is an unexplored paradise.

The pattern of people living in the district show unity in diversity of races, languages, and culture. The Scheduled Tribes living in the district possess dissimilar economics ranging from food gathering to settled cultivation. Their languages/dialects, societies and culture show inter-societal and -cultural variations because of the ethnic mosaic.Famous tollywood actor varun sandesh and G.Anil kumar, mitra sekhar dora,B.srikanth, K avinash are residents of rayagada

Rayagada is nearly 440&nbsp;km from Bhubaneswar by road. It is connected by rail with Bhubaneswar, Raipur, Visakhapatanam, Koraput, Kolkata, Chenaii, Delhi, Hyderabad.

Demographics

India census, Rayagada had a population of 57,732. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Rayagada has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 56%. In Rayagada, 12% of the population...
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