Rairangpur

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Rairangpur
City
Rairangpur Location in Odisha, India Show map of Odisha Rairangpur Rairangpur (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°16′N 86°10′E / 22.27°N 86.17°E / 22.27; 86.17
Country	India
State	Odisha
District	Mayurbhanj
Founded by	Madhabdas Narendra Mohapatra
Government
• Type	Municipality Government
• Body	Municipality
• 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	757 043
Telephone code	06794
Vehicle registration	ORM-XXXX / OR 11-X-XXXX / OD 11-XXXX
Website	www.rairangpurmunicipality.org

Rairangpur (Odia pronunciation^ⓘ) is a city and a tehsil in the Mayurbhanj district situated on the banks of the river Khadkhai in the state of Odisha, India. It is located 287 kilometres from the state capital Bhubaneswar, 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, attracting many foreign tourists.

India's 15th and current President Smt. Droupadi Murmu served as a teacher in Rairangpur from 1994 to 1997.^[2]