Rairakhol State

Rairakhol State
ରେଢ଼ାଖୋଲ ରାଜ୍ୟ
Princely State of British India
1825–1948
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Rairakhol State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India
Area 
 1901
2,157 km2 (833 sq mi)
Population 
 1901
26,888
History 
 Established
1825
1948
Succeeded by
India

Rairakhol State (Odia: ରେଢ଼ାଖୋଲ ରାଜ୍ୟ) was a princely state during the British Raj in India. It was one of the Chota Nagpur States and had its capital at Rairakhol (Redhakhol), located in the present-day Sambalpur district of Western Odisha. It had an area of 2,157 square kilometres (833 sq mi) and a population of 26,888 in 1901. The average revenue was Rs. 55,000 in 1904.

Most of the state was covered by forest where wild elephants roamed. Rairakhol State's inhabitants spoke mostly the Sambalpuri language, although there were also large Kol people groups speaking Munda and Oraon language. The Chasa were the predominant caste in the state.