Raikal Explained

Raikal Mann
Other Name:Ravikanti
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Telangana#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Telangana, India
Coordinates:18.9°N 78.8°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name1:Telangana
Subdivision Name2:Jagtial
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:63907
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Telugu
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank1 Info Sec1:Jagtial and korutla
Blank2 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Nizamabad
Blank3 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank3 Info Sec1:Jagtial
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:505460
Area Code:08724
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Registration Plate:TS-21

Raikal It is located in the Jagtial district, Telangana, India[1]

It is known for being the home place of the ancient temple of Keshavanathaswamy, which was built in 1304 A.D. by Kakatiya King Prataparudra and is called as Kota Gudi, due to the mud fort that surrounds the temple. The temple is a trikutalayam which houses three sanctums for Shiva and Vishnu, and resembles the typical Chalukyan and Kakatiya architectural styles.

National Highway 61 connecting Bhiwandi in Maharashtra and Jagityal in Telangana, passes through Raikal.

There are 20 villages under Raikal Mandal KendramAllipur is the main gram panchayat in the Mandal with an estimated population of 10,000 in 2020 which makes it as one of the biggest gram panchayaths in the jagtial district.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Raikal Population (2011) . 2011 Census . 11 February 2019.