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.