Raikal

Municipality in Telangana, India

Town in Telangana, India
Raikal
Ravikanti
Town
18°54′N 78°48′E / 18.9°N 78.8°E / 18.9; 78.8
Country India
StateTelangana
DistrictJagtial
Population
 • Total63,907
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
505460
Telephone code08724
Vehicle registrationTS-21
Nearest cityJagtial and korutla
Lok Sabha constituencyNizamabad
Vidhan Sabha constituencyJagtial
Websitetelangana.gov.in

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.[citation needed]

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

There are 20 villages under Raikal Mandal Kendram Allipur 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.

References

  1. ^ "Raikal Population (2011)". 2011 Census. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
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