Rairangpur

Rairangpur is a city and a Municipality in Mayurbhanj district in the state of Odisha, India. It is situated at about 85 kilometres from district headquarters of Baripada and about 80 km away from Jamshedpur(TataNagar). Rairangpur is surrounded by hills which are rich in iron ore mineral. The first iron ore mines of Asia were in Gorumahisani, Suleipat and Badampahar (mother mines of Tata Steel)are located here. The first ever trial for setting up of a Ferro Vanadium Plant was made by Mayurbhanj Maharaja during pre-independence days. Currently, thousands of tones of iron ore are exported out of the state on daily basis.

The Khadkhai (Sulaipat) Dam is a local attraction nearby and Shimilipal Sanctuary is in the approachable distance attracting many foreign tourists. This is a notable mining area of Orissa. Gorumahisani, Badampahad, Sulaipahad are rich of iron ore mines of this place. The steel factories of Tata and the surrounding area rely partly on the iron ores extracted from these mines. In addition to freight trains there is also a passenger train from Jamshedpur to Badampahar via Rairangpur.