ABOUT RISIDA

Risida is located in the Karlamunda block of Kalahandi district, Odisha. It is under Madanpur Rampur Police Station. This place coordinates 20°23'21"N 83°29'13"E . Risida is well connected with different parts by roadways and frequent buses are plying to and from Bhawanipatna, M.Rampur, Kesinga, Balangir, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Baliguda, Titilagarh, etc. Risida is 42 kms. From Kesinga, 50 kms. From Balangir, 60 kms. From Narala Road rail stations of the East Coast Railways(Eco. Railways). Risida is a rurban cluster of three rural settlements with a population over 5000 in the backward district of Kalahandi. It is located at the tri-junction of Kalahandi, Balangir and Kandhamal districts of Orissa. Since the British period, Risida has developed as a business and educational centre serving to the peripheral areas of these districts. This place has the educational institutes of +2 and Degree Colleges, Boys and Girls high schools, hospital, Police Post, telephone exchange, bank, Bus Stand and more than 100 shops and also marketing complexes. Risida has developed into a Growth Point in the district of Kalahandi. This place has a weekly hat(Saturday) which gathers about 42, 000 people on Saturday. It is located at remote north-east corner of Kalahandi. Risida serves to the nearby locality of about 55,000 population of Kalahandi and Balangir districts, for a radius of about 20 kilometres.