06 September 2009
Tourist Information
Where to stay:
Name of the Establishment Reservation Authority
Inspection Bunglow Executive engineer, (R&B), Rayagada- 06856-222149
Hotel Sai International Manager, - 06856 223396 Fax - 06856-225554, 225555
Hotel Swagat - Manager, - 06856- 222208)
Hotel Kapilas - Manager, - 06856- 222280)
Hotel Ashok - Manager, - 06856- 223246)
Hotel Jyoti Mahal - Manager,- 06856 - 223015
Hotel Maruti - Manager, - 06856- 225333
Assistance : Tourist Information Counter,
Rayagada Railway Station, - 06856Tel: 222248
Tourist Office,Koraput at Koraput Club, - 06852-250318, Gram: ORISSATOUR
Tourist Counter, Vizianagaram Railway Station , - 08922 - 223582.
Superintendent of Police, Rayagada, 06856 , 222304
District Information & Public Relations Officer, Rayagada, 06856, 222193
How to Reach Rayagada
Getting to Rayagada is not difficult. Nearest air port is at Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) 200 KMs away which is well connected with New Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Mumbai, Nagpur by going flights.
Rail: Well connected from other parts of India like Delhi, Chennai, Allepy, Bokaro, Raipur, Gujrat, Nagpur, Kolkata, Hyderbad, Bilaspur and Bhubaneswar.
Road : Convenient road transport facilities available as NH-43 is passing through Koraput,i.e. 109 KMs from Rayagada. Direct Express bus services are available from Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagarm, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Puri, Jeypore, Koraput, Malkangiri, Phulbani, etc.
Facilities: Taxies and Auto-Rickshaw are available here at Rayagada for visiting the places of attraction and excursion.
Medical : District Head Quarters Hospitals Rayagada. Phone No.06856-222059, Ambulance - 06856-222059, 102
Postal : Available in almost all the places of the district.
Banks : State Bank of India and other Nationalised Banks have their branches at Rayagada and other important places of the District.
Shopping : Shopping complexes are available under the supervision of Municipality, Special Planning Authority and also private. There is no weekly special markets at Rayagada, but in surrounding villages weekly markets are held. All essential commodities are made available at those places to facilitate the remote tribal people.