Raikal రాయికల్ Ravikanti
Town
Raikal Location in Telangana, India Show map of Telangana Raikal Raikal (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 18°54′N 78°48′E / 18.9°N 78.8°E / 18.9; 78.8
Country	India
State	Telangana
District	Jagtial
Population
• Total	63,907
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	505460
Telephone code	08724
Vehicle registration	TS-21
Nearest city	Jagtial and korutla
Lok Sabha constituency	Nizamabad
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Jagtial
Website	telangana.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.

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.

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