Education & Tourism

Education                            

            

Rajkanika has the good access towards education from primary level to graduation level after graduation there is less scope for post graduate studies. There are four colleges named as S.N. College, Rajkanika, Olaver college, Olaver, Katana college, Katana, and Hatsahi College, Hatsahi. There are several High Schools among which R. N. Highschool is the oldest one which was established in the year 1918 by Raja Rajendra Narayana Bhanjadeo. Some other well known High Schools are Panchayat High School, Jaynagar; Kanika High School, Aayatana; Olaver Highschool, Olaver; PegarPara high school, PegarPara; Mahurigan Govt. high school, Mahurigan; Panchayata high school, Bharigada; Tarasa High school, Tarasa; Laxmi Baraha Anchalika High School, Barunadiha; T.K High School, Katana; Girl's High school, Patarapur; Charidesh Girl's High school, Bajpur; Namatara High School, Kandia High School and JORAL PM School; etc. There are also a vast access to primary education in both govt. and non govt. schools.

Tourism

The main tourist attractions are:
The Bhitarkanika National Park, which can be visited by boat and the boat facility is available from Jayanagar, Gualigan Ghat, Chandbali ghat. The Bhitarkanika is the living place of salt water crocodiles, the foreign birds, deers and many more flora and fauna species.
Another place of attraction is the palace of Kanika built in the 18th century. Many temples are present such as Lord Nrushinghanath Temple, Lord Gopinath Temple, Maa Dakshina Kali Temple, Laxmi Narayana Temple, Gopaljew Temple, Gokenswar Temple, Maa Sidheswari Temple (Thakuranipal), Radhakanta Temple (Giria), Basulai (Bajarapur), etc. which can be visited.

There is a village in Rajkanika named as Sialia where no doors are present in any house, people say that it is because of the wish of the goddesh Maa Kharakhai who is worshipped by the people.
The nearest places to visit are the temple of Lord Akhandalamani at Aradi; Lord Baladevjew, Kendrapara; and the nearby town Chandbali which was an old port of British Empire, Maa Narshing Devi Temple JORAL. Also, there is another holy place at Katana,that is Lord Shiva Temple. Where many people come to worship Lord Shiva and Lord Jagannath.

Notable people

Freedom fighters Bishu and Basuni.
Raghunath Nayak, "the hero who caught Nathuram Godsay while escaping after killing the father of nation Mahatma Gandhi" was also from one of its ideal village Jagulaipada.
Prafulla Das, who got Sarala Samman for his book Banhiman.