Jajpur district

Jajpur (listen^ⓘ) is a district of Odisha state in eastern India. The Odisha Government carried out a re-organisation of districts of Odisha in 1993. The erstwhile Cuttack district was split into multiple districts with Jajpur being one of them. The district came into being on 1 April 1993.^[2]

Jajpur district
District
Top: Brahmani River at Deulipal Bottom: Road in Tomka
Nickname:  Jajra nagar
Location in Odisha
Coordinates: 20.85°N 86.333°E / 20.85; 86.333
Country	India
State	Odisha
Headquarters	Jajpur
Government
• Member of Lok Sabha	Sarmistha Sethi
Area
• Total	2,888 km2 (1,115 sq mi)
Elevation	331 m (1,086 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	1,827,192
• Density	630/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Odia, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	755 xxx
Vehicle registration	OD-04 (for Chandikhol) OD-34 (for Jajpur)
Literacy	80.13%
Lok Sabha constituency	Jajpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	7   Barchana Bari Binjharpur Dharmasala Jajpur Sukinda Korai
Climate	Aw (Köppen)
Precipitation	1,014 millimetres (39.9 in)
Avg. summer temperature	38 °C (100 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	12 °C (54 °F)
Website	jajpur.nic.in

Geography

Jajpur is located in eastern Odisha. It borders Kendujhar and Bhadrak districts to the northeast, Kendrapara and Cuttack districts to the south and Dhenkanal district to the west. The district is located on the Odisha coastal plain, with the southern part lying in the Mahanadi River Delta. To the north there are some small discontinuous hill ranges. Some of the major rivers in the district are the Brahmani and Baitarani on the eastern edge.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1901	544,846	—
1911	558,053	+0.24%
1921	542,368	−0.28%
1931	577,357	+0.63%
1941	604,551	+0.46%
1951	624,633	+0.33%
1961	760,182	+1.98%
1971	948,564	+2.24%
1981	1,136,093	+1.82%
1991	1,386,177	+2.01%
2001	1,624,341	+1.60%
2011	1,827,192	+1.18%
source:[3]

Religions in Jajpur district (2011)[4]
Religion			Percent
Hinduism			94.44%
Islam			5.12%
Other or not stated			0.44%

According to the 2011 census, Jajpur district has a population of 1,827,192,^[1] roughly equal to the nation of Kosovo^[5] or the US state of Nebraska.^[6] This gives it a ranking of 261st in India (out of a total of 640).^[1] The district has a population density of 630 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,600/sq mi).^[1] Its population growth rate over the 2001–2011 decade was 12.43%.^[1] Jajpur has a sex ratio of 972 females for every 1000 males,^[1] and a literacy rate of 80.44%. 7.39% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 23.72% and 8.29% of the population respectively.^[1]

Languages of Jajpur district (2011)^[7]

1. Odia (90.3%)
2. Urdu (4.79%)
3. Ho (2.09%)
4. Others (2.85%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 90.27% of the population in the district spoke Odia, 4.79% Urdu and 2.09% Ho as their first language.^[7]

Administrative divisions

The district is divided into 10 revenue Tehsils as below.^[8]

• Jajpur
• Dasarathapur
• Binjharpur
• Bari
• Rasulpur
• Dharmasala
• Darpan
• Vyasanagar
• Danagadi
• Sukinda

The district consists of 1 subdivision Jajpur. It also consists of 10 blocks.^[9]

• Jajpur
• Binjharpur
• Bari
• Dasarathapur
• Rasulpur
• Dharmasala
• Barchana
• Korei
• Danagadi
• Sukinda

The district has 331 Gram Panchayats and 1781 villages.^[10]

The district has 2 municipalities Byasanagar and Jajpur, with the later serving as the district headquarters.

Villages

• Garagali^[11]
• Kacharasahi
• Neulpur

BARUNDEI

• Matiapada
• Sahupada
• Atira
• Gahapal

Politics

The district consists of one Parliamentary constituency Jajpur. This is currently represented by Rabindra narayan behera of Bharatiya Janata Party.

Vidhan Sabha constituencies

Main article: List of constituencies of Odisha Vidhan Sabha

The following are the 7 Vidhan sabha constituencies^[12][13] of Jajpur district along with the incumbent elected members.^[14]

No.	Constituency	Reservation	Extent of the Assembly Constituency (Blocks)	Member of 17th Assembly	Party
48	Binjharpur	SC	Binjharpur, Dasarathpur (part)	Pramila Mallik	BJD
49	Bari	None	Bari, Jajpur (part), Rasulpur (part)	Biswaranjan Mallick	BJD
50	Barchana	None	Barchana	Amar Kumar Nayak	BJP
51	Dharmasala	None	Dharmasala, Rasulpur (part)	Himanshu Sekhar Sahoo	BJP
52	Jajpur	None	Jajpur (M), Jajpur (part), Dasharathpur (part)	Sujata Sahu	BJD
53	Korei	None	Vyasanagar (M), Vyasanagar (O. G), Korei, Rasulpur (part)	Akash Das Nayak	BJP
54	Sukinda	None	Sukinda, Dangadi	Pradeep Bal Samanta	|Bharatiya Janata party |BJP]]

Colleges

• N.C. Autonomous College, Jajpur Town
• Vyasanagar Autonomous College, Vyasanagar, Jajpur
• S G College, Kanikapada, Jajpur
• Kanhu Charan Mahavidyalaya, Khan market, Korei, Jajpur
• Gopabandhu Choudhury College, Ramachandrapur, Bari, Jajpur
• Abhimanyu Samanta Singhar College, Abhimayu Balia, Bari, Jajpur

Culture

• Biraja Temple
• Ratnagiri
• Chhatia Bata Temple
• Mahavinayak Temple
• Langudi Hills
• Dashashwamedha Ghat
• Siddheshwar Temple
• Trilochaneshwar Temple
• Garhmadhupur King Palace