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Jagatsinghpur

Field	Value
name	Jagatsinghpur
other_name	Jagatsinghapur
settlement_type	Town
image_caption	Grameswar Temple in Jagatsinghpur Panchapalli
pushpin_map	India Odisha#India
pushpin_label_position	left
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Odisha, India
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	India
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Orissa Flag(INDIA).png Odisha
subdivision_type2	District
subdivision_name2	Jagatsinghpur
established_title
named_for	Jagat Singh
unit_pref	Metric
elevation_m	15.00
population_total	51688
population_as_of	2011
population_density_km2	auto
demographics_type1	Languages
demographics1_title1	Official
demographics1_info1	Odia, English
timezone1	IST
utc_offset1	+5:30
postal_code_type
registration_plate	OD-21
website

the municipality in Odisha, India

Jagatsinghpur is a town and a municipality in Jagatsinghpur district in the Indian state of Odisha. It is also the headquarters of Jagatsinghpur district. It got the recognition as a new district on 1 April 1993 formerly it was a sub-division of Cuttack district. Paradip Port, Oil refinery and fertiliser factory are located in Jagatsinghpur district. Devi, Alaka, Biluakhai, Kusumi, Hansua, Kuanria and Lunijhara rivers belong to this district.

Geography

Jagatsinghapur is at . It has an average elevation of 15 metres (49 feet).

History

Jagatsinghpur District came into existence on 1 April 1993. Before that, it was a part of the old Cuttack District which was divided into four new districts. It is surrounded by the districts of Kendrapara, Cuttack, Puri and Bay of Bengal.

Transportation

The nearest railway station from Jagatsinghpur town is Gorakhnath Station which is about 10 km from Jagatsinghpur. The nearest city is Cuttack, 40 km away. Train service is not frequent; it is better to go by road. Nearest airport is Biju Patnaik International Airport at Bhubaneswar. Charter air service from Biju Patnaik International Airport to Paradip is provided by Pawan Hans. Jagatsinghpur is well connected with other cities via road. OSRTC and Private operated bus services to all the major Cities and Towns in Odisha.

Notable people born in Jagatsinghpur

The district, smallest in size among the 30 districts in Odisha, has produced some of the most famous names in Oriya. Notable among them are listed below.

Academics and scientists

Jyotirmayee Dash
Prana Krushna Parija,

Writers and poets

Adikabi Sarala Das
Gopal Chhotray
Pratibha Ray
Bibhuti Patnaik
Devdas Chhotray
Mamata Dash

Freedom fighters, politicians and leaders

Nabakrushna Choudhury
Malati Choudhury
[[Nityanand Kanungo]
Nimain Charan Pattnaik
Sarala Devi
Basanta Biswal
Gopabandhu Choudhury

Theatre groups

The districts is also famous for having theatre groups which keep the old tradition of live acting before a crowd. The groups have become the part of the mainstream entertainment for people all over Odisha. Parbati Gannatya, Benirampur opera, Gouri Gananatya, Tulasi Gananatya, Durgashree Gananatya, Tarapur Opera and Trinath Gananatya are some of the famous theatre groups of Jagatsinghpur district.

Politics

Current chairperson of Jagatsinghpur municipality is Archana Singh (Indian National Congress), successor of Biplab Choudhury in 2022 (Indian National Congress) and MLA from Jagatsinghpur Assembly Constituency is Sri Amarendra Das of Bharatiya Janata Party in 2024. Previous MLAs from this Constituency were Chiranjib Biswal (Congress) between 2014 and 2019 Bishnu Das (BJD) between 2004 and 2013, Kailash Chandra Mallik of (Indian National Congress) in 1985, Krushna Chandra Mallik of (Indian National Congress) in 1980, and Kanduri Charan Mallik of JNP in 1977.

Jagatsinghpur is a part of the Jagatsinghpur (Lok Sabha constituency).

Villages

Kamashasan

References

Indian Rail. "Indian Rail Info".
(January 2020). "State Elections 2004 - Partywise Comparison for 38 - Jagatsinghpur Constituency of Odisha". Election Commission of India.

Wikipedia Source

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