Jajpur district

The district came into being on 1 April 1993.

• Name — Jajpur district • Type — District • Nickname — Jajra nagar • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — India • Subdivision Type1 — State • Subdivision Name1 — Orissa Flag(INDIA).png Odisha • Seat Type — Headquarters • Seat — Jajpur • Unit Pref — Metric • Area Total Km2 — 2888 • Elevation M — 331 • Population Total — 1,827,192 • Population As Of — 2011 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Demographics Type1 — Languages • Demographics1 Title1 — Official • Time Zone1 — IST • Utc Offset1 — +5:30 • Postal Code Type — PIN • Postal Code — 755 xxx • Registration Plate — OD-04 (for Chandikhol) OD-34 (for Jajpur) • Custom Label1 Sec2 — Climate • Custom Data1 Sec2 — Aw (Köppen) • Website — https: jajpur.nic.in • Leader Title2 — Member of Lok Sabha • Leader Name2 — Rabindra Narayan Behera (BJP) • Demographics1 Info1 — Odia, English • Custom Label2 Sec1 — Literacy • Custom Data2 Sec1 — 80.13% • Custom Label3 Sec1 — Lok Sabha constituency • Custom Data3 Sec1 — Jajpur • Custom Label4 Sec1 — Vidhan Sabha constituency • Custom Data4 Sec1 — 7 Barchana Bari Binjharpur Dharmasala Jajpur Sukinda Korai • Custom Label2 Sec2 — Precipitation • Custom Data2 Sec2 — 1014 mm • Custom Label3 Sec2 — Avg. summer temperature • Custom Data3 Sec2 — 38 °C • Custom Label4 Sec2 — Avg. winter temperature • Custom Data4 Sec2 — 12 °C

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.

According to the 2011 census, Jajpur district has a population of 1,827,192, roughly equal to the nation of Kosovo or the US state of Nebraska. This gives it a ranking of 261st in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 630 PD/sqkm. Its population growth rate over the 2001–2011 decade was 12.43%. Jajpur has a sex ratio of 972 females for every 1000 males, 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. 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.

The district is divided into 10 revenue Tehsils as below. • Jajpur • Dasarathapur • Binjharpur • Bari • Rasulpur • Dharmasala • Darpan • Vyasanagar • Danagadi • Sukinda The district consists of 1 subdivision Jajpur. It also consists of 10 blocks. • Jajpur • Binjharpur • Bari • Dasarathapur • Rasulpur • Dharmasala • Barchana • Korei • Danagadi • Sukinda The district has 331 Gram Panchayats and 1781 villages. The district has 2 municipalities Byasanagar and Jajpur, with the later serving as the district headquarters. • Villages • Garagali • Kacharasahi • Neulpur BARUNDEI • Matiapada • Sahupada • Atira • Gahapal

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

The following are the 7 Vidhan sabha constituencies of Jajpur district along with the incumbent elected members. • 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) — Biswa Ranjan 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 — BJP

• 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

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