Statistics

                                      StatiArea:

3016 Sq.Km.

Population:

10,14,262 [As per 2001 Census]

District headquarters:

Jagatsingpur

Subdivisions:

1

Blocks:

8

Municipalities:

1

N.A.C.:

2

Tehsils:

4

Forest Coverage:

13.29Sq.Kms.

Literacy Rate:

79.61%

Villages:

1,391

Grama panchayat:

165

Towns:

2

Temperature:

38.1(Max), 12.0(Min)

Rainfall:

1765.1mm(Avg)

Overview

 On 1st April 1994,  Jagatsingpur got the recgnition of a district. It is situated at a distance of 60 kms. from Cuttack.. Biluakhai, Kusumi, Kuanria and Lunijhara rivers belong to this district.

 


Administrative Divisions

Jagatsinghpur district is divided into a number of Blocks, Tehsils and subdivisions to ease in administration. They are:

 


Blocks

Biridi
Raghunathpur
Kujang
Tirtol
Erasama
Balikuda
Nuagoan
Jagatsingpur


Tehsils

Jagatsingpur
Kujanga
Balikuda
Tirtola


Subdivisions

Jajpur

 

ParadeepPort and fertilizer factory are in this district. Paradip, a modern deepwater port, was built in the 1960s, and has now become a hot business destination due to the largest foreign direct investment (FDI) in India as POSCO is setting up a plant along with its own port for transportation. Indian Oil Corporation has been trying to set up an oil refinery also.

IMPORTANT PLACES

Paradeep Port : It is the largest port of Orissa.

Sarala Temple : It is a famous temple of Jagatsingpur district where Goddess Saraswati is worshiped as Maa Sarala . Siddheswar Parida was changed to Adikabi Sarala Das due to the blessings of goddess Sarala. It is at a distance of 15km from Jagatsinghpur town.

 
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