Jagatsinghpur is a

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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 fertilizer factory are located in Jagatsinghpur district.

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, Alaka, Biluakhai, Kusumi, Hansua, Kuanria and Lunijhara rivers belong to this district. 1999 odissa Super cyclone over 8,000 deaths occurred in Jagatsinghpur.

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, Khorda, Puri and Bay of Bengal.

Transportation

The nearest railway station from Jagatsinghpur town is Gorakhnath Station which is about 10 km from Jagatsinghpur. 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. Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India has decided to link Jagatsinghpur with a new

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. OSRTC 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. # Prof. Dr. Anjan Kumar Baral, Winner of Education Award of Excellence (Academic), 2018, from Printing Industries of America, the first Asian to receive the award in the field of Print Education & Research, for his outstanding work in advancing print education programs, in his home country, India. #Academicians and Scientists:

Prana Krushna Parija Prana Krushna Parija OBE (1 April 1891 – 2 June 1978; born in Jagatsinghpur district) was an Indian botanist. His research work comprised mainly fundamental and applied aspects of plant physiology, experimental plant morphology, and ecologica ...

, Sriram Chandra Dash
Manoranjan MohantyAbani Kumar Baral

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, Dr. Biswaranjan Paital #Writers and poets: Birakisore Das,

Gopal Chhotray Gopal Chhotray (1916–2003) was born in Puranagarh village of Jagatsinghpur district in Bihar and Orissa Province, India. He is considered to be one of the chief architects of modern Oriya theatre. He brought in significant changes in the ...

, Pratibha Ray,

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, Hrudananda Ray, Chittaranjan Das,

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#Freedom fighters, Politicians and Leaders: Nabakrushna Choudhuri,

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, Nityanand Kanungo,

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, Yudhisthir Das

Theatre groups

The District 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 Choudhry in 2022 ( Indian National Congress) and MLA from Jagatsinghpur Assembly Constituency is Prasanta Muduli of Biju Janata Dal. Previous MLAs from this Constituency were Chiranjib Biswal (Congress) between 2014-2019 Bishnu Das ( BJD) between 2004–2013, 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 Kamashasan (Locally known as ''Bagula'') is one of the village in the district of Jagatsinghpur, Odisha, India. Bagula is famous for the vegetable cultivation and its quality and varieties of vegetables in major cities Odisha. Geographical Loca ...

References

External links

* http://jagatsinghpur.nic.in/ * http://www.jagatsinghpur.com/ {{Authority control Cities and towns in Jagatsinghpur district