Jagatsinghpur is a

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and a

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in Jagatsinghpur district in the

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. 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,

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and fertiliser factory are located in Jagatsinghpur district.

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, 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,

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, Puri and

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Transportation

The nearest railway station from Jagatsinghpur town is Gorakhnath Station which is about 10 km from Jagatsinghpur. The nearest city is

, 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 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, Sriram Chandra Dash
Manoranjan MohantyAbani Kumar Baral
Amitav Acharya, Dr. Biswaranjan Paital #Writers and poets: Adikabi Sarala Das, Birakisore Das, Gopal Chhotray,

Pratibha Ray Pratibha Ray (born 21 January 1944) is an Indian academic and writer of Odia language, Odia-language novels and stories. For her contribution to the Indian literature, Ray received the Jnanpith Award in 2011. She was awarded the Padma Bhushan ...

, Bibhuti Patnaik, Hrudananda Ray, Chittaranjan Das, Devdas Chhotray, Mamata Dash #Freedom fighters, Politicians and Leaders: Nabakrushna Choudhury, Malati Choudhury,

Nityanand Kanungo Nityanand Kanungo (4 May 1900 – 2 August 1988) was one of India's prominent politicians from the state of Odisha, who held successive high-profile portfolios in Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's cabinet. Early Life Nityanand Kanungo was bor ...

, Nimain Charan Pattnaik, Sarala Devi, Judhisthira Dasa, Gopabandhu Choudhury

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 (

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), successor of Biplab Choudhury in 2022 (

) and MLA from Jagatsinghpur Assembly Constituency is Sri Amarendra Das of

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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 (

) in 1985, Krushna Chandra Mallik of (

) in 1980, and Kanduri Charan Mallik of JNP in 1977. Jagatsinghpur is a part of the Jagatsinghpur (Lok Sabha constituency).

Villages

* Kamashasan * Dhanuhar Belari

References

External links

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