Jashipur is a town in

Mayurbhanj district Mayurbhanj district is one of the List of districts of Odisha, 30 districts of Odisha state in eastern India and the largest in the state by area, nearly equivalent to Tripura. The district's headquarters is located in Baripada, with other majo ...

in the state of

Odisha, India Odisha (), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is a state located in Eastern India. It is the eighth-largest state by area, and the eleventh-largest by population, with over 41 million inhabitants. The state also has the third ...

. The town is located in southwestern region of

Simlipal National Park Simlipal National Park (ISO: ''Śimiḷipāḷa Jātīya Udyāna'') is a national park and tiger reserve in the Mayurbhanj district in the Indian state of Odisha covering . It is part of the Mayurbhanj Elephant Reserve, which includes three pr ...

comprising diverse geographical valleys, forest lands and scores of ancient temples like Khiching temple and first headquarter of erstwhile

Mayurbhanj state Mayurbhanj State (; colloquially ''Morbhanj'') was one of the princely states of India during the British Raj. It was one of the largest states of the Eastern States Agency and one of the four salute states of the Orissa States Agency. The em ...

Geography

Jashipur is located at . It has an average elevation of 406 metres (1332

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). Two National Highways pass through it - NH 49 and NH 220.; Kolkata Mumbai NH and Ranchi Vijayawada NH respectively.TataNagar is 2.5 hrs away from Jashipur. Nearest Railway station is Badampahar which is 17.5 km from Jashipur and another nearby Railway Station is Bangiriposi which is 61 km from Jashipur.

Demographics

, Jashipur had a population of 14,876. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Jashipur has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 67%. In Jashipur, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. Now the local population is more than 25,000. A majority of the population belong to the ST community. Other spoken languages are Hindi and Bengali due to Jashipur's proximity to

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and

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.Rest population are S.C., Christians, Sikhs, Muslims and Higher Caste Hindu.

Education

Colleges in Jashipur include: *Jashipur Junior College Schools in Jashipur include: *Jashipur Primary School *Jashipur Govt High School *Govt Girls High School *De Paul School *DAV Public School * Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya (CBSE) * Saraswati Sishu Vidya Mandir. Jashipur Girls High School was privately founded in 1965 by local Muslim Business men namely late Mazhar Imam Khan / PWD Contractor & late Hasim khan of Jashipur Town. But in 1980, it was taken over by the Odisha government.

Tourism

More than 5 waterfalls are located near Jashipur.

is a national park and tiger reserve situated only 50 km. from Jashipur. Jashipur is also famous for Crocodile Park.-which is located around 3 km away from the Main market of Jashipur and on the River Khairi Bhandan. Locally this place is known as Rama Tirtha. In the whole India, this is the only Crocodile Nursery Park under Odisha Forest. .

Transportation

* Regarding road transport, luxury A/C buses are a popular means of transportation between the cities. There is connectivity to

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and

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from here. There are a wide range of taxis for sightseeing and tours. * The nearest railway station is badampahar railway station which is 17 km from jashipur.

References

{{Mayurbhanj district * Cities and towns in Mayurbhanj district