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Jagatsinghpur

Jagatsinghapur
Jagatsinghpur Jagatsinghapur
Town
	Jagatsinghpur Location in Odisha, India Jagatsinghpur Jagatsinghpur (India)
	Coordinates: 20°16′N 86°10′E / 20.27°N 86.17°E
Country	India
State	Odisha
District	Jagatsinghpur
Named for	Jagat Singh
Elevation	15 m (49 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	51,688
Languages
• Official	Odia, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	OD-21
Website	jagatsinghpur.nic.in

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Jagatsinghpur is a town 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 fertiliser factory are located in Jagatsinghpur district. Devi, Alaka, Biluakhai, Kusumi, Hansua, Kuanria and Lunijhara rivers belong to this district.

Geography

Jagatsinghapur is at 20°16′N 86°10′E / 20.27°N 86.17°E / 20.27; 86.17. 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, Puri and Bay of Bengal.

Transportation

The nearest railway station from Jagatsinghpur town is Gorakhnath Station which is about 10 km from Jagatsinghpur.^[1] The nearest city is Cuttack, 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 Mohanty, Abani Kumar Baral, Amitav Acharya, Dr. Biswaranjan Paital
Writers and poets: Adikabi Sarala Das, Birakisore Das, Gopal Chhotray, Pratibha Ray, Bibhuti Patnaik, Hrudananda Ray, Chittaranjan Das, Devdas Chhotray Mamata Dash
Freedom fighters, Politicians and Leaders: Nabakrushna Choudhury, Malati Choudhury, Nityanand Kanungo, 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 (Indian National Congress), successor of Biplab Choudhury 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 and 2019 Bishnu Das (BJD) between 2004 and 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.^[2]

Jagatsinghpur is a part of the Jagatsinghpur (Lok Sabha constituency).

Villages

Kamashasan
Dhanuhar Belari

References

^ Indian Rail. "Indian Rail Info". Retrieved 3 May 2016.
^ "State Elections 2004 - Partywise Comparison for 38 - Jagatsinghpur Constituency of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 September 2008.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

External links

http://jagatsinghpur.nic.in/
http://www.jagatsinghpur.com/ Archived 6 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine

[1] Indian Rail. "Indian Rail Info". Retrieved 3 May 2016.

[2] "State Elections 2004 - Partywise Comparison for 38 - Jagatsinghpur Constituency of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 September 2008.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

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-'''Jagatsinghpur''' is a [[town]] and a [[municipality]] in [[Jagatsinghpur district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|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]], [[Paradip Refinery|Oil refinery]] and fertilizer factory are located in [[Jagatsinghpur district]]. [[Devi River|Devi]], Alaka, Biluakhai, Kusumi, Hansua, Kuanria and Lunijhara rivers belong to this district.
+'''Jagatsinghpur''' is a [[town]] and a [[municipality]] in [[Jagatsinghpur district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|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]], [[Paradip Refinery|Oil refinery]] and fertiliser factory are located in [[Jagatsinghpur district]]. [[Devi River|Devi]], Alaka, Biluakhai, Kusumi, Hansua, Kuanria and Lunijhara rivers belong to this district.
 ==Geography==
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 ==History==
 [[File:Sarala Temple.jpg|thumb|right|Sarala temple, Jagatsinghpur]]
-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.
+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]], Puri and [[Bay of Bengal]].
 ==Transportation==
-The nearest railway station from Jagatsinghpur town is Gorakhnath Station which is about 10&nbsp;km from Jagatsinghpur.<ref>{{cite web|author=Indian Rail|url=http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/gorakhnath-grkn/3790|title=Indian Rail Info|access-date=2016-05-03}}</ref>  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 [[National Highway (India)|national highway]].<ref>{{cite web|author=The Economic Times|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-07-10/news/64282472_1_chief-minister-naveen-patnaik-odisha-road-development|title=Centre accords National Highway status to 2,000 km roads in Odisha|access-date=2016-05-03}}</ref> [[OSRTC]] operated bus services to all the major Cities and Towns in Odisha.
+The nearest railway station from Jagatsinghpur town is Gorakhnath Station which is about 10&nbsp;km from Jagatsinghpur.<ref>{{cite web|author=Indian Rail|url=http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/gorakhnath-grkn/3790|title=Indian Rail Info|access-date=2016-05-03}}</ref>  The nearest city is [[Cuttack]], 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==
 {{Cleanup section|reason=Should only be listed as notable if they have a Wikipedia article. Also need to clean external links.|date=July 2023}}
 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''': [[Jyotirmayee Dash]], [[Prana Krushna Parija]], Sriram Chandra Dash, [http://csdindia.org/people/faculty/manoranjan-mohanty-distinguished-faculty/ Manoranjan Mohanty], [https://orissamatters.com/2007/06/03/prof/ Abani Kumar Baral], [[Amitav Acharya]], Dr. Biswaranjan Paital
+#'''Academics and Scientists''': [[Jyotirmayee Dash]], [[Prana Krushna Parija]], Sriram Chandra Dash, [http://csdindia.org/people/faculty/manoranjan-mohanty-distinguished-faculty/ Manoranjan Mohanty], [https://orissamatters.com/2007/06/03/prof/ Abani Kumar Baral], [[Amitav Acharya]], Dr. Biswaranjan Paital
-#'''Writers and poets''': Birakisore Das, [[Gopal Chhotray]], [[Pratibha Ray]], [[Bibhuti Patnaik]], Hrudananda Ray, Chittaranjan Das, [[Devdas Chhotray]] [[Mamata Dash]]
+#'''Writers and poets''': Adikabi [[Sarala Das]], Birakisore Das, [[Gopal Chhotray]], [[Pratibha Ray]], [[Bibhuti Patnaik]], Hrudananda Ray, Chittaranjan Das, [[Devdas Chhotray]] [[Mamata Dash]]
-#'''Freedom fighters, Politicians and Leaders''': [[Nabakrushna Choudhuri]], [[Malati Choudhury]], [[Nityanand Kanungo]], [[Sarala Devi]], [[Yudhisthir Das]]
+#'''Freedom fighters, Politicians and Leaders''': [[Nabakrushna Choudhuri|Nabakrushna Choudhury]], [[Malati Choudhury]], [[Nityanand Kanungo]], [[Sarala Devi]], Judhisthira Dasa,[[Gopabandhu Choudhuri|Gopabandhu Choudhury]]
 ==Theatre groups==
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 ==Politics==
-Current chairperson of Jagatsinghpur municipality is Archana Singh ([[Indian National Congress]]), successor of Biplab Choudhry in 2022 ([[Indian National Congress]]) and [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] from Jagatsinghpur Assembly Constituency is Prasanta Muduli of [[Biju Janata Dal]]. Previous MLAs from this Constituency were Chiranjib Biswal (Congress) between 2014 and 2019 Bishnu Das ([[Biju Janata Dal|BJD]]) between 2004 and 2013, Kailash Chandra Mallik of ([[Indian National Congress]]) in 1985, Krushna Chandra Mallik of ([[Indian National Congress]]) in 1980, and Kanduri Charan Mallik of [[Janata Party|JNP]] in 1977.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://archive.eci.gov.in/March2004/pollupd/ac/states/s18/Partycomp38.htm|title = State Elections 2004 - Partywise Comparison for 38 - Jagatsinghpur Constituency of Odisha|publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 2008-09-24}}{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
+Current chairperson of Jagatsinghpur municipality is Archana Singh ([[Indian National Congress]]), successor of Biplab Choudhury in 2022 ([[Indian National Congress]]) and [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] from Jagatsinghpur Assembly Constituency is Prasanta Muduli of [[Biju Janata Dal]]. Previous MLAs from this Constituency were Chiranjib Biswal (Congress) between 2014 and 2019 Bishnu Das ([[Biju Janata Dal|BJD]]) between 2004 and 2013, Kailash Chandra Mallik of ([[Indian National Congress]]) in 1985, Krushna Chandra Mallik of ([[Indian National Congress]]) in 1980, and Kanduri Charan Mallik of [[Janata Party|JNP]] in 1977.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://archive.eci.gov.in/March2004/pollupd/ac/states/s18/Partycomp38.htm|title = State Elections 2004 - Partywise Comparison for 38 - Jagatsinghpur Constituency of Odisha|publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 2008-09-24}}{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
 Jagatsinghpur is a part of the [[Jagatsinghpur (Lok Sabha constituency)]].
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 *[[Kamashasan]]
-* {Dhanuhar Belari}
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 ==References==
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 ==External links==
 * http://jagatsinghpur.nic.in/
-* http://www.jagatsinghpur.com/
+* http://www.jagatsinghpur.com/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190906150258/http://www.jagatsinghpur.com/ |date=6 September 2019 }}
 {{Jagatsinghpur district}}

v t e Jagatsinghpur district
Constituencies	Balikuda-Erasama Jagatsinghpur Paradip Tirtol
Towns and villages	Tirtol Harishpur Jagatsinghpur Kujang Lathanga Machhagaon Olash Paradeep Hasim nagar
Other districts	Angul Balangir Balasore Bargarh Bhadrak Boudh Cuttack Debagarh Dhenkanal Gajapati Ganjam Jajpur Jharsuguda Kalahandi Kandhamal Kendrapara Kendujhar Khordha Koraput Malkangiri Mayurbhanj Nabarangpur Nayagarh Nuapada Puri Rayagada Sambalpur Subarnapur Sundergarh

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