Jagdalpur
| Jagdalpur जगदलपुर | |
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| Metropolitan | |
| Nickname(s): city of streets | |
 Jagdalpur जगदलपुर
Jagdalpur जगदलपुर
Jagdalpur जगदलपुर
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| Coordinates: 19°04′N 82°02′E / 19.07°N 82.03°ECoordinates: 19°04′N 82°02′E / 19.07°N 82.03°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Chhattisgarh |
| Division | Bastar Division |
| District | Bastar District |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Council |
| • Body | Jagdalpur Municipal Corporation |
| • Mayor | Mr. Jatin Jaiswal |
| • Collector | Mr. Amit Katariya (IAS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 29 km2 (11 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 7th |
| Elevation | 552 m (1,811 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 2,10,478 (Urban) |
| • Rank | 6th in state |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Native | Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 494001, 494002 |
| Telephone code | 07782-xxxxxx |
| Vehicle registration | CG-17 |
| Website | www |
Jagdalpur (Hindi: जगदलपुर) is a city in Bastar district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Jagdalpur is the administrative headquarters of Bastar District and Bastar Division. It was earlier the capital of the erstwhile princely state of Bastar.
Jagdalpur is the tourism capital of Chhattisgarh and is the 3rd largest city of state. It is known for many nearby tourist attractions, greenery, dense forests, streams, waterfalls, caves, natural parks, natural resources, herbs, exuberant festivity and peaceful solitude. Famous tourist attractions near Jagdalpur include Chitrakote Falls, Teerathgarh Falls, Kanger Ghati National Park, Kotumsar Cave, Kailash Caves. These attractions are close to the city (30–40 km) and also feature in the tripadvisor listed 'Places to Visit in Chhattisgarh' and 'Places to Visit in Jagdalpur'.
Currently, several steel plants have been proposed near Jagdalpur with 3 MTPA Nagarnar Steel Plant of NMDC scheduled to commence commercial operation in Mid 2017.
As of the[update] [2016], Jagdalpur Municipal Corporation had a population of 2,10,478. The Municipal Corporation have a sex ratio of 985 females per 1,000 males and 19.0% of the population were under six years old. Effective literacy was 90.44%; male literacy was 92.51% and female literacy was 88.37%.
Road network in and around Jagdalpur can be seen from the road network map of the area.
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