Jajpur District
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Jajpur ଯାଜପୁର ଜିଲ୍ଲା |
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| District | |
| Nickname(s): Jajra nagar | |
 Location in Odisha, India |
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| Coordinates: 20°51′00″N 86°19′59″E / 20.85°N 86.333°ECoordinates: 20°51′00″N 86°19′59″E / 20.85°N 86.333°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Odisha |
| Headquarters | Jajpur |
| Government | |
| • Collector | Satya Kumar MallickIAS |
| • Member of Lok Sabha | Smt. Rita Tarai |
| Area | |
| • Total | 87.69 km2 (33.86 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 331 m (1,086 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 1,900,054 |
| • Density | 658/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Odia, English |
| • Other local language | Ho |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 755 xxx |
| Vehicle registration | OD-4,OD-34 |
| Literacy | 72.19% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jajpur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | 7
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| Climate | Aw (Köppen) |
| Precipitation | 1,014 millimetres (39.9 in) |
| Avg. summer temperature | 38 °C (100 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 12 °C (54 °F) |
| Website | www |
Jajpur is a district of Odisha, India, and an historic place of pilgrimage. As Jajpur was once the capital of the Kalinga kingdom, it is now an area of archeological wealth, including the famous Saktipitha of the Goddess Biraja, as well as the shrines of the Goddess Biraja (Durga), Yajnya Varaha (incarnation of Lord Vishnu as the white boar), Sapta Matruka , and a host of other religious figures, all located along the bank of the River Baitarani. Ashokajhar, Chandikhol, Chhatia, Gokarnika, Kuansa Mangala, Mahavinayak, Patharajpur, Ratnagiri, Udayagiri, Satyapira, Singhapur, Vyas Sarovar, and Varuneswar Pitha are some of the destinations that attract tourists to the district, and the region's various natural resources support mines and industries.
The district is 2,888 square kilometres (1,115 sq mi) in area, of which 202 square kilometres (78 sq mi) is forested. The population is 1, 622,868 and the literacy rate is 72.19%. The district headquarters is at Jajpur. The district is home to some 1,781 villages and two major towns. Annual rainfall is 1,771.8 millimetres (69.76 in).
Kalinga Nagar is situated in Danagadi Block where currently six big steel plants are operating like Jindal Stainless Limited, Neelanchal Ispat Nigam Limited, VISA Steel, Maithan Ispat Ltd., Mesco Steel, TATA STEEL and other seven are on their way to start production like Brahmani River Pellets Ltd or BRPL, Maharashtra Seamless Ltd etc.
There are seven Vidhan Sabha (seats in the lower house).
The district has 2 municipalities, 10 tehsils and 280 gram panchayats.
According to the 2011 census Jajpur district has a population of 1,826,275, roughly equal to the nation of Kosovo or the US state of Nebraska. This gives it a ranking of 261st in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 630 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,600/sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 12.43%. Jajpur has a sex ratio of 972 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 80.44%.
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