Jagatsinghpur (District)

Jagatsinghpur District ଜଗତସିଂହପୁର ଜିଲ୍ଲା
State	Odisha
Division :	Central Division
Administrative headquarters :	Jagatsinghpur
Area :	1668 km²
Residents :	1,136,971 (2011)
Population density :	682 inhabitants / km²
Website :	jagatsinghpur.nic.in

The Jagatsinghpur district (also Jagatasiṃhapura or Jagatsinghapur , Oriya ଜଗତସିଂହପୁର ଜିଲ୍ଲା Jagatasinhapura Jillā ) is a district in the east Indian state of Odisha .

The district lies in the coastal plain east of Cuttack and is bounded by the two main estuaries of the Mahanadi . The administrative seat is the eponymous city Jagatsinghpur . The area is 1668 km² (according to other information 1759 km²). The population density is 682 inhabitants / km².

The district was created on April 1, 1993 by separating from the district of Cuttack .

population

In 2011 there were 1,136,971 inhabitants in the district. The gender ratio was 968 women for 1,000 men. The literacy rate was 86.59% (92.38% for men, 80.63% for women). The majority of the population is Hindu (95.53%), 4.13% are Muslim .

Administrative division

The district is divided into only one sub-division : Jagatsinghpur.

To decentralize the administration, the district is divided into 8 blocks :

• Balikuda
• Biridi
• Ersama
• Jagatsinghpur
• Kujang
• Naugaon
• Raghunathpur
• Tirtol

There are also 8 Tahasils :

• Balikuda
• Biridi
• Ersama
• Jagatsinghpur
• Kujang
• Naugaon
• Raghunathpur
• Tirtol

The following ULBs are located in the district : the two municipalities Jagatsinghpur and Paradeep . There are also 194 gram panchayats in the district.

Web links

Commons : Jagatsinghpur District  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• The district administration website (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} jagatsinghpur.nic.in
2. ↑ ^{a b c d} www.census2011.co.in