Jajpur (District)

Jajpur District ଯାଜପୁର ଜିଲ୍ଲା
State	Odisha
Division :	Central Division
Administrative headquarters :	Jajpur
Area :	2899 km²
Residents :	1,827,192 (2011)
Population density :	630 inhabitants / km²
Website :	jajpur.nic.in

The Jajpur District ( Oriya ଯାଜପୁର ଜିଲ୍ଲା Yājapura Jillā ) is a district in the east Indian state of Odisha .

The district lies in the coastal plain at the foot of the Eastern Ghats on the lower reaches of the Brahmani and Baitarani rivers . The administrative seat is the city of Jajpur . The area is 2899 km². The population density is 630 inhabitants / km².

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

population

In 2011 there were 1,827,192 inhabitants in the district. The gender ratio was 973 women for 1,000 men. The literacy rate was 80.13% (86.84% for men, 73.29% for women). The majority of the population is Hindu (94.44%), 5.12% are Muslim .

Administrative division

The district consists of a sub-division : Jajpur.

To decentralize the administration, the district is divided into 10 blocks :

• Badachana
• Bari
• Binjharpur
• Dangadi
• Dasarathpur
• Dharmasala
• Jajpur
• Korei
• Rasulpur
• Sukinda

There are also 9 Tahasils :

• Bari
• Binjharpur
• Byasanagar
• Dangadi
• Darpan
• Dharmasala
• Jajpur
• Rasulpur
• Sukinda

The following ULBs are located in the district : the two municipalities Jajpur and Byasanagar . There are also 280 grams of panchayats in the district.

Web links

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

• The district administration website (English)

Individual evidence

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