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Jagatsinghpur Jagatsinghapur | |
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Town | |
  Jagatsinghpur Location in Odisha, India Show map of Odisha Jagatsinghpur Jagatsinghpur (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:20°16′N86°10′E / 20.27°N 86.17°E /20.27; 86.17 | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Odisha |
| District | Jagatsinghpur |
| Named after | 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 |
Jagatsinghpur is atown and amunicipality inJagatsinghpur district in theIndianstate ofOdisha. It is also the headquarters ofJagatsinghpur 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 inJagatsinghpur district.Devi, Alaka, Biluakhai, Kusumi, Hansua, Kuanria and Lunijhara rivers belong to this district.
Jagatsinghapur is at20°16′N86°10′E / 20.27°N 86.17°E /20.27; 86.17. It has an average elevation of 15 metres (49 feet).
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 andBay of Bengal.
The nearest railway station from Jagatsinghpur town is Gorakhnath Station which is about 10 km from Jagatsinghpur.[1] The nearest city isCuttack, 40 km away. Train service is not frequent; it is better to go by road. Nearest airport isBiju Patnaik International Airport at Bhubaneswar. Charter air service from Biju Patnaik International Airport toParadip is provided byPawan Hans. Jagatsinghpur is well connected with other cities via road.OSRTC operated bus services to all the major Cities and Towns in Odisha.
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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.
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.
Current chairperson of Jagatsinghpur municipality is Archana Singh (Indian National Congress), successor of Biplab Choudhury in 2022 (Indian National Congress) andMLA from Jagatsinghpur Assembly Constituency is SriAmarendra Das ofBharatiya Janata Party in 2024. 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 ofJNP in 1977.[2]
Jagatsinghpur is a part of theJagatsinghpur (Lok Sabha constituency).
