Jagatsinghpur district
Jagatsinghpur district | |
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From Top-Left: Statue of cyclone at Paradeep Beach, Aerial View of Paradeep Port, Sunset at Paradeep Beach, Paradeep Beach, Ship at Paradeep Port, Maa Sarala Temple | |
| Nickname: Bani Kshetra | |
Interactive map of Jagatsinghpur district | |
| Coordinates: 20°15′58″N 86°09′58″E / 20.266°N 86.166°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Odisha |
| Established | 1 April 1993 |
| Founded by | Government of Orissa |
| Headquarters | Jagatsinghpur |
| Government | |
| • Collector & District Magistrate | Shri J. Sonal, IAS |
| • Superintendent of Police | Rahul P R, I.P.S. |
| • MP (Jagatsinghpur) | Bibhu Prasad Tarai |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,759 km2 (679 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 559.31 m (1,835.0 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,136,971 |
| • Density | 646.4/km2 (1,674/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Odia, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 754XXX |
| Vehicle registration | OD-21 |
| Sex ratio | 1.038 ♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 87.1% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jagatsinghpur (SC) |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | 4
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| Climate | Aw (Köppen) |
| Precipitation | 1,501.3 millimetres (59.11 in) |
| Website | jagatsinghpur |
Jagatsinghpur district is one of the thirty districts of Odisha in the eastern coast of India. It became a new district on 1 April 1993 being separated from Cuttack district with its own headquarter in Jagatsinghpur town. Deltaic and partly littoral; the district of Jagatsinghpur is triangular in shape and small in geographical proportions. It is the smallest district in the state and covers a landmass of 1759 km2. It has a history of its own dating back to the 6th century AD, having contemporaneity with the Prachi valley civilization.