Jajpur district

Jajpur district
Top: Brahmani River at Deulipal
Bottom: Road in Tomka
Nickname: 
Jajra nagar
Location in Odisha
Location in Odisha
Coordinates: 20°51′00″N 86°19′59″E / 20.85°N 86.333°E / 20.85; 86.333
Country India
State Odisha
HeadquartersJajpur
Government
 • Member of Lok SabhaSarmistha Sethi
Area
 • Total2,888 km2 (1,115 sq mi)
Elevation
331 m (1,086 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total1,827,192
 • Density630/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialOdia, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
755 xxx
Vehicle registrationOD-04 (for Chandikhol)
OD-34 (for Jajpur)
Literacy80.13%
Lok Sabha constituencyJajpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency7
 
  • Barchana
    Bari
    Binjharpur
    Dharmasala
    Jajpur
    Sukinda
    Korai
ClimateAw (Köppen)
Precipitation1,014 millimetres (39.9 in)
Avg. summer temperature38 °C (100 °F)
Avg. winter temperature12 °C (54 °F)
Websitejajpur.nic.in

Jajpur (listen) is a district of Odisha state in eastern India. The Odisha Government carried out a re-organisation of districts of Odisha in 1993. The erstwhile Cuttack district was split into multiple districts with Jajpur being one of them. The district came into being on 1 April 1993.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference districtcensus was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Odisha District Gazetteers" (PDF). gopabandhuacademy.gov.