Paradeep

Paradeep
Paradip
Town
Paradweep
Clockwise from top left: Shri Jagannath Temple, Paradip Port, Paradip Sea Beach, 'I LOVE PARADEEP' sign at Paradip Beach
Official logo of Paradeep
Nickname: 
Smart Industrial Port City
Paradeep is located in Odisha
Paradeep
Paradeep
Location in Odisha, India
Paradeep is located in India
Paradeep
Paradeep
Paradeep (India)
Paradeep is located in Asia
Paradeep
Paradeep
Paradeep (Asia)
Coordinates: 20°18′58″N 86°36′36″E / 20.316°N 86.610°E / 20.316; 86.610
CountryIndia
StateOdisha
DistrictJagatsinghpur
Founded byPandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyParadeep Municipality
 • ChairmanSri Basanta Biswal
Area
 • Total
105 km2 (41 sq mi)
Elevation
1 m (3 ft)
Population
 (2011[2])
 • Total
68,585
 • Density650/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
DemonymParadipians
Languages
 • OfficialOdia
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationOR-21

Paradeep, also spelled Paradip (originally Paradweep, also spelled Paradwip), is a major industrial seaport town and municipality, nearly 80 km from Cuttack city, in Jagatsinghpur district of Odisha, India. Paradeep was constituted as an NAC on 27 September 1979 and converted into a municipality on 12 December 2002. The nearest commercial airport is Biju Patnaik International Airport.[3]

The municipality comprises five Revenue Villages, namely Udachandrapur, Chauliapalanda, Sandhakuda, Bijayachandrapur, and Bhitaragarh. Given the increasing population and industrialisation, a proposal to include 15 villages (Paradeep, Garh, Niharuni, Niharuni Kandha, Chouki Matha, Udayabata, Nimidiha, Kotakula, Rangiagarh, Nua Sandhakud, Musadiha, Musadiha Jangle, Boitarkuda, Kaudia, Aganaasi, and Nuagarh) was sent to the state H. & U.D. Department in 2007.

Companies established in Paradeep include IFFCO, Paradeep Phosphates Limited, Indian Oil Corporation, Bharat Petroleum, Hindustan Petroleum, Numaligarh Refinery Limited and Goa Carbon Limited.

  1. ^ "Paradip Smart Industrial Port City". townland, 12 May 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Odisha (India): Districts, Cities and Towns - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  3. ^ "AAI to come up with project report on Paradip airport". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 30 September 2019.