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Jajpur district
District in Odisha, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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Jajpur district | |
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Top: Brahmani River at Deulipal Bottom: Road in Tomka | |
Nickname: Jajra nagar | |
![]() Location in Odisha | |
Coordinates: 20.85°N 86.333°E / 20.85; 86.333 | |
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Headquarters | Jajpur |
Government | |
• Member of Lok Sabha | Sarmistha Sethi |
Area | |
• Total | 2,888 km2 (1,115 sq mi) |
Elevation | 331 m (1,086 ft) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 1,827,192 |
• Density | 630/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Odia, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 755 xxx |
Vehicle registration | OD-04 (for Chandikhol) OD-34 (for Jajpur) |
Literacy | 80.13% |
Lok Sabha constituency | Jajpur |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | 7
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Climate | Aw (Köppen) |
Precipitation | 1,014 millimetres (39.9 in) |
Avg. summer temperature | 38 °C (100 °F) |
Avg. winter temperature | 12 °C (54 °F) |
Website | jajpur |
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