Jashipur

Jashipur
Town
Jashipur Location in Orissa, India
Coordinates: 21°58′03″N 86°04′49″E / 21.9675°N 86.0803°ECoordinates: 21°58′03″N 86°04′49″E / 21.9675°N 86.0803°E
Country	India
State	Orissa
District	Mayurbhanj
Elevation	406 m (1,332 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	14,195
Languages
• Official	Oriya
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	757034
Telephone code	06797-xxxxxx
Vehicle registration	OR11-X-XXXX

Jashipur is a town in Mayurbhanj district in the state of Orissa, India. It is an excellent place to stay and tour the Mayurbhanj region, a region with one of the most important wildlife parks of India(Similipal), lush valleys, forest lands and scores of ancient temples.

Geography

Jashipur is located at ^[1] It has an average elevation of 406 metres (1332 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[2] Jashipur had a population of 14,876. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Jashipur has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 67%. In Jashipur, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Education

The colleges in Jashipur include:

Jashipur Junior College.

The schools in Jashipur include:

Jashipur Primary School.

Jashipur Govt High School.

Govt Girls High School.

De Paul School.

DAV Public School.

Saraswati Sishu Vidya Mandir.

Transportation

Regarding road transport, Jashipur witnesses numbers of Luxury A/C bus owners. There is a very good connectivity to Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Rourkela and Kolkata from here.

Also wide range of taxis are available for sight seeing and tours.

Simlipal National Park is a national park and a Tiger Reserve situated only 30 km from Jashipur.

References

1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc -Joshipur
2. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.