Municipality · Jagatsinghpur district
Jagatsinghapur
Jagatsinghapur is a municipality, governed by an elected municipal council, in Jagatsinghpur district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 33,631 people in 7,010 households, up 9.1% from 30,824 in 2001.
- Population (2011)
- 33,631
- Literacy
- 89.3%
- Area
- 17.7 km²
- Wards (2011)
- 21
- Sub-district
- Jagatsinghapur
- LGD body code
- 263336
People and work in Jagatsinghapur
- Population
- 33,631
- 17,239 male · 16,392 female
- Households
- 7,010
- about 4.8 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 89.3%
- men 93.4% · women 85.0%above urban Jagatsinghpur (87.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 951
- above urban Jagatsinghpur (900)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 961
- People per km²
- 1,900
- Scheduled Castes
- 6,783 (20.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 366 (1.1%)
What the 11,533 workers did
- Cultivators712 (6.2%)
- Agricultural labourers929 (8.1%)
- Household industry466 (4.0%)
- Other work7,715 (66.9%)
- Marginal workers1,711 (14.8%)
Marginal workers worked less than six months of the year.
Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (district, sub-district and town level).
Population since 1981
Census counts for each decade in which Jagatsinghapur was counted as a town (L = lakh).
Place and climate
- Area
- 17.7 km²
- Population class
- Class III
- Community development block
- Jagatsingpur
- Annual rainfall
- 1,627.76 mm
- Temperature range
- 8°C to 41°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 74 km by road
- District headquarters
- In the town
- Nearest railway station
- Chhapada, 43 km
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Cuttack, 43 km
- Roads
- 60 km pucca, 50 km kutcha
- Fire station
- In the town
- Homes with electricity connections
- 4,300
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 23 (15 government, 8 private)
- Middle schools
- 8 (1 government, 7 private)
- Secondary schools
- 8 (4 government, 4 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 3 (1 government, 2 private)
- Degree colleges
- 2
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 1, 268 beds
- Hospitals (other systems)
- 1
- Family welfare centres
- 1
- Veterinary hospitals
- 1
- Medicine shops
- 30
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 7
- Private banks
- 3
- Co-operative banks
- 2
- Cinema halls
- 3
- Public libraries
- 2
- Reading rooms
- 2
- Auditoriums / community halls
- 2
- Main manufactured products
- Raj Masla, Coir Industry, Bakery
Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook: Village and Town Directory (Odisha). The facilities were recorded for the 2011 census (reference year 2009 for most items); many places have changed since.
Other towns in Jagatsinghpur
See also: Jagatsinghapur sub-district · People of Jagatsinghpur district
Town status is as of the 2011 census; the Local Government Directory lists Jagatsinghapur as a municipality (December 2022). Know the town's history, landmarks or festivals? Share it with us.