Municipality · Jajpur district
Jajapur
Jajapur is a municipality, governed by an elected municipal council, in Jajpur district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 37,458 people in 8,198 households, up 16.2% from 32,239 in 2001.
- Population (2011)
- 37,458
- Literacy
- 89.1%
- Area
- 11.65 km²
- Wards (2011)
- 17
- Sub-district
- Jajapur
- LGD body code
- 250503
People and work in Jajapur
- Population
- 37,458
- 19,216 male · 18,242 female
- Households
- 8,198
- about 4.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 89.1%
- men 92.9% · women 85.1%above urban Jajpur (86.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 949
- about the same as urban Jajpur (944)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 963
- People per km²
- 3,215
- Scheduled Castes
- 6,363 (17.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 565 (1.5%)
What the 11,580 workers did
- Cultivators270 (2.3%)
- Agricultural labourers748 (6.5%)
- Household industry238 (2.1%)
- Other work8,646 (74.7%)
- Marginal workers1,678 (14.5%)
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 1901
Census counts for each decade in which Jajapur was counted as a town (L = lakh).
Place and climate
- Area
- 11.65 km²
- Population class
- Class III
- Community development block
- Jajapur
- Annual rainfall
- 1,470 mm
- Temperature range
- 8°C to 42°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 120 km by road
- District headquarters
- In the town
- Nearest railway station
- Jajpur (in the town)
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Cuttack, 70 km
- Roads
- 70 km pucca, 100 km kutcha
- Fire station
- In the town
- Homes with electricity connections
- 5,444
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 39 (32 government, 7 private)
- Middle schools
- 10 (2 government, 8 private)
- Secondary schools
- 6 (6 government, 0 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 3 (2 government, 1 private)
- Degree colleges
- 3
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 1, 205 beds
- Family welfare centres
- 1
- TB clinics
- 1
- Medicine shops
- 60
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 3
- Private banks
- 1
- Cinema halls
- 3
- Public libraries
- 2
- Reading rooms
- 2
- Auditoriums / community halls
- 2
- Main manufactured products
- Brass, Bell Metal, Pottery, Basket, Basket
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 Jajpur
See also: Jajapur sub-district · People of Jajpur district
Town status is as of the 2011 census; the Local Government Directory lists Jajapur as a municipality (December 2022). Know the town's history, landmarks or festivals? Share it with us.