Municipality · Koraput district
Jeypur
Jeypur is a municipality, governed by an elected municipal council, in Koraput district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 84,830 people in 19,973 households.
- Population (2011)
- 84,830
- Literacy
- 82.4%
- Area
- 25 km²
- Wards (2011)
- 28
- Sub-district
- Jeypore
- LGD body code
- 250574
People and work in Jeypur
- Population
- 84,830
- 42,602 male · 42,228 female
- Households
- 19,973
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 82.4%
- men 88.3% · women 76.4%about the same as urban Koraput (81.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 991
- above urban Koraput (966)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 953
- People per km²
- 3,393
- Scheduled Castes
- 9,898 (11.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 9,069 (10.7%)
What the 31,170 workers did
- Cultivators238 (0.8%)
- Agricultural labourers315 (1.0%)
- Household industry1,236 (4.0%)
- Other work25,847 (82.9%)
- Marginal workers3,534 (11.3%)
Marginal workers worked less than six months of the year.
Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (district, sub-district and town level).
Place and climate
- Area
- 25 km²
- Population class
- Class II
- Community development block
- Jeypore
- Annual rainfall
- 1,984.09 mm
- Temperature range
- 10°C to 40°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 521 km by road
- District headquarters
- Koraput, 22 km
- Nearest railway station
- Jeypore, 3 km
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Berhampur, 342 km
- Roads
- 100 km pucca, 160 km kutcha
- Fire station
- In the town
- Homes with electricity connections
- 8,400
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 49 (39 government, 10 private)
- Middle schools
- 14 (8 government, 6 private)
- Secondary schools
- 18 (9 government, 9 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 4 (1 government, 3 private)
- Degree colleges
- 9
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 1, 101 beds
- Family welfare centres
- 1
- TB clinics
- 1
- Veterinary hospitals
- 1
- Medicine shops
- 20
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 10
- Private banks
- 3
- Co-operative banks
- 4
- Cinema halls
- 4
- Public libraries
- 2
- Reading rooms
- 2
- Auditoriums / community halls
- 7
- Stadiums
- 2
- Main manufactured products
- Kaju, Cooking Oil, Biscuits
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 Koraput
See also: Jeypore sub-district · People of Koraput district
Town status is as of the 2011 census; the Local Government Directory lists Jeypur as a municipality (December 2022). Know the town's history, landmarks or festivals? Share it with us.