Jeypore
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- For the city in Rajasthan historically called Jeypore, see Jaipur.
| Jeypore | |
  Jeypore
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| State - District(s) |
Orissa - Koraput |
| Coordinates | |
| Area - Elevation |
- 659 m |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Population (2001) - Density |
76,560 - |
| Codes - Postal - Telephone - Vehicle |
- 764001 - +91 6854 - OR 10 |
Jeypore, also spelled Jeypur and Jaypur, is the largest town in the Koraput District of Orissa, India. It is encompassed by hills on all sides. It is also the business hub for the district.
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[edit] Description
The town is famous for its old palaces. It has a diverse cultural mix with significant numbers of people speaking different languages - Oriya, Telugu, and Hindi.
There are many tourist attractions in and around the town:
- Gupteswar Temple, 60 km from Jeypore
- Jagannath Temple
- The old Dakhin Kali temple at Purunagarh
- The royal palace of Vikram Dev Maharaja
- The beautiful Jagganath Sagar
- Upper Kolab Dam site
- Hal Sunabedha and Nalco Damanjodi, 45 km from Jeypore
Schools include Saraswati Sishu Mandir, Govt High School Modern English School, Public School, Deepti Convent School and Siddarth English Medium School.
Business units include the Sewa Paper Mills, Hello Jeypore and the Gupteshwar Shopping Complex.
Jeypore can be reached by flying to Visakhapatnam, and taking the Kirandaul passenger train. The ride is approximately seven hours, and is a unique experience, covering approximately 250 km through the hills of Araku Valley. It is also possible to reach Jeypore by buses and taxis available at the Vishakapatnam and Vizianagaram RTC bus-stand.
[edit] History
Jeypore a historical city witnessing King Bikram Dev's Dynasty. National Aluminium Co. has its bauxite mines nearby at Damanjodi. Three Hill Temples - A famous Lord Jagannath Temple, Lord Shiva Temple and Swamy Vivekananda Temple at three different hilltops in three different dimension of the town. Blessed with huge natural resources, beautiful natural landscapes, hills, waterfalls (at Kollab), lakes, Koraput is a place of pilgrimage and tourist interest. Boating at Chandan Pokhari (The Sandal Pond) attracts tourists to have a magnificent experience. Koraput is well linked to Visakhapatnam (by road and rail), Rayagada, Howrah (by rail and road) and to the state capital Bhubaneswar (by rail and road). High standard lodging and boarding facilities are also provided by Lord Jagannath Temple Trust to outstation tourists.
Jeypore is a small town in Orissa, India and a main attraction town in the Koraput district. It is the biggest town in Koraput District. It has very scenic surroundings, encompassed by hills on all sides. It is also the business hub for the district. The town is famous for the old palaces. It has a nice cultural mix with significant numbers of people speaking different languages - Oriya, Telugu, Hindi and Bengali.
It is a historical city witnessing King Bikram Dev's Dynasty. There are ancient temples till existing in the town. There are lot of sight-seeing nearby Jeypore. Kolab dam (water reservoir) and Machkund dam (water reservoir) is nearby Jeypore which generates huge electricity for the state. It has attractive natural parks and forests and waterfalls in the outskirts of Jeypore (around 10 km from town). High standard hotels and restaurant facilities(like hotel Princess and hotel Hello Jeypore) are available in the town. The climate is always normal and the best to visit Jeypore is in winter.
[edit] Geography
Jeypore is located at [1]. It has an average elevation of 659 metres (2165 feet).
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India censusGRIndia, Jeypore had a population of 76,560. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Jeypore has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 61%. In Jeypore, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
