| Jeypore | |
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| Country | India |
| State | Orissa |
| District(s) | Koraput |
| Population | 76,560 (2001[update]) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
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• 597.71 metres (1,961.0 ft) |
Jeypore, (Oriya: ଜୟପୁର) is the largest town in the Koraput district of Orissa, India. Along with Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Sambalpur, Rourkela, Balasore, Puri and Berhampur, Jeypore is one of the prominent places of Orissa. It is encompassed by hills of the Eastern Ghats and the more famous Araku hills on three sides like a horse shoe with the western side opening up to Chattisgarh in central India. It is the business hub for the district and South Orissa.
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Jeypore is an ancient town with a niche in the history of Orissa. The town in is surrounded by forests with mostly Sal (Dalbergia Latifolia) and teak (Tectona Grandis) trees. The town was the capital of the local king in the olden times and is known for its ancient forts, palaces and temples. The major language spoken in this region is Oriya. Though Oriya is predominantly spoken in Jeypore, there is a diverse cultural mix with people speaking in Telugu and Hindi as well.
Jeypore, being situated at the middle of the south-west horn of Orissa, is an amalgamation of the culture and traditions of the East and the South India. This blend of different languages and cultures gives Jeypore its unique cuisine, language and lifestyle.
Jeypore is the education capital of South Orissa. There are the several schools in the town such as Government Boys High School, Girls High School, Municipal High School No. I, II and III (girls), Upper Kolab Project High School. The medium of education in these schools is Oriya. English education is imparted in schools such as Modern English school, Jeypore Public school, DAV Model Senior Secondary School, Redwoods English School, Siddharth English Medium School and Deepti Convent School which are among the best in Southern Orissa.Among which the DAV Model Senior Secondary School is the first English Medium School Started in the town in the year 1970 and unlike other Eng. Med. Schools, it is not woned by any individual but purely managed by a managing committee without any profit motive.
Government Colleges include Vikram Dev College Jeypore, which is one of the oldest and prominent colleges of Orissa established in the year 1947, Women's College and Law College. Of late many private colleges have sprung up in the town.
Jeypore also has colleges offering professional courses such as Gopal Krushna College of Engineering and Technology (GKCET), which was established in the year 1989. Other major colleges in and around Jeypore are the College of Pharmacy at Rondapalli and ITI colleges.
Though traditionally an agrarian economy, Jeypore is the business hub for southern Orissa as well as the bordering towns of Andhra Pradesh. There are many renowned industries in and around Jeypore. Business units include Sewa Paper Mills, now a part of BILT, and numerous rice & cashew processing units. PSU company POWER GRID CORPORATION OF INDIA LTD has its 400 kV Sub-Station with FSC system at Kaliagaon. NALCO, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Coffee Board are some prominent government based units & Major Private Limited Companies like M/s. Hindustan Sales Private Limited situated nearby. Huge granite deposits on hills, rich forests and forest-based produce are important contributors to Jeypore's economy. Apparels, shoes and animal products are also significant contributors.
Besides the annual Rath Yatra, another popular festival celebrated in the town is the 'Ghata Porbo' or 'Thakurani Yatra' (procession of the goddess) held usually during summer. During the festival, every community has the chance to take its goddesses out of the temples and visit all other localities. The processions last for days and weeks, with dramas and other entertainment held during the nights. Local musical instruments like 'Dombo baido' and 'Singha baido' accompany such processions.
Jeypore is famous for its grand Dussehera and Rath Yatra celebrations as well. People also celebrate "Ganesh Puja," "Saraswati Puja" and "Biswakarma Puja".
In the nineties, an annual event called "Parab" was instituted by the government to promote tribal art, culture and handicrafts in the district.
All India Radio - Jeypore, is one of the oldest Indian radio station and has many award winning programmes to its credit. Cinema theatres like Sri Krishna Talkies, Laxmi Talkies, Bhaskar Talkies and Manoj Kumar Talkies are the sources of entertainment for the people of Jeypore. Jeypore also has a two screen multiplex. There is a boating facility at Jagannath Sagar, situated in the middle of the town, which draws people from far-off places. Apart from these the local musicians organise frequent stage shows for the music lovers of the place. The music scene of Jeypore boasts of music directors like Shantiraj Khosla who have made it to the top of the Oriya movie industry. The local music industry churns out hit albums in the Koraputia dialect.
Jeypore has an airport, which was made non-operational a few years after its inauguration. The nearest functional airport is at Vishakapatnam, 221 km away. One can reach Jeypore from Visakhapatnam by boarding the Kirandul passenger train or take one of the numerous taxis/cabs. The 221 km ride takes approximately seven hours, and is an enthralling experience, covering approximately 150 km of the scenic hills of Araku Valley. It is also possible to reach Jeypore by buses available from Berhampur, Vishakapatnam and Vizianagaram RTC bus-stations. Bhubaneswar, the capital of Orissa, is 520 km and the biggest city of South Orissa, Berhampur is 333 km from Jeypore. From Bhubaneswar, apart from the regular bus service, the Hirakhand Express train takes you to Jeypore in about 14 hours. The train runs daily to and from Jagdalpur to Bhubaneswar via Jeypore.
Jeypore is the most important place in the history of Dandakaranya and the undivided Koraput district which was the second largest district in India till its division. The history of Jeypore is inextricably linked with that of the ruling Deo or Dev dynasty.
Jeypore was, for very large period of time, the capital of the kingdom at Koraput which belonged to the Atavikas, a feudatory of the powerful Kalinga Empire (Ancient Orissa) who are known for having valiantly fought the Kalinga War in the 3rd century BCE. Kalinga regained its former glory during the Mahameghabahan Dynasty in the first century BC. The third king of this dynasty Kharavela made the Kalinga empire and the Atavika land was very strong under his rule. The successive dynasties – the Satavahanas (2nd century CE), Ikshvakus (3rd century CE) had headquarters at Pushkari, near the modern town of Umerkote. The Kesaribeda excavations bear testimony to the rule of King Bhabadatta Varma and King Arathapati. The inscriptions of Podagarh refer to King Skanda Varma. The overlord Nala kings are traced to the kings who ruled from Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh. Their rapid growth landed them in the Oriya regions of Bastar and Koraput. Around the 10th century CE a Nala king Bhimesen was ruling over a region now located in Koraput and Ganjam District.
The Koraput area was a small principality of Tri Kalinga under the Ganga era of the 5th century CE. The patches of Utkala, Kalinga and Kosala were brought under the control of the Ganga kings of Orissa. This dynasty became prominent during the 11th century CE with the rise of Somanakshi. Their suzerainty extended from the modern Sambalpur, Sonepur to the Bastar and Koraput regions and they enjoyed control until the beginning of the 14th century CE.
The Matsya family ruling over the Oddadi region of modern Jeypore dominated the next generation. The best known kings included Bhanudeva and Narasingha Dev, as is known from the Oriya inscription of Simhachalam in Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh.
The next dynasty belonged to the Sailavansis, who ruled over Vindhya during the 14th century CE. The earliest king Ganga Raju was ruling over Nandapur, a former capital of the Maharaja of Jeypore. Nandapur is famous for the throne of 32 steps or Singhasan Batisi erected in the line of king Vikramaditya of Ujjain. Jainism and Shaktism grew side by side in the kingdom of Nandapur.
The last king of Sailavansa, Pratap Ganga Raju was succeeded by Vinayak Dev of Surya Vansa which lasted until the time of the British Empire. Vinayak Dev was said to be married to the daughter of the last ruler of Silavansi Paratap Ganga Raju. He and his six succeeding generation of kings had only one son each and on advice from astrologers the headquarters of the kingdom was switched from Nandapur to Jeypore.
During the Anglo-French conflict, Vikram Dev I (1758–1781 CE) was successful in driving out the French from Malkangiri area and the Marathas from the Umerkote belt. He was succeeded by the brave Oriya king Ramachandra Dev II (1781–1825) while his other two sons Jagannath and Narasingh Dev were placed in charge of Nabarangpur and Gudari regions. Jagannath Dev’s son Arjun Dev and Narasingha Dev’s son Chaitanya Dev were issueless. Hence, Nabarangpur and Gudari were remerged to Jeypore kingdom.
During the 20th century Ramachandra Dev IV (1920–31) was an honourable lieutenant in World War I. He was issueless and was succeeded by a benevolent, aged, scholar king Vikram Dev IV, the son of Krishna Chandra Dev. During this period the Boundary Commission headed by Sir O’Donnel was entrusted with the task of writing the different Oriya speaking tracts. The Commission went round Jeypore, Paralakhemundi, Ganjam, and Visakhapatnam before finalizing its decision. The state of Orissa was formed on 1 April 1936 with Koraput as one of the six districts. In 1951 Vikram Dev IV died at 82 and the Estate Abolition Act was passed the next year. The Estate of Jeypore was taken over by the Government of Orissa.
The late M.L.A. Hari Hara Mishra single handedly worked to keep Jeypore within the jurisdiction of Orissa. He traveled from village to village and gathered consensus of individual who believed that Jeypore belongs to Orissa.
Jeypore is an ancient city of high strategic and historical importance. The Dev or Deo dynasty is probably related to the Kakatiya dynasty. Some of the rulers established their own rule when the Kakatiyas were ruling around the jungles of Bastar. Since the area was inaccessible and hostile, these kingdoms - including that of Jeypore (previously in Nandapur), Jagdalpur, Parlakhemundi, etc. got established under the supreme rule of Gajapati monarchs of Orissa. And, from then a unique culture, food, tradition and pride could be seen in common at these areas. The above mentioned dynasties also have close ties till date through marital alliances.
Food at Jeypore is analogous to its culture. It brings the best from the East and South on the plate. Oriya cuisine ala Pakhala, mutton , machha besara take stage with South Indian dishes such as Idli, Dosa, Puri, Upma, Pesarattu and Vada. The town is filled with restaurants and stalls offering South Indian snacks (Lokesh Parlour), Chinese (Girija Chinese joint)and Oriya food (Radhakrushna hotel).
There are also a few Punjabi Dhabas and Gujarati hotels. There are a number of shops serving authentic Oriya sweets such as Chena Podo and Rasgulla. Nearby Ambaguda is famous for its Rasmallais, while numerous stalls on the roadside of the town serve chaats, kachoris and egg and chicken rolls in the evening.
Jeypore is located at .[1] It has an average elevation of 659 metres (2165 feet).
As of 2001[update] India census,[2] 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 77%, and female literacy is 61%. In Jeypore, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.The population of Jaypur, as estimated in late 2010, is 80,837.
It is usually hot from April to July, very stormy and rainy from Aug to November and cold from December to February. But barring the rains, climate is made tolerable by the trees all around.
Some of the prominent places in Jeypore are:Raju Street, Sunari Street,Parichha street,Bhupati street,Kondra street,Raibabu street,Irrigation colony,Lingaraj nagar,Christian street,park street,jagat janani street,vip lane,block colony,lic colony,beda street,kella nagar,BELL ROAD,KBSD ROAD,NH 43 ROAD,MAIN ROAD,NKT ROAD,MG ROAD,IB ROAD,OSEB ROAD,BY-PASS ROAD,CANAL ROAD,samantray street,bramha street,ramdas klane,pathan street,pailo street,chilliguda,nodiabado street,padal street,Kapu street,mill street,dasarathi street,JAIL ROAD,MOHAPATRA LANE,OLD FISH MARKET ROAD, Soura street, New Street, Sombartota, M.G Road, Prasad Rao Peta (PR Peta), Purunagoda, Zamal colony,Kumbhar street, New Bank colony, Bikram nager, raju street, dash street,Balipeta street, Gopobanhu Nagar, Behera street, Baghobonda street, power house colony, godia dhoba street, dhobi street, dolomondop street, mohanty street, santeli street, boda teli street, suringa street, parabeda, santoshi maa nagar, sriram nagar, BILT colony, kundariguda, Bapuji nagar, municipality colony, Labour colony, gouda street, Jaynagar, Bank colony, New Colony, Madala Street, Paninala Street, Bhoi Street and Paiko Street,Karanam street,Kella street,vijaya lane,Maharani Peta,Bhadrayya street,Bhupati street,Hyderabad lane
An Indian National Congress bastion in the past, it has been a winning seat for the BJD in the last 3 state elections. The incumbent MLA from Jeypore Assembly Constituency is Mr. Rabi Narayan Nanda who has retained the seat for 3 successive terms starting from the assembly elections in 2000. Previous MLAs from this seat include Mr. Raghunath Patnaik of INC who won this seat in 1995, 1990, 1980 (as INC (I) candidate) and in 1977, and Gupta Prasad Das of INC who won in 1985.[3]
District and Sessions Court is situated at Jeypore. Other than that JMSC, JMFC, SDJM, CJM, ADDL.DJ, FASTRACK, also Civil Courts like exmp. Civil Judge Junior Division, Civil Judge Senior Division some special Courts and various Executive Magistrate Courts are there in Jeypore. Jeypore Bar Association Consist of about 800 Advocate.
Jeypore is part of Koraput (Lok Sabha constituency).[4]
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