Jaipatna

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Jaipatna ଜୟପାଟଣା
town
Jaipatna Location in Odisha, India
Coordinates: 19°28′14″N 82°59′50″E / 19.47056°N 82.99722°E / 19.47056; 82.99722Coordinates: 19°28′14″N 82°59′50″E / 19.47056°N 82.99722°E / 19.47056; 82.99722
Country	India
State	Odisha
District	Kalahandi
Population (2001)
• Total	108,531
Languages
• Official	Oriya
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Sex ratio	49:51 ♂/♀

Jaipatna is one of the Town in Jayapatna Tehsil in Kalahandi District in Odisha State.This town is maintaining 78 km distance from its District main city Bhawanipatna and 500 km far from its State capital Bhubaneswar.The town is surrounded by the Eastern Ghatsrange.

History

It is one of the oldest town in Kalahandi district and is home to the Indravati Irrigation Dam ( Mangalpur Dam) on Hati Nadi.This town is situated near tourist spot Mukhiguda which is famous for Indravati Power Plant(Hydroelectricity Power Generator) in Kalahandi District.Talgud Sakti Pith is one of the oldest temples around the area.The Indravati Project is only 7 km from Jaipatna.Jaipatna has a very nice scenic view. It is surrounded by rich cultivated green ground.This placed was recognized by name "JAMGUDA".Later on its name changes to "JAIPATNA".

Demographics

According to the Census of India 2001,Total Population of Jaipatna was 108,531.where 49% of male and 51% of female living.
Jaipana had a total literacy population was 36,310,from which male literacy population was 26,027 and fimale literacy population 10,583.

Education

Colleges

Indravati College (+2)
Indravati Mahavidyalaya (+3)

Schools

Uma shankar High School
Panchayat Girl's High School
Uma Sankar ME School
Viswatma Vidya Mandr
Saraswati Shishu Vidya Mandir
Fifteen Nos of Primary School
Chandravanu English Medium School

Temples

Dokri Budi Temple
Lord Jagannath Temple
Lord Shiva Temple
Lord Hanuman Temple
Gayatri Temple (Near SM Rice Mill)
Gouranga Temple
Radhakrishna Temple
Durga Temple(NEAR M/S MAHALAXMI INDANE)
Ganesh Temple
Banadurga Temple ( Insde Raj Bati )
Santoshi Temple
Radha Krishna Temple(Gita Bhawan)
Paramahansa Satyaprajnananda Ashram & Ashutosh Peeth

References

External links

v t e Kalahandi district

Tourist Attraction	Asurgarh

Towns and villages	Ampani Behera Bhawanipatna Dharamgarh Golamunda Jaipatna Junagarh Kalampur Karlamunda Kesinga Koksara Lanjigarh Madanpur Rampur Mukhiguda Narla Risida Thuamul Rampur

Other districts	Angul Balangir Balasore Bargarh Bhadrak Boudh Cuttack Debagarh Dhenkanal Gajapati Ganjam Jagatsinghpur Jajpur Jharsuguda Kandhamal Kendrapara Kendujhar Khordha Koraput Malkangiri Mayurbhanj Nabarangpur Nayagarh Nuapada Puri Rayagada Sambalpur Subarnapur Sundergarh

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