Jashipur


Jashipur is aTahsil town in Mayurbhanj district in the state of Odisha, India. It is in the Mayurbhanj region, a region with one of the most important wildlife parks of India, lush valleys, forest lands and scores of ancient temples. Two Muslim mosques are located in Jashipur town, known as Puruna Bazar Mosque and another is located on Tata- Vijaywada National Highway inside the town.The Muslim population is around 2, 000. The Muslim population are mostly educated and into business.Several hotels, lodges, NH Dhabas are located here. In addition to it, Government Youth Hostel is located here. Two National Highways pass through it - NH 49 and NH 39.; Kolkata Mumbai NH and Ranchi Vijaywada NH.TataNagar is 2.5 hrs away from Jashipur. Nearest Railway station is Badampahar which is 10 kms from Jashipur and another nearby Railway Station is Bangiriposi which is 30 kms from Jashipur

Geography

Jashipur is located at. It has an average elevation of 406 metres.

Demographics

, Jashipur had a population of 14,876. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Jashipur has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 67%. In Jashipur, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. Now the local population is more than 25,000. A majority of the population belong to the ST community. Other spoken languages are Hindi and Bengali due to Jashipur's proximity to West Bengal and Jharkhand.Rest population are S.C., Christians, Sikhs, Muslims and Higher Caste Hindu. Muslim population is around 3,000

Education

Colleges in Jashipur include:
Schools in Jashipur include:
Saraswati Sishu Vidya Mandir. Jashipur Girls High School was founded by a local Muslim businessmen in 1965; in 1980, it was taken over by the Odisha government.

Tourism

More than 5 waterfalls are located near Jashipur. Simlipal National Park is a national park and tiger reserve situated only 50 kms. from Jashipur. Jashipur is also famous for Crocodile Park.-which is located around 3 kms away from the Main market of Jashipur and on the River Khairi Bhandan. Locally this place is known as Rama Tirtha. In the whole India, this is the only Crocodile Nursery Park under Odisha Forest.
There is good connectivity to Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Rourkela and Kolkata from Jashipur. Private express buses to Tata Nagar, Ranchi, Kharagpur and Gaya are also available. Private Taxis are available on hire basis.