Jagatpur is an industrial town located in the
Cuttack district of
Odisha
Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of ...
, India.
Geography
Jagatpur has an average elevation of .
Just near Jagatpur there is the Jobra bridge and the
Mahanadi River
The Mahanadi is a major river in East Central India. It drains an area of around and has a total length of . Mahanadi is also known for the Hirakud Dam. The river flows through the states of Chhattisgarh and Odisha and finally merged with Bay ...
goes under this. After the Jobra bridge there is the town of
Cuttack
Cuttack (, or officially Kataka ) in Odia is the former capital and the second largest city in the Indian state of Odisha. It is the headquarters of the Cuttack district. The name of the city is an anglicised form of ''Kataka'' which literally ...
which was the old capital of Odisha.
Economy
Jagatpur is famous for temples and industry. You can find various industries such as
Pepsi
Pepsi is a carbonated soft drink manufactured by PepsiCo. Originally created and developed in 1893 by Caleb Bradham and introduced as Brad's Drink, it was renamed as Pepsi-Cola in 1898, and then shortened to Pepsi in 1961.
History
Pepsi wa ...
located along the banks of the Mahanadi.
Education
There are 5 primary schools, 10 high schools, 1 secondary high school, and 15 technical institutes In Jagatpur.
The most notable institutes and schools are:
*Nimpur High School
*Jagatpur High School
*Bharatiya Vidya Niketana
* Vivekananda Shiksha Kendra
*Saraswati Sishu Vidya Mandir
*Jagannath Institute
*Chidananda Institute
*Ganpati Institute
*Sriguru ITC
*Lakshmi Narayan Sahu Mahavidyalaya
Healthcare
Sadguru Medical, a state-of-the-art 100 bedded multiplicity hospital with cardiology, nephrology, neurology, gastroenterology, gynecology, and pediatric departments, caters to the need of the industrial town and coastal Odisha.
References
Cities and towns in Cuttack district
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