Kujang is a large village in

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. Kujang is also known as the gateway of Paradip industrial area. Literacy rate of Kujang is around 90.48%, higher than national average of 74.04%. In Kujang "Bana Bihari High School" is a major school for education which was started in 1901.

Geography

It is at height to the

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, is surrounded by blocks of Tirtol, Erasama, Mahakalpara, neighbouring District of Kendrapara. Kujang is also having approximate 5 km coast line to Bay of Bengal. The town is situated on the bank of the river

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History

Kujang became a part of Jagatsinghpur district that was formed in 1993. Before that, it was part of the old Cuttack District. It has a great culture since the kingdom era. King Shandha is famous as ruler of ancient Kujang. Narayana Beerabara Samanta is known as Gandhi of Kujang. He started "Salt march" also known as "Labana Satyagraha" in Kujang, inspired by Father of Nation

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Demographics

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, the village had a population of 3686. Of the total population, males constitute 1914 and females are 1772 with a sex ratio of 926 females per 1000 males. The population under 6 years of age are 367. The average literacy rate stands at 90.48% percent.

Transport

The nearest railway station from Kujang town is

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which is about 5 km from Kujang. There are frequent bus services available from Jagatsinghpur,

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 literall ...

Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar (; ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Odisha. The region, especially the old town, was historically often depicted as ''Ekamra Kshetra'' (area (''kshetra'') adorned with mango trees (''ekamra'')). Bhubaneswar is ...

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and

Puri Puri () is a coastal city and a Nagar Palika, municipality in the state of Odisha in eastern India. It is the district headquarters of Puri district and is situated on the Bay of Bengal, south of the state capital of Bhubaneswar. It is als ...

. Kujang is about 70 km from Cuttack and 92 km from state capital Bhubaneswar.

Politics

Kujang comes under Paradip Assembly Constituency and

Jagatsinghpur Jagatsinghpur is a city and a municipality in Jagatsinghpur district in the Indian state of Odisha. It is also the headquarters of Jagatsinghpur district. It got the recognition as a new district on 1 April 1993 formerly it was a sub-division of ...

Lok Sabha constituency. Kujang is viewed as the political pond of Paradip Assembly Constituency. Mr Sambit Routray (

Biju Janata Dal The Biju Janata Dal (; BJD) is a regional political party in the Indian state of Odisha founded and led by Naveen Patnaik, the current Chief Minister of Odisha and the son of former Chief Minister of Odisha Biju Patnaik, after whom the party i ...

) is currently the MLA of Paradip. Dr Rajashree Mallik (

) is currently the Member of Parliament.Lokanath Choudhry was the past MLA of then constituency of Erasama a citizen of Kujang.

Cuisine

Once Kujang was famous for its cuisine such as

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(cheese), Dahi (curd) and milk exporting and marketing. Many kinds of cuisines are made here like chhena poda,

chhena gaja Chhena gaja () is a sweet dish from Odisha, India. Unlike some other popular chhena-based Odia desserts, such as rasagola, which have spread throughout India, the chhena gaja remains largely popular within the state itself. Although the ingredi ...

, Rasagola ( Rasgulla).It also have a large market of dried fish.

Government

Whereas Kujang is a block, it consists Panchayat samiti Office, Block Office, Fishery Office, Forest Office, Revenue Office, Tahasil, Medical, Treasury, Fire station, Bank, College, and one police station. Three courts have been established in Kujang.

References

Cities and towns in Jagatsinghpur district {{Jagatsinghpur-geo-stub