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{{short description|City in Chhattisgarh, India}}
{{original research|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Jagdalpur
| native_name = 
| native_name_lang = Bastaria
| other_name = Jagatuguda
| settlement_type = [[Metropolitan area|Metro]]
| image_skyline = {{Photomontage
| photo1a = The Chitrakote Falls.jpg
| photo2a = Kanger_valley_National_Park.png
| photo2b = The Sunrise (35731174).jpeg
| photo3a = Khapan waterfall.jpg
| photo3b = Tirathgarh,_Jagdalpur,_Bastar.jpg
| photo4a = Bastar Kgaon.JPG
| photo4b = Dokra from tribes of Bastar DSCN1172 01.jpg
| photo4c = Worship_Spot_inside_Kotumsar_Cave.jpg
| photo5a = Mendri-Ghumar Waterfalls taken on 27 Aug 2017.jpg
| photo6a = Bastar Dusshera Unexplored Bastar.jpg
| photo6b = Nagarnar Steel Plant - নগরনার ইস্পাত কারখানা ১.jpg
| photo7a = Sunset at Chirakoot Waterfall , District- Bastar , City- Jagdalpur , Chhattisgarh , India.jpeg
| photo7b =
| spacing = 1
| color_border = black
| color = black
| size = 250
| foot_montage = ''From top:'' "Left to right" [[Chitrakote Falls]], [[Kanger Ghati National Park]], [[Tamda Ghumar|Tamda Ghumar waterfalls]], [[Teerathgarh Falls]], Jagdalpur-Raipur highway, Dokra tribe metal craft,[[Kotumsar Cave|Shiv linga in Kotumsar Cave]], [[Danteshwari Temple|Danteswari Shakti Peeth]], [[Mendri Ghumar|Mendri Ghumar waterfalls]], [[Bastar Dussehra]], Amcho Bastar Sign, [[Nagarnar Steel Plant|NMDC Steel]], Sunset at [[Chitrakote Falls]]
}}
| image_caption =
| nicknames = <br/>Gateway to [[Bastar district|Bastar]], <br/>[[Mumbai]] of [[Chhattisgarh]], <br/>City of Crossroads
| map_caption =
| pushpin_map = India Chhattisgarh#India
| coordinates = {{coord|19.18|N|81.92|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of India|Division]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Chhattisgarh]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Bastar Division]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Bastar District]]
| established_title = 
| government_type =
| governing_body = Jagdalpur Nagar Nigam
| leader_party = [[BJP]]
| leader_title1 = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name1 = Sanjay Pandey, ([[BJP]])
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = <ref name='Jagdalpur City'>{{cite web|title=Jagdalpur City|url=https://www.icra.in/Rationale/ShowRationaleReport/?Id=72170}}</ref>
| area_total_km2 = 193
| area_rank = 3rd(in chhattisgarh)
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 552
| population_total = 3,25,463
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes = <ref name='Jagdalpur City'/>
| population_metro = 5,67,478
| population_metro_footnotes = <ref name=2015Cities/>
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_rank = 4th in Chhattisgarh & 155th in India
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 494001, 494005 (Dharampura)
| area_code = 07782-xxxxxx
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| registration_plate = CG-17
| unemployment_rate =
| website = {{URL|http://www.bastar.gov.in}}
| leader_title2 = Collector
| leader_name2 = Mr. Aakash Chhikara (IAS)
| leader_title3 = Police commissioner
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[Chhattisgarhi language|Chhattisgarhi]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/12800/1/the_chhattisgarh_official_language_act%2c_1957_no._5_of_1958%2c_date_24.01.1958.pdf |title=The Chhattisgarh Official Language (Amendment) Act, 2007 |publisher=indiacode.nic.in |year=2008 |access-date=25 December 2022 |archive-date=25 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221225172224/https://www.indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/12800/1/the_chhattisgarh_official_language_act,_1957_no._5_of_1958,_date_24.01.1958.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
| demographics1_title2 = Regional
| demographics1_info2 = [[Halbi language|Halbi]], [[Bhatri language|Bhatri]], [[Gondi language|Gondi]]
| official_name = Jagdalpur city
}}

'''Jagdalpur''' is a city located in the southern part of [[Chhattisgarh]] state in [[India]]. It is the administrative headquarters of the [[Bastar district]] and [[Bastar division]]. Before the [[Indian independence movement|independence of India]], it also served as the capital of the erstwhile [[princely state]] of [[Bastar state|Bastar]]. It is the fourth largest city of Chhattisgarh.

[[Bastar district]] has multiple scenic [[Tourism in Chhattisgarh#List of Waterfalls of Chhattisgarh#Bastar|waterfalls]] that are popular for tourists throughout India. The Ministry of Tourism, Government of [[India]] has identified Jagdalpur-[[Teerathgarh Falls|Teerathgarh]]-[[Chitrakote Falls|Chitrakoot]]-Barsur-[[Dantewada]] Circuit as one of the 45 Mega Tourist Destinations/Circuits in India on the basis of footfalls and their future tourism potential.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=79829|title=Development of Mega Destination and Tourist Circuit|website=PIB|date=28 April 2018}}</ref>

== Transport ==

===Road transport===
The road network in and around Jagdalpur can be seen from the [http://maps.google.co.in/maps?hl=en&sugexp=cfis&cp=6&gs_id=n&xhr=t&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&biw=1280&bih=685&q=jagdalpur&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x3a30126bc5ae6beb:0xcae4d4ac10952ba7,Jagdalpur,+Chhattisgarh&gl=in&ei=rjWBT6-aFsitrAengunZBQ&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=image&resnum=1&sqi=2&ved=0CDYQ8gEwAA/ road network map] of the area.

The [[National Highway (India)|National Highways]] passing through Jagdalpur are [[National Highway 30 (India)|NH 30]] (connecting [[Raipur]] to [[Vijaywada]] in [[Andhra Pradesh]] via [[National Highway 65 (India)|NH 65]]), and [[National Highway 63 (India)|NH 63]] (connecting Jagdalpur to [[Nizamabad, Telangana|Nizamabad]] in [[Telangana]]) while passing through [[Maharashtra]].

[[National Highway 30 (India)|NH 30]] at [[Raipur]] connects Jagdalpur to [[AH46|Asian Highway 46]] leading to [[Nagpur]] and [[Kolkata]].
[[National Highway 30 (India)|NH 30]] near [[Vijayawada]] connects Jagdalpur to [[National Highway 65 (India)|NH 65]] leading to [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]] and [[Pune]].

===Rail transport===
Jagdalpur is connected by rail to the eastern part of India. There are trains connecting [[Jagdalpur railway station]] to [[Howrah]], [[Bhubaneshwar]] and [[Visakhapatnam]]. The rail connectivity of Jagdalpur to [[Durg]] via [[Rayagada]] and [[Raipur]] is about 658 km long and takes 14.5 hours of travel time as compared to that by road which takes about 6–7 hours (distance 300 km).<ref>{{cite web |date=28 April 2018 |title=Train Departures from Jagdalpur |url=https://indiarailinfo.com/departures/jagdalpur-jdb/2006 |website=IndianRailInfo}}</ref>

====Jagdalpur-Rowghat Rail Line====
{{Update|section|date=May 2025}}
BRPL and IRCON signed a project execution agreement in July 2017, under which IRCON will construct a railway line between Jagdalpur and Rawghat in [[Chhattisgarh]]. The railway line will have 13 new railway stations and the estimated project cost Rs 2,538 crore approximately.<ref>{{cite web |date=21 July 2017 |title=NMDC JV to construct Rs 2,538 Crore rail corridor project with IRCON |url=http://www.railnews.in/bastar-railway-private-ltd-ircon-ink-mou-for-laying-jagdalpur-rawghat-rail-line-in-chattisgarh-nmdc/ |website=Railnews.in}}</ref>

Presently,{{when|date=September 2019}} the Detailed Project Report (DPR) for this section of the rail line has already been sanctioned by the Railways Board.<ref>{{cite web |date=26 April 2018 |title=Centre gives nod to 3 new trains for C'garh |url=http://thehitavada.com/Encyc/2018/4/26/Centre-gives-nod-to-3-new-trains-for-C-garh.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180429024123/http://thehitavada.com/Encyc/2018/4/26/Centre-gives-nod-to-3-new-trains-for-C-garh.aspx |archive-date=29 April 2018 |access-date=28 April 2018 |website=Hitavada}}</ref>

Survey work is currently underway and the target was earlier set to complete survey work of Jagdalpur-Kondagaon-Narayanpur by the month of March 2016 and of Narayanpur-Rowghat section by the month of May 2016, but there have been delays reported. In a government review carried out in February 2018,<ref>{{cite web |date=25 February 2018 |title=COMPLETE ALL SURVEY WORK FOR RLY PROJECT BY MARCH 15 |url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/raipur/complete-all-survey-work-for-rly-project-by-march-15.html |website=Daily Pioneer}}</ref> it was reported that the survey work for Jagdalpur to Kondagaon railway track laying comprising length of 91.76 km had been completed for Jagdalpur-Rowghat Railway project. It was also reported that the survey work for Kondagaon to Rowghat for the 91.6 km to 140 km distance in under progress. The project team was directed by government to complete all the survey work for the project by 15 March 2018.

===Air transport===
[[Jagdalpur Airport|Maa Danteshwari Airport]] has started daily flight services between Jagdalpur, [[Raipur]], [[Hyderabad]] by [[Alliance Air (India)|Alliance Air]] under the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) – UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik) of Government of [[India]].<ref>{{cite web |date=24 April 2018 |title=Direct flights to three cities from May 15 |url=https://www.punjabkesari.in/business/news/direct-flights-to-three-cities-from-may-15-790950 |website=PunjabKesari}}</ref> [[Jagdalpur Airport]] is spread over an area of 132 acres. [[IndiGo]] operates flights to Raipur and Hyderabad. Currently it is connected with Delhi via Jabalpur by [[Alliance Air (India)|Alliance Air]].

==Climate==
Jagdalpur has a [[tropical savanna climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Aw'') with three main seasons: summer, monsoon, and winter. Summers last from March to May and are hot, with the average maximum for May reaching {{convert|38.1|°C|°F}}. The weather cools off somewhat for the monsoon season from June to September, which features very heavy rainfall. Winters are warm and dry.{{citation needed|date=January 2022}}{{Weather box
| location = Jagdalpur (1991–2020, extremes 1909–2020)
| metric first = Y
| single line = Y
| Jan record high C = 34.8
| Feb record high C = 38.7
| Mar record high C = 40.6
| Apr record high C = 43.3
| May record high C = 46.1
| Jun record high C = 45.5
| Jul record high C = 38.9
| Aug record high C = 39.8
| Sep record high C = 34.2
| Oct record high C = 36.1
| Nov record high C = 34.1
| Dec record high C = 32.8
| year record high C = 46.1
| Jan high C = 28.8
| Feb high C = 31.6
| Mar high C = 35.2
| Apr high C = 37.2
| May high C = 37.9
| Jun high C = 33.3
| Jul high C = 29.2
| Aug high C = 28.7
| Sep high C = 30.2
| Oct high C = 30.8
| Nov high C = 29.7
| Dec high C = 28.5
| year high C = 31.7
| Jan mean C = 20.3
| Feb mean C = 23.1
| Mar mean C = 27.1
| Apr mean C = 29.7
| May mean C = 31.0
| Jun mean C = 28.4
| Jul mean C = 25.9
| Aug mean C = 25.5
| Sep mean C = 26.3
| Oct mean C = 25.4
| Nov mean C = 22.7
| Dec mean C = 19.8
| year mean C =
| Jan low C = 11.8
| Feb low C = 14.7
| Mar low C = 18.8
| Apr low C = 22.4
| May low C = 24.2
| Jun low C = 23.9
| Jul low C = 22.8
| Aug low C = 22.5
| Sep low C = 22.4
| Oct low C = 20.1
| Nov low C = 15.6
| Dec low C = 11.3
| year low C = 19.2
| Jan record low C = 2.8
| Feb record low C = 5.0
| Mar record low C = 8.5
| Apr record low C = 13.9
| May record low C = 17.2
| Jun record low C = 14.5
| Jul record low C = 18.3
| Aug record low C = 16.7
| Sep record low C = 17.6
| Oct record low C = 11.1
| Nov record low C = 5.6
| Dec record low C = 3.9
| year record low C = 2.8
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 10.7
| Feb rain mm = 6.8
| Mar rain mm = 18.8
| Apr rain mm = 54.4
| May rain mm = 79.4
| Jun rain mm = 234.9
| Jul rain mm = 369.1
| Aug rain mm = 366.8
| Sep rain mm = 246.4
| Oct rain mm = 93.5
| Nov rain mm = 22.4
| Dec rain mm = 4.7
| year rain mm = 1508.0
| Jan rain days = 0.9
| Feb rain days = 0.6
| Mar rain days = 1.4
| Apr rain days = 3.7
| May rain days = 5.3
| Jun rain days = 10.1
| Jul rain days = 17.4
| Aug rain days = 18.2
| Sep rain days = 11.7
| Oct rain days = 4.9
| Nov rain days = 1.3
| Dec rain days = 0.5
| year rain days = 75.9
| time day = 17:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| Jan humidity = 48
| Feb humidity = 39
| Mar humidity = 34
| Apr humidity = 38
| May humidity = 45
| Jun humidity = 67
| Jul humidity = 82
| Aug humidity = 83
| Sep humidity = 79
| Oct humidity = 70
| Nov humidity = 62
| Dec humidity = 55
| year humidity = 58
| source 1 = [[India Meteorological Department]]<ref name="IMDnormals">{{cite web |url=https://www.imdpune.gov.in/library/public/Climatological%20Tables%201991-2020.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230101061732/https://www.imdpune.gov.in/library/public/Climatological%20Tables%201991-2020.pdf |archive-date=1 January 2023 |title=Climatological Tables 1991–2020 |publisher=India Meteorological Department |access-date=1 January 2023 |page=21}}</ref><ref name=IMDextremes>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205042509/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| title = Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = December 2016
| page = M41
| access-date = 19 February 2020}}</ref>
| source 2 = Tokyo Climate Center (mean temperatures 1991–2020)<ref name=TCC1>
{{cite web
| url = https://ds.data.jma.go.jp/gmd/tcc/tcc/products/climate/normal/parts/NrmMonth_e.php?stn=43041
| title = Normals Data: Jagdalpur – India Latitude: 19.08°N Longitude: 82.03°E Height: 554 (m)
| publisher = Japan Meteorological Agency
| access-date = 1 December 2022}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{bar box
|title=Religions in Jagdalpur (2011)<ref name="Religion">{{cite web |title=C-16 Population By Religion - Maharashtra|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW22C-01%20MDDS.XLS|website=census.gov.in}}</ref>
|titlebar=#FCD116
|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|float=left
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Hindus]]|darkorange|81.80}}
{{bar percent|[[Christianity in Chhattisgarh|Christians]]|dodgerblue|9.44}}
{{bar percent|[[Muslims]]|#008000|5.32}}
{{bar percent|[[Jainism|Jains]]|brown|1.81}}
{{bar percent|[[Sikhs]]|darkkhaki|1.27}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.36}}
}}
{{As of|2016|alt=As of the}} year 2021, town has a population of 325,463.<ref name="2015Cities">{{cite web
|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_2_PR_Cities_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf|title=Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011; Cities having population 1 lakh and above|publisher=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|access-date=27 March 2012}}</ref> The Municipal Corporation have a [[human sex ratio|sex ratio]] of 985 females per 1,000 males and 19.0% of the population were under six years old.<ref name="2015Cities" /> Effective literacy was 90.44%; male literacy was 92.51% and female literacy was 88.37%.<ref name="2015Cities" />

At the time of the 2011 census, 81.80% of the population were Hindus, 9.44% Christians, 5.32% Muslims, 1.81% Jains, 1.27% Sikhs.<ref name="Religion" />

[[Hindi]] is the largest language, spoken by 54% of the population. Chhattisgarhi, Halbi, Bhatri and Gondi languages/dialects are also widely spoken. Odia is also spoken by the parts close to Odissa with heavy influence of Halbi.

==Industry and economy==
Jagdalpur has a primarily [[Agriculture|agrarian]] economy. It is the second biggest market after [[Raipur]] in the state. Furniture and rice mills are the largest industry. [[Nagarnar Steel Plant]], set up at its outskirts, was completed in October 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.patrika.com/bastar-news/by-the-end-of-the-year-bastar-will-come-good-days-read-this-news-1-2519071/|title=nagarnar to implant new|work=patrika|access-date=7 April 2018}}</ref><ref name="DailyPioneer">{{cite web|url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/raipur/nmdcs-nagarnar-steel-plant-to-start-op-in-oct-cmd.html|title=NMDC's Nagarnar Steel Plant to Start Op in Oct: CMD|website=DailyPioneer|date=25 April 2018}}</ref>

[[File:Nagarnar_Steel_Plant_-_নগরনার_ইস্পাত_কারখানা_১.jpg|left|thumb|NMDC Steel Plant|197x197px]][[National Mineral Development Corporation]] (NMDC) built a steel plant in Nagarnar, located 16 km from Jagdalpur in [[Chhattisgarh]] state with an outlay of Rs 20000 crore.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.navpradesh.com/business/nmdc-ias-n-baijendra-kumar-mines-lease-renewal/|title=एनएमडीसी के 'संकट' मोचक बने आईएएस एन. बैजेंद्र कुमार|language=hi|trans-title=IAS N. becomes NMDC's 'crisis' freer Baijendra Kumar|date=19 November 2019}}</ref>

==Notable sites==
[[File:Mandawa WF, Bastar, CG.jpg|thumb|right|Mandawa WF, Bastar, CG]]
[[File:Indravati River Jagdalpur Chhattisgarh India.jpg|thumb|The Indravati River]]
Important landmarks in Jagdalpur include [[Chitrakote Falls]], [[Teerathgarh Falls]], [[Kotumsar Cave]], [[Tamda Ghumar]] waterfalls, [[Mendri Ghumar]] waterfalls, [[Kanger Ghati National Park]], [[Indravati National Park]], [[Danteshwari Temple]], the historic temples in Barsoor, Jagannath temple, Mavli temple, Laxmi-Narayan temple, and the Sri Venkateshwara Swamy Temple.<ref>{{Cite report|url=http://dcmsme.gov.in/dips/bastar.pdf|title=Brief Industrial Profile of Bastar District|publisher=MSME-Development Institute, Raipur (Ministry of MSME, Govt. of India)|access-date=4 April 2018}}</ref>

==See also==
{{cmn|
* [[Chitrakote Falls]]
* [[Danteshwari Temple]]
* [[Indravati National Park]]
* [[Kanger Ghati National Park]]
* [[Kotumsar Cave]]
* [[Mendri Ghumar]]
* [[Tamda Ghumar]]
* [[Teerathgarh Falls]]
* [[Tokapal]]
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
{{wikivoyage|Jagdalpur}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20020406145058/http://bastar.nic.in/ Bastar District Website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110515143111/http://www.chhattisgarh.nic.in/ Official Website Govt. of Chhattisgarh]

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