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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Jashipur
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Mayurbhanj district|Mayurbhanj]]
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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| postal_code = 757034
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'''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 ([[Simlipal National Park]]), lush valleys, forest lands and scores of ancient temples. 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 km from Jashipur and another nearby Railway Station is Bangiriposi which is 30 km from Jashipur. More than 2 Mosques are located in the town.

==Geography==
Jashipur is located at {{coord|21.9675|N|86.0803|E|display=inline}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/21/Joshipur.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc -Joshipur]</ref> It has an average elevation of 406 metres (1332 [[foot (length)|feet]]).

==Demographics==
{{As of|2001}},<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> 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.

==Education==
Colleges in Jashipur include:
*Jashipur Junior College

Schools in Jashipur include:
*Jashipur Primary School
*Jashipur Govt High School
*Govt Girls High School
*De Paul School
*DAV Public School
* Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya (CBSE)

Saraswati Sishu Vidya Mandir. Jashipur Girls High School was privately founded in 1965 by local Muslim Business men namely late Mazhar Imam Khan / PWD Contractor & late Hasim khan of Jashipur Town. But 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 km. from Jashipur. Jashipur is also famous for Crocodile Park.-which is located around 3 km 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, India|Gaya]] are also available. Private Taxis are available on hire basis.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Mayurbhanj district}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Mayurbhanj district]]

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