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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Jashpur Nagar
| native_name =
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| settlement_type = town
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| pushpin_map = India Chhattisgarh#India
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Chhattisgarh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|22.90|N|84.15|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Chhattisgarh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Jashpur district|Jashpur]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 753
| population_total = 29400
| population_as_of = 2012
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[Chhattisgarhi language|Chhattisgarhi]], [[Kurukh language|Kurukh]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 496331
| area_code = 7763
| registration_plate =CG-14
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'''Jashpur Nagar''' is a town and a [[Nagar palika]] in [[Jashpur District]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Chhattisgarh]]. It is the administrative headquarters of [[Jashpur district]] and was formerly the capital of [[Jashpur State]].

==Geography & Climate==
Jashpur Nagar is located at {{Coord|22.90|N|84.15|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/33/Jashpurnagar.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Jashpur Nagar]{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> It has an average elevation of {{convert|753|m|ft|abbr=on}}. It is located in the [[Chota Nagpur Plateau]] and therefore the climate is cool throughout the year except for the bitter winters, when temperature falls to 0 degree Celsius.

Jashpur Nagar is 12 km from the [[Chhattisgarh]]-[[Jharkhand]] border. The two states are separated at this place by Shankh river.
[[File:Rivers of Jashpur.jpg|thumb|Rivers of Jashpur]]

{{Weather box
| location = Jashpur Nagar (1981–2010, extremes 1965–2012)
| width = auto
| metric first = yes
| single line = yes
| Jan record high C = 30.6
| Feb record high C = 37.6
| Mar record high C = 38.6
| Apr record high C = 41.2
| May record high C = 46.4
| Jun record high C = 47.2
| Jul record high C = 41.0
| Aug record high C = 35.6
| Sep record high C = 34.2
| Oct record high C = 34.5
| Nov record high C = 31.6
| Dec record high C = 34.4
| year record high C = 47.2
| Jan high C = 24.2
| Feb high C = 26.6
| Mar high C = 31.4
| Apr high C = 35.2
| May high C = 36.6
| Jun high C = 33.0
| Jul high C = 29.2
| Aug high C = 28.6
| Sep high C = 28.9
| Oct high C = 29.2
| Nov high C = 27.1
| Dec high C = 25.1
| year high C = 29.6
| Jan low C = 8.1
| Feb low C = 10.7
| Mar low C = 14.9
| Apr low C = 19.0
| May low C = 22.3
| Jun low C = 22.5
| Jul low C = 21.9
| Aug low C = 21.6
| Sep low C = 20.7
| Oct low C = 16.9
| Nov low C = 11.8
| Dec low C = 7.7
| year low C = 16.5
| Jan record low C = 1.0
| Feb record low C = 0.7
| Mar record low C = 5.0
| Apr record low C = 10.5
| May record low C = 14.1
| Jun record low C = 16.2
| Jul record low C = 13.7
| Aug record low C = 13.3
| Sep record low C = 13.7
| Oct record low C = 9.5
| Nov record low C = 4.7
| Dec record low C = 1.3
| year record low C = 0.7
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 26.6
| Feb rain mm = 23.1
| Mar rain mm = 24.4
| Apr rain mm = 19.4
| May rain mm = 46.2
| Jun rain mm = 281.4
| Jul rain mm = 468.3
| Aug rain mm = 364.4
| Sep rain mm = 260.1
| Oct rain mm = 77.2
| Nov rain mm = 18.3
| Dec rain mm = 13.3
| year rain mm = 1622.7
| Jan rain days = 2.0
| Feb rain days = 2.0
| Mar rain days = 2.1
| Apr rain days = 1.7
| May rain days = 4.0
| Jun rain days = 11.3
| Jul rain days = 20.1
| Aug rain days = 18.7
| Sep rain days = 12.6
| Oct rain days = 4.6
| Nov rain days = 1.1
| Dec rain days = 0.9
| year rain days = 81.1
| time day = 17:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| Jan humidity = 55
| Feb humidity = 47
| Mar humidity = 35
| Apr humidity = 32
| May humidity = 40
| Jun humidity = 65
| Jul humidity = 82
| Aug humidity = 82
| Sep humidity = 81
| Oct humidity = 69
| Nov humidity = 60
| Dec humidity = 56
| year humidity = 58
|source 1 = [[India Meteorological Department]]<ref name=IMDnormals>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205040301/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| title = Station: JashpurNagar Climatological Table 1981–2010
| work = Climatological Normals 1981–2010
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = January 2015
| pages = 359–360
| access-date = 29 December 2020}}</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 = 29 December 2020}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<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> Jashpur Nagar had a population of 20,190. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Jashpur Nagar has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 67%. In Jashpur Nagar, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

== Festivals ==
Dussehra is one of the major festivals of Jashpur Nagar. It is celebrated with full enthusiasm for nine days, followed by grand Ravan Dahan on Vijayadashami.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://naidunia.jagran.com/chhattisgarh/jashpur-jashpuriah-dussehra-symbolizes-the-tradition-of-rich-worship-system-1332419|title=समृद्ध पूजा पद्धति की परंपरा का प्रतीक जशपुरिहा दशहरा|work=naidunia|access-date=2017-10-03}}</ref>

== Notable Personalities ==
# [[Dilip Singh Judeo]]
# [[Ranvijay Singh Judev]]
# [[Prabal Pratap Singh Judev]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Jashpur district}}

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

{{Chhattisgarh-geo-stub}}

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