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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Kakatpur<br />
| other_name = <br />
| nickname = <br />
| settlement_type = Semi-urban town<br />
| image_skyline = <br />
Maa Mangala,kakatpur.jpg<br />
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| image_size = <br />
| image_caption = Maa Mangala<br />
| pushpin_map = India Odisha#India<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Odisha, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|20.0019|N|86.2015|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|Orissa Flag(INDIA).png}} [[Odisha]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Puri district|Puri]]<br />
| blank1_name_sec1 =<br />
| blank1_info_sec1 =<br />
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Panchayat Samiti (Block)|Block]]<br />
| blank2_info_sec1 = Kakatpur<br />
| blank1_name_sec2 = [[Odisha Legislative Assembly]] Constituency<br />
| blank1_info_sec2 = [[Kakatpur (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kakatpur]]<br />
| blank2_name_sec2 = [[Lok Sabha]] Constituency<br />
| blank2_info_sec2 = [[Jagatsinghpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jagatsinghpur]]<br />
| established_title = First settled<br />
| established_date = <br />
| founder = <br />
| named_for = Place of detained crow<br />
| government_type = [[Gram Panchayat]]<br />
| governing_body = Kakatpur Gram Panchayat<br />
| leader_title3 = Member of Legislative Assembly<br />
| leader_name3 = [[Tusharkanti Behera]] ([[Biju Janata Dal|BJD]])<br />
| leader_title4 = Member of Parliament<br />
| leader_name4 = [[Bibhu Prasad Tarai]] ([[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]])<br />
| unit_pref = Metric<br />
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| elevation_footnotes =<br />
| elevation_m = 17<br />
| population_total = <br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
| population_rank =<br />
| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
| population_demonym =<br />
| population_footnotes =<br />
| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Odia language|Odia]], [[English language|English]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 752108<br />
| area_code_type = STD Telephone code<br />
| area_code = 06758<br />
| registration_plate = OD-13 (Old OR-13)<br />
| website =<br />
| footnotes = <br />
}}<br />
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'''Kakatpur''' is a semi-urban town in [[Puri district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Odisha]].<ref>{{cite web|url = https://theprint.in/india/odisha-announces-22-new-nacs-bhanjanagar-upgraded-to-municipality/1999085/|title = Odisha announces 22 new NACs, Bhanjanagar upgraded to municipality|publisher = The Print|access-date = 2026-04-21<br />
}}</ref><br />
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==Geography==<br />
Kakatpur is located at {{Coord|20.0019|N|86.2015|E|}}.<ref>[https://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/21/Kakatpur.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Kakatpur]</ref> It has an average elevation of {{convert|17|m|ft|abbr=on}}.<br />
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==History==<br />
Kakatpur is situated in the bank of ancient [[Prachi River]]. The ''Prachi Valley Civilization'' grew in this periphery which traces its inception from [[Stone Age]]. As it is the site of [[Mahanadi River Delta]], it used to be a robust trade route for [[Sadhabas]] for their trade to [[Southeast Asia]].<br />
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Evolution of the name of this place is associated with the deity Mangala. As per the legend, Goddess Mangala kept herself hidden under the deep water of river Prachi. Once a boatman was sailing his boat across river. Due to heavy rain and flood like situation he spent whole night in the middle of river. Just before the dawn, Goddess Mangala came in his dream and asked him to recover her from the water and place her in nearby ''Mangalapur village''. The boatman dived directly into the water and took the idol out from the river. After this the boatman saw a black crow dived into the exact spot where Maa Mangala was recovered and did not come out.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.kakatpur.com/maa-mangala-temple/|title = Maa Mangala Temple|publisher = www.kakatpur.com|access-date = 2024-04-07<br />
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://magazines.odisha.gov.in/Orissareview/jun2004/englishpdf/kakatpur.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwi5kP2H7q-FAxUH9zgGHVgNDBsQFnoECGoQAQ&usg=AOvVaw05OlNeCND0zTPe5wFmtAL3|title = Kakatpur Mangala and Batamangala of Puri|publisher = The Orissa Review|access-date = 2024-04-07<br />
}}</ref> In [[Odia language]], Crow means Kaakaw (କାକ) and Detained means Aw-taw-kaw (ଅଟକ). So by combining the two words it becomes Kakat (Kaakaw-Awtawkaw). During the course of time the Mangalapur village became Kakatpur and the Goddess is known as Kakatpur Mangala.<br />
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==Educational Institutions==<br />
* Mangala Mahavidyalaya<ref>{{cite web|url = https://mangalamahavidyalaya.org/sites/index.php|title = About college| website= MANGALA MAHAVIDYALAYA, KAKATPUR, PURI}}</ref><br />
* Netrananda Sahu Women's College<br />
* Sarala Science Higher Secondary School<br />
* Maa Mangala ITC<br />
* Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya, Kunja<br />
* Govt. Nodal High School<br />
* Govt. Girls High School<br />
* Kakatpur MCPS School<br />
* Saraswati Shishu Vidya Mandir<br />
* St. Xavier's High School<br />
* Ramakrishna Shishu Mandir<br />
* Niranjan Adarsha Shiksha Kendra<br />
* Jahan Public School<br />
* Mangalpur Primary School<br />
* Mirigikhati Project Primary School<br />
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==Places of Interest==<br />
* [[Maa Mangala Mandir, Kakatpur]] - Kakatpur is famous for the Shrine of Goddess Mangala situated on the bank of river Prachi. The present temple dates back to the 15th century A.D and the deity belongs to the 9th century A.D.<br />
* Deuli Matha<br />
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==Politics==<br />
Kakatpur is a part of [[Kakatpur (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kakatpur Assembly Constituency]]. Current [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] from Kakatpur Assembly Constituency is [[Tusharkanti Behera]] of [[Biju Janata Dal|BJD]], who won the seat in State elections in 2019 and 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/odisha/bjd-changes-candidate-in-kakatpur-assembly-constituency/articleshow/68771336.cms|title = Odisha Elections: BJD Changes Candidate In Kakatpur Assembly Constituency|newspaper = The Times of India|access-date = 2024-04-07<br />
}}</ref><br />
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Kakatpur is a part of [[Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.thedailyjagran.com/elections/jagatsinghpur-lok-sabha-election-result-jagatsinghpur-election-winner-winning-margin-party-wise-candidates-list-10137960|title = Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha Election Result 2019 Jagatsinghpur Election Winner, Winning Margin, Party Wise Candidates List|publisher = The Jagran|access-date = 2024-04-07<br />
}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Bata Mangala Temple]]<br />
* [[Sarala Temple]]<br />
* [[Vimala Temple]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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