Jashpur Nagar
Jashpur Nagar is a town and a Nagar palika in Jashpur District in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. It is the administrative headquarters of Jashpur district and was formerly the capital of Jashpur State.
Jashpur Nagar | |
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Town | |
  Jashpur Nagar Location in Chhattisgarh, India  Jashpur Nagar Jashpur Nagar (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22.90°N 84.15°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Chhattisgarh |
| District | Jashpur |
| Elevation | 753 m (2,470 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 29,400 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Chhattisgarhi, Kurukh |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 496331 |
| Area code | 7763 |
| Vehicle registration | CG-14 |
Geography & Climate
Jashpur Nagar is located at 22.90°N 84.15°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 753 m (2,470 ft). 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.
| Climate data for Jashpur Nagar (1981–2010, extremes 1965–2012) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 30.6 (87.1) |
37.6 (99.7) |
38.6 (101.5) |
41.2 (106.2) |
46.4 (115.5) |
47.2 (117.0) |
41.0 (105.8) |
35.6 (96.1) |
34.2 (93.6) |
34.5 (94.1) |
31.6 (88.9) |
34.4 (93.9) |
47.2 (117.0) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 24.2 (75.6) |
26.6 (79.9) |
31.4 (88.5) |
35.2 (95.4) |
36.6 (97.9) |
33.0 (91.4) |
29.2 (84.6) |
28.6 (83.5) |
28.9 (84.0) |
29.2 (84.6) |
27.1 (80.8) |
25.1 (77.2) |
29.6 (85.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 8.1 (46.6) |
10.7 (51.3) |
14.9 (58.8) |
19.0 (66.2) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.5 (72.5) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.6 (70.9) |
20.7 (69.3) |
16.9 (62.4) |
11.8 (53.2) |
7.7 (45.9) |
16.5 (61.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 1.0 (33.8) |
0.7 (33.3) |
5.0 (41.0) |
10.5 (50.9) |
14.1 (57.4) |
16.2 (61.2) |
13.7 (56.7) |
13.3 (55.9) |
13.7 (56.7) |
9.5 (49.1) |
4.7 (40.5) |
1.3 (34.3) |
0.7 (33.3) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 26.6 (1.05) |
23.1 (0.91) |
24.4 (0.96) |
19.4 (0.76) |
46.2 (1.82) |
281.4 (11.08) |
468.3 (18.44) |
364.4 (14.35) |
260.1 (10.24) |
77.2 (3.04) |
18.3 (0.72) |
13.3 (0.52) |
1,622.7 (63.89) |
| Average rainy days | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 4.0 | 11.3 | 20.1 | 18.7 | 12.6 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 81.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST) | 55 | 47 | 35 | 32 | 40 | 65 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 69 | 60 | 56 | 58 |
| Source: India Meteorological Department[2][3] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
As of 2001 India census,[4] 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.[5]
Notable Personalities
- Dilip Singh Judeo
- Ranvijay Singh Judev
- Prabal Pratap Singh Judev
References
- Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Jashpur Nagar
- "Station: JashpurNagar Climatological Table 1981–2010" (PDF). Climatological Normals 1981–2010. India Meteorological Department. January 2015. pp. 359–360. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- "Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. December 2016. p. M41. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- "समृद्ध पूजा पद्धति की परंपरा का प्रतीक जशपुरिहा दशहरा". naidunia. Retrieved 3 October 2017.