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°54′N 84°09′E / 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 edit
Jashpur Nagar is located at 22°54′N 84°09′E / 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) | |||||||||||||
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| 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) |
| Mean daily maximum °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) |
| Mean daily minimum °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 edit
As of 2001[update] 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 edit
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 edit
- Dilip Singh Judeo
- Ranvijay Singh Judev
- Prabal Pratap Singh Judev
References edit
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Jashpur Nagar[permanent dead link]
- ^ (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.
- ^ (PDF). India Meteorological Department. December 2016. p. M41. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ . 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.