Jhumpura

Jhumpura is a census town and a block in Kendujhar district in the Indian state of Odisha.

Jhumpura
City
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Coordinates: 21°51′58″N 85°33′25″E / 21.866°N 85.557°E / 21.866; 85.557
Country	India
State	Odisha
District	Kendujhar
Population  (2017)
• Total	16,064
Languages
• Official	Odia
• Local	Ho
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	OD 09
Website	odisha.gov.in

Demographics

As of 2017^[update] India census,^[1] Jhumpura had a population of 16,064. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Jhumpura has an average literacy rate of 82.73%, higher than the national average of 72.87%: male literacy is 88.31%, and female literacy is 76.72%. In Jhumpura, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Educational institutions

• Green Field School
• P.S. College, Jhumpura
• P.S High School
• Kerala English Medium School
• Misbha English Medium School
• Saraswati Sishu Mandir
• Jhumpura Maktab

Transport

By road

• Jhumpura is well connected by Road. NH-20 (Formerly 215) passes through the town.
• Regular bus service with major cities like Kendujhar (20 km), Barbil (38 km), Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Rourkela, Kolkata.

By rail

• Nearest Railway station is Porjanpur railway station, 11 km from town.
• Barbil-Puri express (Daily) and Puri-Chakradharapur (Daily), Tata-Visakhapatnam express (weekly) pass through the station.

By air

• Nearest airport is Bhubaneswar (245 km).

References

1. . Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.