Haridaspur, Odisha

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Haridaspur
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Haridaspur
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Haridaspur
Haridaspur (India)
Coordinates: 20°44′0″N86°7′0″E / 20.73333°N 86.11667°E / 20.73333; 86.11667 Coordinates: 20°44′0″N86°7′0″E / 20.73333°N 86.11667°E / 20.73333; 86.11667
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Odisha
District Jajpur
Elevation
122 m (400 ft)
Languages
  Official Odia
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration OD 04
Coastline0 kilometres (0 mi)
Nearest city Cuttack
Climate Tropical monsoon (Köppen)
Avg. summer temperature35 °C (95 °F)
Avg. winter temperature20 °C (68 °F)
Website odisha.gov.in

Haridaspur is a town in Jajpur district, Odisha, India.

Jajpur district District in Odisha, India

Jajpur is a district of Odisha, India. The Odisha Government carried out a re-organisation of districts of Odisha in 1993. The erstwhile Cuttack district was split into multiple district with Jajpur being one of them. The district came into being on 1st April 1993.

Odisha State in Eastern India

Odisha is one of the 28 states of India. Located in eastern India, it is surrounded by the states of West Bengal to the northeast, Jharkhand to the north, Chhattisgarh to the west and northwest, and Andhra Pradesh to the south. Odisha has 485 kilometres (301 mi) of coastline along the Bay of Bengal on its east, from Balasore to Ganjam. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state also has the third largest population of Scheduled Tribes in India. Odia is the official and most widely spoken language, spoken by 36.6 million according to the 2016 Census.

India Country in South Asia

India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia.

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Geography

It is located at an elevation of 122 m above MSL. [1]

Location

National Highway 16 starts from Haridaspur. Haridaspur railway station is situated on the Cuttack-Jajpur route.

National Highway 16 (India) national highway in India

National Highway 16 is a major National Highway in India, that runs along east coast of West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. It was previously known as National Highway 5.

Haridaspur railway station Railway station in Odisha

Haridaspur railway station is a railway station on Kharagpur–Puri line, part of the Howrah-Chennai main line under Khurda Road railway division of East Coast Railway zone. It is situated at Alijanga, Haridaspur in Jajpur district in the Indian state of Odisha.

Cuttack Metropolitan City in Odisha, India

Cuttack is the former capital and the second largest city in the Indian state of Odisha. It is also the headquarters of the Cuttack district. The name of the city is an anglicised form of Kataka which literally means The Fort, a reference to the ancient Barabati Fort around which the city initially developed. Cuttack is also known as the Millennium City as well as the Silver City due to its history of 1000 years and famous silver filigree works. It is also considered as the judicial capital of Odisha as the Orissa High Court is located here. It is also the commercial capital of Odisha which hosts many trading and business houses in and around the city. Cuttack is also famous for its Durga puja which is the most important festival of Odisha and West Bengal. Cuttack is also the birthplace of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.

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