Kakatpur

Kakatpur
Town
Maa Mangala
Kakatpur Location in Odisha, India Show map of Odisha Kakatpur Kakatpur (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 20°00′07″N86°12′05″E / 20.0019°N 86.2015°E / 20.0019; 86.2015
Country	India
State	Odisha
District	Puri
Named after	Place of detained crow
Government
• Type	Notified Area Council (N.A.C.)
• Body	Kakatpur N.A.C.
•  N.A.C. Chairman	vacant
• Executive Officer	vacant
• Member of Legislative Assembly	Tusharkanti Behera (BJD)
• Member of Parliament	Bibhu Prasad Tarai (BJP)
Elevation	17 m (56 ft)
Languages
• Official	Odia, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	752108
STD Telephone code	06758
Vehicle registration	OD-13 (Old OR-13)
Block	Kakatpur
Odisha Legislative Assembly Constituency	Kakatpur
Lok Sabha Constituency	Jagatsinghpur

Kakatpur is a town and Notified Area Council in Puri district in the Indian state of Odisha.

Geography

Kakatpur is located at 20°00′07″N86°12′05″E / 20.0019°N 86.2015°E / 20.0019; 86.2015 . ^[1] It has an average elevation of 17 m (56 ft).

History

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 South-East Asia.

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. ^{[2] [3]}

In Odia language, Crow means Kaa-kaw (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.

On 13 March 2024, the Government of Odisha upgraded Kakatpur village to be a NAC. ^[4]

Educational Institutions

• Mangala Mahavidyalaya ^[5]
• Netrananda Sahu Women's College
• Sarala Science Higher Secondary School
• Maa Mangala ITC
• Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya, Kunja
• Govt. Nodal High School
• Govt. Girls High School
• Kakatpur MCPS School
• Saraswati Shishu Vidya Mandir
• St. Xavier's High School
• Ramakrishna Shishu Mandir
• Niranjan Adarsha Shiksha Kendra
• Jahan Public School
• Mangalpur Primary School
• Mirigikhati Project Primary School

Places of Interest

• 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.
• Deuli Matha

Politics

Kakatpur is a part of Kakatpur Assembly Constituency. Current MLA from Kakatpur Assembly Constituency is Tusharkanti Behera of BJD, who won the seat in State elections in 2019 and 2024. ^[6]

Kakatpur is a part of Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency. ^[7]

See also

• Bata Mangala Temple
• Sarala Temple
• Vimala Temple

References

1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Kakatpur
2. "Maa Mangala Temple". www.kakatpur.com. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
3. "Kakatpur Mangala and Batamangala of Puri". The Orissa Review. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
4. "Odisha announces 22 new NACs, Bhanjanagar upgraded to municipality". The Print. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
5. "About college". MANGALA MAHAVIDYALAYA, KAKATPUR, PURI.
6. "Odisha Elections: BJD Changes Candidate In Kakatpur Assembly Constituency". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
7. "Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha Election Result 2019 Jagatsinghpur Election Winner, Winning Margin, Party Wise Candidates List". The Jagran. Retrieved 7 April 2024.