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Jeypore
State
 - District(s)		 Orissa
 - Koraput
Area
 - Elevation		 ? km²
 - ? m
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Population (?)
 - Density		  ?
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Codes
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 - Telephone
 - Vehicle		  
 - 764001
 - +91 6854
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Jeypore is the largest town in the Koraput District of Orissa, India. It is encompassed by hills on all sides. It is also the business hub for the district. India is subdivided into twenty-eight states and seven union territories; the states and territories are themselves further subdivided. ... The divisions of a district. ... Orissa   (Devanagari: उड़ीसा) (2001 provisional pop. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... A time zone is a region of the Earth that has adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ... Indian Standard Time (IST) is the time zone for India. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... The Indian Postal services employ a 6 digit postal code known as a Postal Index Number (similar to the 5 digit ZIP Codes in USA) that is spanned and geopolitically ordered across the nation. ... Licence plates on the back of a taxi in Kolkata. ... Koraput is a tribal dominated district of Orissa, India, and known for rich and diverse types of mineral deposits. ... Orissa   (Devanagari: उड़ीसा) (2001 provisional pop. ... For the landform that extends above the surrounding terrain and that is smaller than a mountain, see the article on mountain. ... Look up Business in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...


Description

The town is famous for its old palaces. It has a diverse cultural mix with significant numbers of people speaking different languages - Oriya, Telugu, and Hindi. The quintessential medieval European palace: Palais de la Cité, in Paris, the royal palace of France. ... Oriya is the official language of the Indian state of Orissa. ... Look up telugu in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Hindi (हिन्दी or हिंदी in Devanagari; pronunciation: ), an Indo-European language spoken mainly in northern and central India, is the official language of the Union government of India [1][2]. It is part of a dialect continuum of the Indic family, bounded on the northwest and west by Punjabi, Sindhi, Urdu, and...


There are many tourist attractions in and around the town:

  • Gupteswar Temple, 60 km from Jeypore
  • Jagannath Temple
  • The old Dakhin Kali temple at Purunagarh
  • The royal palace of Vikram Dev Maharaja
  • The beautiful Jagganath Sagar
  • Upper Kolab Dam site
  • Hal Sunabedha and Nalco Damanjodi, 1 45 km from Jeypore

Schools include Saraswati Sishu Mandir, Govt High School Modern English School, Public School, Deepti Convent School and Siddarth English Medium School.


Business units include the Sewa Paper Mills, Hello Jeypore and the Gupteshwar Shopping Complex.


Jeypore can be reached by flying to Vishkapatnam, and taking the Kirandaul passenger train. The ride is approximately seven hours, and is a unique experience, covering approximately 250 km through the hills of Araku. It is also possible to reach Jeypore by buses and taxis available at the Vishakapatnam and Vizianagaram RTC bus-stand. The official residence of the District Collector Vizianagaram, sometimes seen as Vizianagram is the main city of the Vizianagaram District of North Eastern Andhra Pradesh in Southern India. ...



Related Links:


[1] - jeypore.com


[2] - jeypore.koolhost.com


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Jeypore Enamels (489 words)
The colours employed rival the tints of the rainbow in purity and brilliancy, and they are laid on the gold by the Jeypore artists with such exquisite taste that there is never a want of harmony; even when jewels are also used they serve but to enhance the beauty of the enamel.
The Designs have been drawn by one of the best Jeypore artists, by name Ram Bux, son of Esur, and the only crdit I can claim is in having set him to work and paid him for his trouble.
At Jeypore enamelling is done on gold, silver and copper, but it is in works in the most precious metal alone that it has secured the pre-eminence.
Introduction (1951 words)
The first two areas are located in the Eastern Ghats: Jeypore is at the northern end and the Kolli hills are at the southern end of the Eastern Ghats.
The southern part of Orissa, known as the "Jeypore tract" in Koraput district, lies in the northern part of the Eastern Ghats, with a gently undulating plateau and residual hills.
Jeypore is considered to be a secondary centre of origin of cultivated rice, particularly the "aus" ecotype.
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