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Jatani (or Khurda Road, name of the railway station) is a town in the Indian state of Odisha. It is also a municipality in Khordha district in Odisha.
Jatani | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Jatani Location in Odisha, India  Jatani Jatani (India) | |
| Coordinates: 20°10′N 85°42′E / 20.17°N 85.7°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Khordha |
| Elevation | 36 m (118 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 63,697 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Odia |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 752050 |
| Telephone code | 0674 |
| Vehicle registration | OD-02 |
| Website | odisha |
Jatni is famous for its celebration of the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi.[1]
Geography
editJatani is located at 20°05′N 85°25′E / 20.09°N 85.42°E.[2] It has an average elevation of 36 metres (118 feet).
Demographics
editAs of 2011[update] India census,[3] Jatani had a population of 63,697. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Jatani has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 83%, and female literacy is 72%. In Jatani, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Education
editPremier Public Higher Education Institutes
edit- National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER)
NISER, Jatni - Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar
Private Engineering Colleges
editPolitics
editCurrent MLA from Jatni Assembly Constituency is Sura Routray of INC from May 2019, successor to Bhagirathi Badajena,[4] who won the seat in State elections of 2014. Earlier Sarat Paikary won in 1990 as JD candidate and 2004 as Biju Janta Dal candidate. Winner of this seat in 2000, 1995, 1985, 1980 and 1977 was Suresh Kumar Routray, who represented INC in 2000, 1995 and 1985, represented INC(I) in 1980 and JNP in 1977.[5]
Jatni is part of Bhubaneswar (Lok Sabha constituency).[6]
References
edit- ^ Rath, Tapan (20 September 2012). "Jatni soaked in Ganesh spirit". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
One among the few places across the country where Lord Ganesh is worshipped for 11 days
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Jatani Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ "Jatni (Orissa) Assembly Constituency Elections". 11 August 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ "State Elections 2004 - Partywise Comparison for 51-Jatni Constituency of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 September 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies of Odisha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 November 2005. Retrieved 24 September 2008.