Jagdalpur is
a city in Bastar district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Jagdalpur
City is governed by the Jagdalpur Municipal Corporation. Jagdalpur is
the administrative headquarters of Bastar District and Bastar Division,
and was the capital of the erstwhile
princely state of
Bastar. Jagdalpur
is well known for its greenery, lush green mountains, deep valleys,
dense forests, streams, waterfalls, caves, natural parks, monuments,
natural resources, herbs, exuberant festivity and peaceful solitude.
Bastar conjures up images of the royal past and the tribes. Currently
two steel plants are being built near Jagdalpur by NMDC and Tata Steel
Plant. After completion of these projects Jagdalpur city will also be
industrial hubs. The city's demographic is changing rapidly and it is
fastest in Chhattisgarh state. |
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Chhattisgarh (22) |
Bastar (414) |
Jagdalpur(03360) |
Jagdalpur |
SUB-DISTRICT |
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Courtesy http://www.censusindia.gov.in/
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Total Number of House Hold : 55378 |
Total |
239,808 |
120,903 |
118,905 |
Scheduled Castes (SC) |
8,714 |
4,318 |
4,396 |
Scheduled Tribes (ST) |
95,511 |
47,671 |
47,840 |
Literates |
147,087 |
82,876 |
64,211 |
Illiterate |
92,721 |
38,027 |
54,694 |
In the age group 0-6 years |
31,337 |
16,080 |
15,257 |
Total Worker |
92,694 |
66,289 |
26,405 |
Main Worker |
68,698 |
53,990 |
14,708 |
Main Worker - Cultivator |
7,317 |
6,468 |
849 |
Main Worker - Agricultural Labourers |
6,535 |
4,409 |
2,126 |
Main Worker - Household Industries |
1,230 |
938 |
292 |
Main Worker - Other |
53,616 |
42,175 |
11,441 |
Marginal Worker |
23,996 |
12,299 |
11,697 |
Marginal Worker - Cultivator |
2,199 |
1,419 |
780 |
Marginal Worker - Agriculture Labourers |
14,510 |
6,409 |
8,101 |
Marginal Worker - Household Industries |
498 |
220 |
278 |
Marginal Workers - Other |
6,789 |
4,251 |
2,538 |
Marginal Worker (3-6 Months) |
20,161 |
10,651 |
9,510 |
Marginal Worker - Cultivator (3-6 Months) |
1,941 |
1,284 |
657 |
Marginal Worker - Agriculture Labourers (3-6 Months) |
12,291 |
5,680 |
6,611 |
Marginal Worker - Household Industries (3-6 Months) |
414 |
185 |
229 |
Marginal Worker - Other (3-6 Months) |
5,515 |
3,502 |
2,013 |
Marginal Worker (0-3 Months) |
3,835 |
1,648 |
2,187 |
Marginal Worker - Cultivator (0-3 Months) |
258 |
135 |
123 |
Marginal Worker - Agriculture Labourers (0-3 Months) |
2,219 |
729 |
1,490 |
Marginal Worker - Household Industries (0-3 Months) |
84 |
35 |
49 |
Marginal Worker - Other Workers (0-3 Months) |
1,274 |
749 |
525 |
Non Worker |
147,114 |
54,614 |
92,500 |
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Transport
Road transport
Road
network in and around Jagdalpur can be seen from the road network map of
the area.
Bus Services Both Luxury and Ordinary) are available from Jagdalpur Bus
Terminus provided by local Service Providers to major cities like
Vijayawada, Raipur,
Bilaspur,
Nagpur,
Hyderabad,
Vishakapatnam,
Amravati,
Vizianagaram etc.
Busses for
Raipur and
Bilaspur are
available in every 15 minutes interval. In view of the poor rail and
practically non-existent air connectivity, road based transport has
emerged as the sole mode of transport for almost all the goods as well
as people originating from or destined to Jagdalpur.
Jagdalpur is well connected by road with the
Chhattisgarh
state capital
Raipur,
Hyderabad
Visakhapatnam,
Vizianagaram and
other nearby
National Highways
providing onward connectivity to other major towns and cities of
India.
The
National Highways
passing through Jagdalpur are
NH 30 (connecting
Raipur to
Vizianagaram in
Andhra Pradesh),
NH 221
(connecting Jagdalpur to
Vijayawada in
Andhra Pradesh)
and
NH 16 (connecting
Jagdalpur to
Nizamabad in
Andhra Pradesh)
while passing through
Maharashtra.
NH 30 at
Raipur connects
Jagdalpur to
NH 6 leading to
Nagpur and
Kolkata.
NH 43 connects
Natavalasa in
Andhra Pradesh
and
Raipur in
Chattisgarh and
passes through Jagdalpur.
NH 221 near
Vijayawada
connects Jagdalpur to
NH 9 leading to
Hyderabad and
Pune.
NH 16 at
Bhopalpatnam
connects with
NH 202, which
once completed, would connect Jagdalpur to
Warangal and
Hyderabad.
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Rail transport
Jagdalpur is not particularly well connected by trains to other cities.
Rail network in and around Jagdalpur can be seen from the
map of the area.
There have been series of efforts in the past three decades to have
meaningful rail connectivity between Jagdalpur and
Raipur, the
capital of
Chhattisgarh but
none have succeeded so far.
A
line from Bailadila to
Visakhapatnam via
Jagdalpur is in place mainly for the purposes of evacuation of iron ore
by
National Mineral Development Corporation
(NMDC) from Kirandul with limited passenger trains. Plans are underway
for doubling the railway line from Bailadila to Jagdalpur.The cost of
this is projected to be about INR 870 crore which is proposed to be
initially borne by NMDC and NMDC will in turn get a rebate in the
freight from Indian Railways towards the initial cost incurred by NMDC.[3]
It would be evident from a cursory glance at the railway map of India[4]
that, east central India, i.e., Jagdalpur and its surrounding areas have
no rail lines and certainly no usable rail connectivity with
Raipur.
Jagdalpur railway station got grade B in station category by rail budget
2012. Therefore all basic amenities are being set-up at the station.
currently construction of platform number 2 and 3 and one Foot Over
Bridge are in progress and expected to completed by May 2014.
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Existing Rail Connectivity
There are daily
trains connecting Jagdalpur to
Visakhapatnam
(passenger train 58501/58502),
Bhubaneswar (Hirakhand
Express 18447/18448) and
Kirandul
(passenger train 58501/58502). According the new
Railway Budget of
2012-13, Jagdalpur has got one new train i.e. (Durg–Jagdalpur
Tri-weekly express 18211/18212) and the(18005/18006)
Howrah -
Koraput express
has been extended to Jagdalpur.
Jagdalpur -
Raipur Rail
Connectivity
Jagdalpur has got
one new train i.e. Jagdalpur -
Durg express (via
titlagarh)and passing from raipur. One can go to
Raipur from
Jagdalpur by train for which one has to take the Jagdalpur–Bhubaneswar
train and get down at
Rayagada and
there board the
Visakhapatnam-Korba
train which will go to
Raipur and
beyond.
The above however
is a roundabout way to reach
Raipur from
Jagdalpur as it is a much longer route (622 km compared to 300 km by
road) and takes much longer time (about 16 Hrs as compared to 5-6 Hrs by
road).
Proposed Rail
Connectivity
Proposed
Dalli Rajhara-Jagdalpur Rail Line
Dalli Rajhara-Jagdalpur Rail Line
has been proposed with a view to support the transport needs of people,
trade and industries of the region. Construction of the section from
Dalli Rajhara to
Rowghat of the
Dalli Rajhara-Jagdalpur Rail Line
is currently underway amid threat from Naxalites and other challenges.
List of new line
surveys in the region to be taken up during 2012-13 as per Railway
budget
1. Rail link between
Raipur-Dhamtari BG line up to Jagdalpur via Banskot, Amravati,
Kondagaon.
2. Linking
Bhanupratappur with Dalli Rajhara-Rawghat under construction railline
and connecting it with Jagdalpur.
Doubling of
Kirandul - Jagdalpur Rail Line
The Ministry of
Railways have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with NMDC
Limited, a public sector undertaking under the Ministry of Steel for
doubling the Jagdalpur-Kirandul section.The Jagdalpur-Kirandul doubling
project will be implemented by Indian Railways at a cost Rs.826 crores
and it will be funded by NMDC with provisions for suitable returns
through freight rebate. The Railways will additionally make necessary
investment in wagons, locomotives, other maintenance facilities and
deployment of staff. The new line is likely to create an additional
traffic of up to 12 million tonne per annum (MTPA) in a phased manner.
Construction of line
between Silakjhori and Jagdalpur section is already started and expected
the completion of Doubling of rail line between Kirandul and Jagdalpur
will be done by end of 2016.
Air transport
There is an
airport at
Jagdalpur but no scheduled services are currently run to or from here.
The airport is predominantly used by political leaders and insurgency
operation related activities by army and the police. The nearest airport
is
Raipur Airport in
capital city of Raipur and
Visakhapatnam Airport,
Andhra Pradesh. |
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