About Jashipur ( Jashpur )

Jashipur is a town in Mayurbhanj district in the state of Orissa, India. It is an excellent place to stay and tour the Mayurbhanj region, a region with one of the most important wildlife parks of India(Similipal), lush valleys, forest lands and scores of ancient temples.Jashipur is located at [1] It has an average elevation of 406 metres (1332 feet). As of 2001 India census,[2] Jashipur had a population of 14,876. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Jashipur has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 67%. In Jashipur, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.