History

The Judgeship Of Jagatsinghpur Was Separated From The Mother Judgeship Of Cuttack And Started Functioning Separately From 17.05.2013. It Was Inaugurated By The Hon’ble Justice Shri B.K.Mishra Orissa High Court Cuttack In Presence Of Hon’ble Shri Satrughana Pujahari, The Then District Judge, Cuttack And Hon’ble Shri Gopal Chandra Behera, the 1st District Judge, Jagatsinghpur.

For many decades history of Odisha has been gergeously rejuvenated by the cultural heritage political humility literary acclamation and proficient, proliferation in the realm of Art, Architecture, culture ,sculpture Yatra , Pala and by the glorious achievements of brightest luminaries that present and was prevalent in Jagatsinghpur.

Jagatsinghpur situated in the eastern hemisphere stretching over coastal hinterland , seliferous soils and marine boundaries . The place lies between 86”.3’ to 86”.45’ East Longitude and between 19”.58’ to 20 North latitude. It is bounded by Kendrapara district in North .Puri district in the South, Bay of Bengal in the East and Cuttack district in the West. The district consists of 8 blocks and 8 Tahasils and one Sub–Division covering 1759 Square Kilometers. A newly created district on 1st April,1993 with small in size and large in population.

The place is an abode of many holistic cultures. Jagatsinghpur proclaims many prideful panoramas in the cultural Jubilatious that have been pre–eminently memorable and lendying through the tides of time. The feasts festivals ,religious observations, Yatra, pala, Daskathia Ghodanacha, Ghatapatua and the harping rythms of vaisnavites pioneered incalculable lively memories throughout the ages. The place is a citadell of cultural renaissance of our state

Glory is the land when its heritages are gloriously eglowed throughout the lifespan of mankind. The hoary past of Jagatsinghpur synchronized with the humble presence of Odisha. The great Sarala Temple, a shrine of sacredness and lintellectual values. The Paradeep port and Nehru Bunglow,the Garoie Ashram, the Gorekhanath,the Astasambhu and Gatanath,the Alakashram,the Baranga pitha,Yosabanta Gadi,Sisu Ananta Ashram,the Chelitola port, the Somanath temple, Jagannath temple of Hazipur, the Alaka river Machhagaon and Taladanda canal,the S.K.Academy and S.V.M.college are the historic monuments. Jagatsinghpur is the hub of multifacated cultures that is hardly presence in any places of our state

The festivals of Jagatsinghpur are optimizing the cultural ethos of our rich heritage and thrilling tradition. The Kalinga Baliyatra,the Boitabandan utsav at Paradeep and Chelitola awaken our glourious maritime invincibility of the remote past. Dasahera, Ganesh Puja, Makar Mela, Zilla Mahotsav, Book fair, buttressed the cultural memory that is inherent in our local and Folk culture.