Gajapati district

Infobox Indian Jurisdiction
native_name = Gajapati | type = District | latd = 18.88
longd = 84.2
locator_position = right | state_name = Orissa
district = Gajapati
leader_title =
leader_name =
altitude =
population_as_of = 2001
population_total = 518837 | population_density = 134
area_magnitude= sq. km
area_total = 3850
vehicle_code_range =OR-20
sex_ratio = 0.97
unlocode =
website = http://gajapati.nic.in
footnotes = Land of pride

Gajapati (Odia: ଗଜପତି) is a district of Orissa, India. It was created from Ganjam District in October, 1992.It is named after [Maharaja Sri Krishna Chandra Gajapati] who significantly contributed to the educational and social development of this region.

Paralakhemundi is the District Headquarter and also the largest town of the Gajapati District.

Technical Institutes and Colleges in Gagapati

* Jagannath Institute for Technology and Management ( [http://www.jitm.org JITM] )
* Centurion School for Rural Enterprise Management ( [http://www.csrem.ac.in CSREM] )

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External links

* http://gajapati.nic.in