Byasanagar

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district = Jajapur
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Byasanagar, also called Jajpur Town is a city and a municipality in Jajapur district in the state of Orissa, India.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, [GR|India] Byasanagar had a population of 37,609. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Byasanagar has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 79% and female literacy of 66%. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Transportation

The closest railway connection is the Jajpur Keonjhar Road Railway Station which falls on the Howrah-Chennai main line and is the only major stop between Bhadrak and Cuttack.

The town is also only about 15 km from the National Highway 5. Various Bus Services connect Byasanagar to Bhubaneswar via Cuttack, Rourkela via Keonjhar, and Balasore via Bhadrak.

Nearest Airport is at Bhubaneswar, the state Capitol.

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