Jeypore
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Jeypore is a city in Koraput district in the Indian state of Odisha. It was established by Vir Vikram Dev in the mid 17th century. Dev's kingdom was defeated by the East India Company in 1777 who declared it a Zamindari or Feudatory of the British Crown and much later a Princely state until its dissolution in the Dominion of India in 1947.
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It sits within the topics Cities and towns in Koraput district and Koraput district.
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Place details
- Locality
- Jeypore
- Region
- Odisha
- Country
- India
- Population
- 84,830
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Jeypore
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Jeypore Palace.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Former royal palace, Jeypore
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Odisha#India
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Odisha
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Odisha
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Koraput
- Settlement.established_date
- 1648
- Settlement.founder
- Maharajah Veer Vikram Dev
- Settlement.government_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.governing_body
- Jeypore Municipality
- Settlement.leader_party
- INC
- Settlement.leader_title
- Member of Legislative Assembly
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Odisha
- Area
- 25
- Elevation
- 659
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Image
- Jeypore Bus Stand.jpg
- Dialing code
- 06854
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- postal code
- 764001
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- History
- Education
- Business and economy
- Air transport
- Politics
- Notable people
- External links
- References
Jeypore is a city in Koraput district in the Indian state of Odisha. It was established by Vir Vikram Dev in the mid 17th century. Dev's kingdom was defeated by the East India Company in 1777 who declared it a Zamindari or Feudatory of the British Crown and much later a Princely state until its dissolution in the Dominion of India in 1947.
==History== Under the British, the Anglican Church Mission Society focused on developing hospitals and schools. At the end of the 19th century, missionary activity was overseen by B. Baring-Gould including the development of the Robert Money School.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jeypore” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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