Jatani

Jatani Jatani or Khurda Road
city
Population  (2001)
• Total	54,550

Jatani or Jatni (Oriya:ଜଟଣୀ, Hindi:जटणी) or Khurda Road is a city and a municipality in Khordha district in the Indian state of Orissa. It is close to Bhubaneswar, the capital city of Orissa. Jatni town is also known as Khurda road in railways.... it is a famous railway junction........

Khurda-Road is the railway junction and gateway to the vast tribal hinterland. It has developed as a commercial hub with a number of educational and other institutions.

Geography

Jatani is located at 20.17°N 85.7°E / 20.17; 85.7. It has an average elevation of 36 metres (118 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Jatani had a population of 54,550. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Jatani has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 83%, and female literacy is 72%. In Jatani, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Society & Culture

The population of Jatani consists mostly of Oriya & Telugu speaking peoples. Others like Muslim, Marwari, Gujrati, Bengali are also present in good numbers. Good number of Temples, Masjid & Churches are present here. It is also the home of highest number of Anglo-Indian people in Orissa. A variety of communities live here because Jatani has been a very important railway station since the British rule. A major chunk of people living here are railway employees.

Jatani is famous for its celebration of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival. Jatani is very crowded during Ganesh Puja as people from nearby places visit in huge numbers for the occasion. People of Jatani maintain communal harmony. Eid ul-Fitr & Christmas Day are also celebrated fervently here.

Transportation and City Access

It has excellent rail linkages with most major cities in the country. Jatani Railway Station is known as Khurda Road, it is the biggest Railway Junction in the state.

Road

It is well connected to all other cities in the state. The NH-5 National Highway(connecting Chennai & Kolkata) runs close to Jatani (around 7 km).The state capital Bhubaneswar is 25 km from here by road.

Rail

It is well connected to other cities like Bhubaneswar(19Km), Puri(44Km), Howrah(456Km), MumbaiCST(1913), New Delhi (1819 km), Chennai(1204Km), Hyderabad (1124 km), Bangalore (1606 km) etc by rail. The figures in the bracket indicate the distance from Jatani.

Air

The nearest Airport is at Bhubaneswar, which is 25 km from here.

Educational Institutions

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For Schooling, the various schools present are:

Kendriya Vidyalaya - The biggest school in the town and arguably the best in terms of infrastructure and educational standards.

Mission school-An ICSE school. Railway school-A state board school run by the East Coast Railways. It is preferred by Railway employees.

Some other schools are Shishu Sikshya Niketan, NDRC High school, SERWO school

Colleges:

Jatni College- The only college in town limits.

Usually students prefer Kendriya Vidyalaya for +2 science. Some prefer to study in Pran Nath college (PN college), Khurda (12 km from jatni).

References

Prananath High School.