Paradeep
Paradeep
Paradip | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Paradweep | |
Clockwise from top left: Shri Jagannath Temple, Paradip Port, Paradip Sea Beach, 'I LOVE PARADEEP' sign at Paradip Beach | |
| Nickname: Smart Industrial Port City | |
| Coordinates: 20°18′58″N 86°36′36″E / 20.316°N 86.610°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Jagatsinghpur |
| Founded by | Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Paradeep Municipality |
| • Chairman | Sri Basanta Biswal |
| Area | |
• Total | 105 km2 (41 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 68,585 |
| • Density | 650/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Paradipians |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Odia |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | OD-21 |
Paradeep, also spelled Paradip (originally Paradweep, also spelled Paradwip), is a major industrial seaport town and municipality, nearly 80 km from Cuttack city, in Jagatsinghpur district of Odisha, India. Paradeep was constituted as an NAC on 27 September 1979 and converted into a municipality on 12 December 2002. The nearest commercial airport is Biju Patnaik International Airport.
The municipality comprises five Revenue Villages, namely Udachandrapur, Chauliapalanda, Sandhakuda, Bijayachandrapur, and Bhitaragarh. Given the increasing population and industrialisation, a proposal to include 15 villages (Paradeep, Garh, Niharuni, Niharuni Kandha, Chouki Matha, Udayabata, Nimidiha, Kotakula, Rangiagarh, Nua Sandhakud, Musadiha, Musadiha Jangle, Boitarkuda, Kaudia, Aganaasi, and Nuagarh) was sent to the state H. & U.D. Department in 2007.
Companies established in Paradeep include IFFCO, Paradeep Phosphates Limited, Indian Oil Corporation, Bharat Petroleum, Hindustan Petroleum, Numaligarh Refinery Limited and Goa Carbon Limited.