- Paradip
Infobox Indian Jurisdiction
native_name = Paradip | type = city | latd = 20.32 | longd = 86.62
state_name = Orissa
district = Jagatsinghapur
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population_as_of = 2001
population_total = 73,633| population_density =
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footnotes =Paradip is a town, a
seaport and a notified area committee inJagatsinghapur District in theIndia n state ofOrissa .Geography
Paradip is located at coord|20.32|N|86.62|E| [ [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/21/Paradip_Garh.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Paradip] ] . It has an average elevation of m to ft|1|m|abbr=on.
Economy
Port of Paradip is the primary
seaport in theIndia n state ofOrissa . Paradip port handled 33,109,000 tonnes of cargo in 2005-2006, out of which 12,529,000 tonnes was thermal coal and 10,273,000 tonnes was iron ore. [ [http://www.paradipport.gov.in/ Paradip Port Trust website] ] Located on theBay of Bengal at latitude 20° 55.44' N and longitude 86°34.62' E, it is an artificialharbour which accepts sea traffic via man madelagoon s. Former Chief Minister ofOrissa Biju Patnaik , who was also a famed aviator and freedom fighter, spearheaded the port's establishment.Paradip is emerging as a major investment in India with several upcoming steel plants including a gigantic $12 billion plant by
POSCO , alumina refineries, thermal power plants, and a petrochemical complex. Paradip will become one of the five or six major Special Economic & Investment Regions planned in India, along the lines ofPudong inChina ,Rotterdam inEurope andHouston inNorth America , accelerating the transformation of the state ofOrissa into one of the major manufacturing and commercial regions of the world within 10 years.Demographics
As of 2001 Indiacensus , [GR|India] Paradip had a population of 73,633. Males constitute 58% of the population and females 42%. Paradip has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 65%. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.In 2003, the population of Paradip surpassed 100,000.Fact|date=September 2008
References
External links
* [http://www.paradipport.com/ Port of Paradip]
* [http://www.indianexpress.com/story/3230.html At Hannover, India’s big infrastructure idea: Special Economic Regions]ee also
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Ports in India
* Kolkata Port
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