Kakatpur

Kakatpur is a town and

Kakatpur is located at 20°00′07″N 86°12′05″E / 20.0019°N 86.2015°E / 20.0019; 86.2015.^[1] It has an average elevation of 17 m (56 ft).

Kakatpur is situated in the bank of ancient

Evolution of the name of this place is associated with the deity Mangala. As per the legend, Goddess Mangala kept herself hidden under the deep water of river Prachi. Once a boatman was sailing his boat across river. Due to heavy rain and flood like situation he spent whole night in the middle of river. Just before the dawn, Goddess Mangala came in his dream and asked him to recover her from the water and place her in nearby Mangalapur village. The boatman dived directly into the water and took the idol out from the river. After this the boatman saw a black crow dived into the exact spot where Maa Mangala was recovered and did not come out.^[2][3]

In Odia language, Crow means Kaa-kaw (କାକ) and Detained means Aw-taw-kaw (ଅଟକ). So by combining the two words it becomes Kakat (Kaakaw-Awtawkaw). During the course of time the Mangalapur village became Kakatpur and the Goddess is known as Kakatpur Mangala.

On 13 March 2024, the

• Mangala Mahavidyalaya[5]
• Netrananda Sahu Women's College
• Sarala Science Higher Secondary School
• Maa Mangala ITC
• Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya, Kunja
• Govt. Nodal High School
• Govt. Girls High School
• Kakatpur MCPS School
• Saraswati Shishu Vidya Mandir
• St. Xavier's High School
• Ramakrishna Shishu Mandir
• Niranjan Adarsha Shiksha Kendra
• Jahan Public School
• Mangalpur Primary School
• Mirigikhati Project Primary School

• Maa Mangala Mandir, Kakatpur - Kakatpur is famous for the Shrine of Goddess Mangala situated on the bank of river Prachi. The present temple dates back to the 15th century A.D and the deity belongs to the 9th century A.D.
• Deuli Matha

Kakatpur is a part of

Kakatpur is a part of Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.^[7]

• Bata Mangala Temple
• Sarala Temple
• Vimala Temple