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Kakatpur
Kakatpur is a town and Notified Area Council in Puri district in the Indian state of Odisha. GeographyKakatpur is located at 20°00′07″N 86°12′05″E / 20.0019°N 86.2015°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 17 m (56 ft). HistoryKakatpur is situated in the bank of ancient Prachi River. The Prachi Valley Civilization grew in this periphery which traces its inception from Stone Age. As it is the site of Mahanadi River Delta, It used to be a robust trade route for Sadhabas for their trade to South-East Asia. 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 Government of Odisha upgraded Kakatpur village to be a NAC.[4] Educational Institutions
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PoliticsKakatpur is a part of Kakatpur Assembly Constituency. Current MLA from Kakatpur Assembly Constituency is Tusharkanti Behera of BJD, who won the seat in State elections in 2019 and 2024.[6] Kakatpur is a part of Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.[7] See alsoReferences
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