# Jakara Village, Nuagaon, Ganjam (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Nuagaon, Ganjam 

# Jakara

Jakara is a village in Nuagaon sub-district of Ganjam district, Odisha, PIN code **761042**. The 2011 Census counted **2,428 people in 516 households**, the 6th largest of 177 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%.

- 2,428people (2011)
- 516households
- 61.4%literacy
- 761042PIN code

## Jakara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jakara is 761042.** Jakara falls in Nuagaon sub-district, Ganjam district, Odisha.

- PIN code761042
- Gram panchayatJakara
- Community development blockDigapahandi
- Census village code412954

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Jakara from nearby towns?

- Nuagaon (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Chatrapur (district HQ)62 km by road
- Chikiti (nearest town)8 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Jakara?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Jakara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Berhampur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bomkoi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Berhampur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Jakara known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 81% of the 420 hectares of village land is sown, and 244 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Jakara

Of every 100 households in Jakara in 2011, 43 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jakara · ■ Nuagaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**84%

Tap water ****99%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**94%

Use banking services ****33%**

**39%

Television ****24%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****37%**

**38%

Own their home ****96%**

**94%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Jakara?

■ Jakara · ■ Nuagaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.4%**

**64.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****965**

**946

Working population ****51.9%**

**50.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.2% for men and 50.3% for women. 60% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 258 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 154 (12%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 350 (28%) · **■** Marginal 483 (38%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Nuagaon

- Kotilingi2,675 people
- Choudhuritikarapada2,590 people
- Chadhiapada2,497 people
- Goudagam2,465 people
- Bamokoi2,231 people
- Gadagovindapur2,097 people
- Dauni2,004 people
- Maisanpur1,927 people

[All 204 villages in Nuagaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/ganjam/nuagaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jakara?761042
- How far is Jakara from Chatrapur?62 km by road
- What is the population of Jakara?2,428 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jakara in?Ganjam district (Nuagaon sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Jakara?61.4% (Census 2011)