Village · Jajapur Road, Jajapur
# Jalaka

Jalaka is a village in Jajapur Road sub-district of Jajapur district, Odisha, PIN code 755026. The 2011 Census counted 766 people in 202 households, the 23rd largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.5%.
- 766 people (2011)
- 202 households
- 92.2% literacy
- 755026 PIN code

## Jalaka PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Jalaka is 755026. Jalaka falls in Jajapur Road sub-district, Jajapur district, Odisha.
- PIN code 755026
- Gram panchayat Khapuria Pada
- Community development block Danagadi
- Census village code 400624

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Jalaka from nearby towns?
- Jajapur Road (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road
- Jajapur (district HQ) 42 km by road
- Jajapur (nearest town) 10 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Jalaka?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Jalaka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Khapuriapada
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Manatira
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Vyasanagar
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rampur
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 20 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Jalaka known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 42% of the 27 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Jalaka

Of every 100 households in Jalaka in 2011, 63 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Jalaka · ■ Jajapur Road rural average
- Electricity for lighting 63% 46%
- Toilet within the home 13% 10%
- No toilet (open defecation) 87% 90%
- Tap water 0% 7%
- Drinking water within premises 25% 31%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 88%
- Use banking services 23% 33%
- Television 28% 24%
- Mobile phone 34% 34%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 23% 14%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 1%
- None of these assets 16% 17%
- Own their home 99% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Jalaka?

■ Jalaka · ■ Jajapur Road rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 92.2% 78.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 954 952
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 857
- Working population 26.9% 30.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.7% for men and 86.4% for women. 49% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 9 (4%) · ■ Farm labourers 62 (30%) · ■ Household industry 6 (3%) · ■ Other work 117 (57%) · ■ Marginal 12 (6%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Jajapur Road
- Tara Pur 900 people
- Marihapur 875 people
- Jokadia 793 people
- Radhanagar 791 people
- Ranipada 761 people
- Bhiki Pur 718 people
- Krushnnagar 658 people
- Kantipur 649 people

All 44 villages in Jajapur Road

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Jalaka? 755026
- How far is Jalaka from Jajapur? 42 km by road
- What is the population of Jalaka? 766 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jalaka in? Jajapur district (Jajapur Road sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Jalaka? 92.2% (Census 2011)

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