About Jaraka Village

Jaraka is a mid sized village in Dharmasala tehsil, in the district of Jajapur, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 895, made up of 482 males and 413 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 755050, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaraka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaraka village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Jajapur
Tehsil	Dharmasala
Pincode	755050
Area (hectares)	42 hectares
Population	895
Male Population	482
Female Population	413
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	857
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jaraka compares

By the 2011 count Jaraka is the 28th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 789 residents. Its 42 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Jaraka

Jaraka is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jaraka as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jaraka from other places

Jaraka lies about 25 km from Jajapur, and the nearest railway station is Haridaspur, about 6.1 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Jaraka
Nearest railway station	Haridaspur	6.1 km
Nearest town	Byasanagar	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dharmasala	25 km
District headquarters	Jajapur	25 km

Villages closest to Jaraka

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dharmasala tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Jaraka

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaraka village had a population of 895. That makes it the 28th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 789 residents.

Jaraka village has 482 males and 413 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaraka has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Jaraka is 755050. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaraka covers 42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jaraka falls under Dharmasala tehsil of Jajapur district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Jaraka is Haridaspur, about 6.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Jaraka.

Jaraka is about 25 km from Jajapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaraka is in Dharmasala tehsil of Jajapur district. Haridaspur is about 6.1 km away. Byasanagar is about 21 km away. Dharmasala is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.