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About Jalakana Village

Jalakana is a mid sized village in Mahakalapada tehsil, in the district of Kendrapara, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 517, made up of 270 males and 247 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 754213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalakana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalakana village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendrapara
Tehsil Mahakalapada
Pincode 754213
Area (hectares) 47 hectares
Population 517
Male Population 270
Female Population 247
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jalakana compares

By the 2011 count Jalakana is the 84th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 953 residents. Its 47 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Jalakana

Jalakana is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jalakana as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Hariabanka, Hetamundia, Itakandia and Jaganathpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

Common questions about Jalakana

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalakana village had a population of 517. That makes it the 84th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 953 residents.

Jalakana village has 270 males and 247 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalakana has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Jalakana is 754213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalakana covers 47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jalakana falls under Mahakalapada tehsil of Kendrapara district in Odisha.

The census record for Jalakana notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jalakana.

Jalakana is in Mahakalapada tehsil of Kendrapara district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Jalakana today is likely to be higher.

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