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About Jalakalanga Village

Jalakalanga is a mid sized village in Nandipada tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 808, made up of 430 males and 378 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758083, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalakalanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalakalanga village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Nandipada
Pincode 758083
Area (hectares) 134 hectares
Population 808
Male Population 430
Female Population 378
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jalakalanga compares

By the 2011 count Jalakalanga is the 36th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 670 residents. Its 134 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Jalakalanga

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

How far is Jalakalanga from other places

Jalakalanga lies about 112 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Baudpur, about 3.9 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 Jalakalanga
Nearest railway station Baudpur 3.9 km
Nearest town Bhadrak 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Nandipada 24 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 112 km

Villages closest to Jalakalanga

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

Common questions about Jalakalanga

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalakalanga village had a population of 808. That makes it the 36th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 670 residents.

Jalakalanga village has 430 males and 378 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalakalanga has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Jalakalanga is 758083. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalakalanga covers 134 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jalakalanga falls under Nandipada tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Jalakalanga is Baudpur, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Jalakalanga is about 112 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalakalanga is in Nandipada tehsil of Kendujhar district. Baudpur is about 3.9 km away. Bhadrak is about 6.8 km away. Nandipada is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baharipur (5.7 km), Bahabalapur (8.9 km) and Gopa (11 km).

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

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