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Revenue village·Belpara block·Balangir

Jalia

Belpara mandal
Pincode 767026
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

Jalia observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Odisha.

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

Temples near Jalia

  • Kapileswar Mahadev Temple · 2.9 km
  • Mahadev Mandir · 3.7 km

Named places of worship on record

Temple in Belpara mandal

The principal temple recorded for Belpara mandal is Jagannath Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Jalia itself.

When the idol is immersed

The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.

Kept forImmersion
One and a half daysTue, 15 Septembertoday
Three daysThu, 17 September
Five daysSat, 19 September
Seven daysMon, 21 September
Anant ChaturdashiWed, 23 SeptemberThe day most community mandapams immerse
Use the designated immersion point

Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.

Unpainted clay dissolves, plaster of Paris does not

A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.

Someone should be watching the water, not the idol

Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.

Take the accessories home

Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.

The full observance, step by step →

Represented by
Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
BANAMALI NAIK
Contact: 94****5049
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LGD code
420986
Pincode
767026
Post office
Belpara
Population
1,316
Households
333
Literacy rate
45.5%
Sex ratio
1053 ♀/1000♂
Workers
786
Distance to district centre
219 km
Distance to mandal centre
126 km
Distance to Bhubaneswar
67 km
Distance to Kolkata
338 km
Nearest railway station
Dandimal · 22 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
CHC, Jiral · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Jalia compares

By population, Jalia ranks #25 of 111 villages in Belpara mandal.

Literacy rate
%
45.5%
−2.8% vs mandal average
Jalia
45.5%
Belpara mandal
48.3%
Balangir district
56.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,053
+53 vs mandal average
Jalia
1,053
Belpara mandal
1,000
Household size
people per home
4.0
−0.1 vs mandal average
Jalia
4.0
Belpara mandal
4.1

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Jalia at a glance

Jalia is a village of 1,316 people in 333 households (Census 2011) in Belpara block, Balangir district, Odisha, the 25th-largest of 111 villages in Belpara block. Literacy is 46%, 3 points below the block average of 48% and the sex ratio is 1,053 women per 1,000 men. It lies 219 km from the Balangir district centre, 22 km from Dandimal railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 767026, served by Belpara post office; the LGD village code is 420986. The nearest hospital or health centre is CHC, Jiral, 3 km away. The sarpanch is BANAMALI NAIK, and the village votes in Boudh assembly constituency, represented by MLA Saroj Kumar Pradhan. The population is estimated at 1,552 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Dhumabhata

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Jalia · this village1,31646%
Jalia · Tushura49860%0 km N
Janara · Tomka39968%0 km N
Bankual · Kishorenagar4060%0.6 km SE
Bankual · Rajnagar23465%0.6 km SE
Bankual · Athmallik19970%0.6 km SE
Bankual · Dhenkanal Sadar0.6 km SE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Jalia

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
14
Power hours (winter)
18
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
PATNAGARH
Distance to nearest town (km)
20
Distance to district HQ (km)
64
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
24
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Dumabhata
Total area (ha)
464
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
111.92

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Jalia

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Jalia

LGD code
420986
Pincode
767026
Post office
Belpara
Population (Census 2011)
1,316
Population (projected 2026)
1,552
Households
333
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1053
Literacy rate
45.5%
Coordinates
20.87756°N, 85.64809°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Kandhamal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Boudh
Member of Parliament
Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi
Member of Legislative Assembly
Saroj Kumar Pradhan
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
BANAMALI NAIK
Block / Mandal
Belpara
Getting there

How to reach Jalia

Mandal centre
Belpara · ≈ 126 km
≈ 4 h 19 min by car · 5 h 7 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Balangir · ≈ 219 km
≈ 7 h 30 min by car · 8 h 55 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhubaneswar67 kmcapital
  • Kolkata338 km
  • Hyderabad846 km
  • Chennai1038 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationDandimal22 km
  • Bus stopBolua Bus Stop6 km
  • Hospital / PHCCHC, Jiral3 km
  • ATM / bankGramya Bank3 km
  • Petrol pumpPetrol Pump10 km
  • CollegeJiral College3 km
  • Police stationPolice Station13 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Jalia

2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

Education · within 5 km

Schools & colleges near Jalia

9 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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