Jakara observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Odisha.
By population, Jakara ranks #3 of 158 villages in Nuagaon mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Jakara is a village of 2,428 people in 516 households (Census 2011) in Nuagaon block, Ganjam district, Odisha, the 3rd-largest of 158 villages in Nuagaon block. Literacy is 53%, 6 points below the block average of 59% and the sex ratio is 968 women per 1,000 men. It lies 38 km from the Ganjam district centre, 22 km from Surla Road railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 761042, served by Bomokei post office; the LGD village code is 412954. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Sumandi, 9 km away. The village votes in Digapahandi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sidhant Mohapatra. The population is estimated at 2,863 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Jakar →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jakara · this village | 2,428 | 53% | — |
| Deuliapada · Nuagaon | 704 | 65% | 0.5 km W |
| Deuliapada · Kodala | 1,454 | 53% | 0.5 km W |
| Tentiapada · Nuagaon | 809 | 66% | 0.5 km W |
| Chadhiapada · Nuagaon | 2,497 | 71% | 0.7 km SW |
| Chandapada · Brahmagiri | 982 | 67% | 0.7 km SW |
| Chandapada · Satyabadi | 435 | 88% | 0.7 km SW |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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