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- LGD code
- 387285
- Pincode
- 758043
- Post office
- Sainkul
- Population
- 285
- Households
- 53
- Literacy rate
- 53.3%
- Sex ratio
- 952 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 99
Census 2011 · in context
How Jarak compares
By population, Jarak ranks #47 of 55 villages in Sainkul mandal.
Literacy rate
%
53.3%
−17.7% vs mandal average
- Jarak
- 53.3%
- Sainkul mandal
- 71.0%
- Kendujhar district
- 58.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
952
−16 vs mandal average
- Jarak
- 952
- Sainkul mandal
- 968
Household size
people per home
5.4
+0.9 vs mandal average
- Jarak
- 5.4
- Sainkul mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Jarak at a glance
Jarak is a village of 285 people in 53 households (Census 2011) in Sainkul block, Kendujhar district, Odisha, the 47th-largest of 55 villages in Sainkul block. Literacy is 53%, 18 points below the block average of 71% and the sex ratio is 952 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 758043, served by Sainkul post office; the LGD village code is 387285. The village votes in Begunia assembly constituency, represented by MLA Pradip Kumar Sahu S/O Laxmidhar Sahu. The population is estimated at 336 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jarak · this village | 285 | 53% | — |
| Garhbandhogoda · Sainkul | 2,325 | 63% | — |
| Patilo · Ghasipura | 1,103 | 71% | — |
| Dantia · Ghasipura | 1,026 | 71% | — |
| Suanlo · Ghasipura | 736 | 69% | — |
| Narda · Sainkul | 617 | 78% | — |
| Krushnapur · Ghasipura | 553 | 78% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Jarak
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 11
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- 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
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- ANANDAPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 27
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 106
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 26
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Gadabandhagoda
- Total area (ha)
- 53
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 2.78
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Jarak
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Jarak
- LGD code
- 387285
- Pincode
- 758043
- Post office
- Sainkul
- Population (Census 2011)
- 285
- Population (projected 2026)
- 336
- Households
- 53
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 952
- Literacy rate
- 53.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bhubaneswar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Begunia
- Member of Parliament
- Aparajita Sarangi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Pradip Kumar Sahu S/O Laxmidhar Sahu
- Block / Mandal
- Sainkul
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 758043
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Other villages named Jarak
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Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Jarak
Other villages in Sainkul mandal
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- Madanpur
- Pandua
- Garhbandhogoda
- Machhalo
- Angarua
- Baranga
- Taruan
- Nuhamalia
- Khadikasulabahali
- Nayagarh
- Panchara
- Ullol
- Raitola
- Agarda
- Tigiria
- Karadapal
- Purunabandhogoda
- Belasundari
- Ramachandrapur
- Kanpur
- Sainpal
- Mahuri
- Kendukhunta
- Narda
- Lunahar
- Kolipal
- Bilabandha
- Rudranarayanpur
- Hasanpur
- Bramhanda
- Siapada
- Ujuni
- Kantabania
- Janardanpurpatna
- Valuka
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)