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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
BANAMALI NAIK
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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
Jalia45.5%
Belpara mandal48.3%
Balangir district56.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,053
+53 vs mandal average
Jalia1,053
Belpara mandal1,000
Household size
people per home
4.0
−0.1 vs mandal average
Jalia4.0
Belpara mandal4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
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.
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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
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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
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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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
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