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Ikra

Jaleswar mandal
Pincode 756034
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Festival

Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Ikra observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Odisha.

20 OctObserved in 36 states

Temple in Jaleswar mandal

The principal temple recorded for Jaleswar mandal is kamagarh village tempule. No temple of this dedication is on record within Ikra itself.

Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Odisha

Durga Puja, from Shashthi to Dashami, in community pandals rather than at home. Sandhi Puja at the join of Ashtami and Navami, Sindoor Khela and immersion on Dashami.

The regional form observed across West Bengal, Odisha, Assam. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

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

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MINATI PATRA
Contact: 63****7697
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LGD code
391553
Pincode
756034
Post office
Nampo
Population
1,452
Households
309
Literacy rate
76.2%
Sex ratio
898 ♀/1000♂
Workers
891
Census 2011 · in context

How Ikra compares

By population, Ikra ranks #38 of 200 villages in Jaleswar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
76.2%
+8.4% vs mandal average
Ikra
76.2%
Jaleswar mandal
67.8%
Baleshwar district
69.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
898
−45 vs mandal average
Ikra
898
Jaleswar mandal
943
Household size
people per home
4.7
+0.3 vs mandal average
Ikra
4.7
Jaleswar mandal
4.4

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

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Ikra at a glance

Ikra is a village of 1,452 people in 309 households (Census 2011) in Jaleswar block, Baleshwar district, Odisha, the 38th-largest of 200 villages in Jaleswar block. Literacy is 76%, 8 points above the block average of 68% and the sex ratio is 898 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 756034, served by Nampo post office; the LGD village code is 391553. The sarpanch is MINATI PATRA, and the village votes in Sukinda assembly constituency, represented by MLA Pradeep Bal Samanta. The population is estimated at 1,712 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Ikra · this village1,45276%—
Khalina · Jaleswar2,51369%—
Amdiha · Jaleswar73186%—
Pakhra · Jaleswar26174%—
Gangtia · Jaleswar0——

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ikra

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)
12
Power hours (winter)
14
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
Yes
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
Yes
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
No
Nearest statutory town
JALESWAR
Distance to nearest town (km)
11
Distance to district HQ (km)
63
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
15
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
Khalina
Total area (ha)
151
Irrigated area (ha)
81.07
Forest area (ha)
0

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

Notice board · Ikra

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 — Ikra

LGD code
391553
Pincode
756034
Post office
Nampo
Population (Census 2011)
1,452
Population (projected 2026)
1,712
Households
309
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
898
Literacy rate
76.2%
Lok Sabha constituency
Jajpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Sukinda
Member of Parliament
Rabindra Narayan Behera
Member of Legislative Assembly
Pradeep Bal Samanta
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
MINATI PATRA
Block / Mandal
Jaleswar
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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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