Jaraka

Jaraka is a town in Dharmasala Block of Jajpur district in Odisha, India and is located on the banks of Brahmani River. It is one of the fastest growing areas in the district.

Jaraka ଜାରକା
Town
File:Jaraka Skyline.jpg
Jaraka Location of Jaraka on Map of Odisha Jaraka Jaraka (India)
Coordinates: 20°46′1.055″N 86°9′10.287″E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Country	India
State	Odisha
District	Jajpur
Languages
• Official	Odia
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	755050
Vehicle registration	OD-04
Website	https://www.jajpur.nic.in/

Geography

It is located on the banks of River Brahmani and is divided into two parts by National Highway 16 (India).

The Western part mainly consists of Bada Bazaar, Hanuman Market, College Road, Telephone Exchange Road, Stadium Road, IDCO Industrial Estate and several Residential areas. There are a number of colonies here, the major ones are Kumari Colony, SuryaVihar Colony (Jamubania) and Pandua. It also has the Block Headquarters Office, Treasury and several Govt. Offices.

The Eastern Part consists of mainly Market areas namely Main Market, Bus Stand, Cuttack Road, Gopabandhu Chhak and Shanti Baazar.

To the north of the town Deuli Hill is present on the banks of Bramhani River

Population

The Population of the town is 895.[1]

Education

Literacy

Literacy in Jaraka
Literacy			Percent
Male			92.04%
Female			81.74%
All			87.28%

The town has a literacy rate of 87.28%, Males having 92.04% and females having 81.74%.

Educational Institutions

The town has several Schools and Colleges namely :-

•Jaraka High School

•Jaraka UP School

•Jaraka Primary School

•Dharmasala Mahavidyalaya

•Dharmasala Public School

•Venkateswar School

•Vivekananda Shiksha Kendra

•Vivekananda Shiksha Niketan

•Renaissance Higher Secondary School

•Gokarnika Higher Secondary School

•Dharmasala Women's College

Tourist Attractions

Gokarneswar Temple is a famous temple dedicated to Lord Shiva which is present on the banks of river Bramhani Adjacent to NH-16 and Bramhani Bridge.

On the top of Deuli Hill, there is a Buddhist Site and a Sunset View Spot .

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River Bramhani as seen from Deuli Hilltop

Langudi Hill is another well known Buddhist Site famous for its monastic complex called Pushpagiri Vihara. These sites contain ruins of many buildings, stupas of various sizes, sculptures and many other artefacts related to Buddhism.

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Pushpagiri Vihara (Langudi Hill)

Industry

The town also has many small and medium scale industries at IDCO Industrial Estate. The only Large Scale industrial facility present in the area is Ramco Cement Manufacturing Plant located at Haridaspur.

Notable People

Kalpataru Das

References

1. Census of India

www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved on 9 March 2021

2. IDCO

portal.idco.in. Retrieved on 10 March 2021

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