Notified Area Council · Balasore district
Jaleshwar
Jaleshwar is a notified area council (NAC), the urban local body for smaller towns in Odisha, in Balasore district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 25,747 people in 5,513 households, up 20.4% from 21,387 in 2001.
- Population (2011)
- 25,747
- Literacy
- 81.5%
- Area
- 17.9 km²
- Wards (2011)
- 17
- Sub-district
- Jaleswar
- LGD body code
- 250482
People and work in Jaleshwar
- Population
- 25,747
- 13,095 male · 12,652 female
- Households
- 5,513
- about 4.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 81.5%
- men 87.6% · women 75.1%below urban Balasore (84.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 966
- about the same as urban Balasore (959)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 963
- People per km²
- 1,438
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,925 (7.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,461 (9.6%)
What the 8,988 workers did
- Cultivators1,182 (13.2%)
- Agricultural labourers990 (11.0%)
- Household industry169 (1.9%)
- Other work5,189 (57.7%)
- Marginal workers1,458 (16.2%)
Marginal workers worked less than six months of the year.
Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (district, sub-district and town level).
Population since 1961
Census counts for each decade in which Jaleshwar was counted as a town (L = lakh).
Place and climate
- Area
- 17.9 km²
- Population class
- Class III
- Community development block
- Jaleswar
- Annual rainfall
- 1,664.81 mm
- Temperature range
- 9°C to 43°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 260 km by road
- District headquarters
- Baleshwar, 50 km
- Nearest railway station
- Jaleswar (in the town)
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Balasore, 50 km
- Roads
- 150 km pucca, 80 km kutcha
- Fire station
- In the town
- Homes with electricity connections
- 720
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 14 (14 government, 0 private)
- Middle schools
- 10 (8 government, 2 private)
- Secondary schools
- 6 (5 government, 1 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 4 (1 government, 3 private)
- Degree colleges
- 4
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 1, 20 beds
- Dispensaries and health centres
- 1
- Family welfare centres
- 1
- TB clinics
- 1
- Veterinary hospitals
- 1
- Medicine shops
- 10
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 3
- Private banks
- 2
- Co-operative banks
- 2
- Cinema halls
- 2
- Public libraries
- 2
- Reading rooms
- 2
- Auditoriums / community halls
- 2
- Main manufactured products
- Betal, Mustard, Rice
Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook: Village and Town Directory (Odisha). The facilities were recorded for the 2011 census (reference year 2009 for most items); many places have changed since.
Other towns in Balasore
See also: Jaleswar sub-district · People of Balasore district
Town status is as of the 2011 census; the Local Government Directory lists Jaleshwar as a municipality (December 2022). Know the town's history, landmarks or festivals? Share it with us.