Jalda is a
census town
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India
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in
Sundargarh district
Sundargarh District is a Districts of Odisha, district in the northwestern part of Odisha States and territories of India, state in eastern India.
Sundargarh district is bounded by Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh in the west, Jashpur district o ...
in the
India
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state
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of
Odisha
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Demographics
India
census
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Jalda had a population of 11,957. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Jalda has an average literacy rate of 63%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 52%. In Jalda, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Jalda is divided into Jalda A Block, Jalda B Block and Jalda C Block.
References
{{Sundergarh district
Cities and towns in Sundergarh district