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{{Infobox settlement
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Balasore district|Balasore]]
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| leader_name = Aswani Patra
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| population_total = 25,747<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/php/india-odisha.php?cityid=2140801000|title = Odisha (India): Districts, Cities and Towns - Population Statistics, Charts and Map}}</ref>
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| area_code = 06781
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'''Jaleswar''' is a town located in the [[Balasore]] district of [[Odisha]], in India. It consists of 144 villages,<ref name="censusindia.gov.in">http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/population_enumeration</ref> with four major areas: [[Barabazar|Bada Bazar]], Nua Bazar, Station Bazar, and Purana Bazar. Jaleswar is considered one of the new municipalities in the state, and Jaleswar forms a state assembly constituency along with Balipal Block.

==Demographics==
According to the 2001 India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> the town of Jaleswar had a population of 21,382 inhabitants, 51% male and 49% female. The town has a 78% literacy rate versus a 59.5% national average. Male literacy is 83%, and female literacy is 67%. In Jaleswar, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age. According to the 2011 India census,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/population_enumeration.aspx|title=Census of India : Population Enumeration Data (Final Population)|last=ORGI|website=www.censusindia.gov.in}}</ref> Jaleswar had a population of 25,747 inhabitants, 52% male and 48% female. There are about 144 inhabited census villages; 30 villages have a population below 200. Jaleswar is considered one of the new [[municipalities]] in the state.

==Geography==
Jaleswar is located about 8 kilometers from the [[West Bengal]] border. It is one of the major towns in the [[Balasore]] district, which is part of the state of [[Odisha]].

==Places of interest==

* The Chandaneswar Shiva temple is 27 kilometers from Jaleswar. It is famous for [[Maha Vishuva Sankranti]].{{fact|date=July 2020}}also known as Uda Parba, Charaka Yatra, and Nila Parba, after the worship of Nilakanth Shiva.
[[File:Chandaneswar a temple Baleswar.JPG|thumb|220px|right|Chandaneswara temple, Chandaneswar, Jaleswar]]
[[File:Red crabs.jpg|thumb|Red crabs on Talsari beach, Odisha.]]
* [[Talsari Beach]] is 5 kilometers from Chandaneswar and 32 km from Jaleswar. The beach has tall [[coconut trees]], [[palm trees]], and [[casuarina]]. {{fact|date=July 2020}}
* Laxmannath Gara is 5 kilometers from Jaleswar. During [[Durga Puja]], many people come to visit the gara and pray to the goddess Durga. The [[Subarnarekha River]] flows near Jaleswar.
* Raibania Gara, a historically significant site, is 14.5 km from Jaleswar.
[[File:Bhusandeswara Temple Chandaneswara Baleswara.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Bhusandeswara Temple]]
* Bhusandeswar Temple is 30 kilometers from Jaleswar. It is close to Jaleswar Station via Paschimbard. The village Paschimbard is halfway in between Jaleswar and Baliapal. {{clarify|date=May 2013}}

==Culture and Festivals==
Jaleswar culture is a blend of traditional festivals and cuisine. Residents celebrate both Western and Indian festivals such as [[Diwali]], [[Holi]], [[Islamic holidays|Eid]], [[Christmas]], [[Navratri]], Dussera, Moharram, [[Ganesh Chaturthi]], Rath Yatra, Durga Puja, and [[Maha Shivratri]]. Major festivals are [[Durga Puja]], [[Basanti puja|Basanti Puja]], and [[Ratha Yatra]].

==Transportation==
Jaleswar has a railway and bus service to [[Kolkata]] about 187 kilometers from the east, and [[Bhubaneswar]] about 268 kilometers from the north (the capital city of [[Odisha]]). Jaleswar is 50 kilometers from District Headquarters of Balasore. The national highway and the southeastern railway are important transportation thoroughfares. Auto-rickshaws or tempos are the main means of transportation within and to the outskirts of the town.{{citation needed|date=May 2013}}

==Education==
Laksman Nath High School and Biswanath Academy Jamalpur School are the second and third oldest high schools in the [[Balasore district]]. B.N. Academy Jamalpur is located 6 kilometers away from Jaleswar, near the Subarnarekha River. It was built in 1938 by Biswanath Parida, a leading freedom fighter.<ref>http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/Balasore-Colleges-Top-Arts-Cut-off-List/2014/07/24/article2346138</ref> Jaleswar Women's College has been leading in terms of cutoff marks among Junior Arts Colleges during 2013–14 and 2014–15.<ref>http://dheorissa.in/DHE{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>

== Universities and colleges ==
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*Dinakrushna (Junior) College, Jaleswar
*Olamara Simanta (Junior) Mahavidyalaya, Olamara
*Sadhu Charan (Junior) Mahavidyalaya, Raibania
*Sitala Thakurani (Junior) College, Khuluda
*Ustab Charan Gajiani Chandi (Junior) College, Bartana
*Digambari Devi College of Science & Technology, Jaleswar
*Jaleswar Women's (Junior) College, Jaleswar
*Sri Jagannath Women's (Junior) College, Jaleswar
*IPS (Institute of Pharmaceutical Science)
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==References==
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Balasore district]]

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