Jerki, Saraskana

Jerki is a village located in the Bangiriposi Tehsil of Mayurbhanj district of Odisha. The village falls in Saraskana block and comes under Sankhabhanga Gram Panchayat.

As on March 2025, the current population of Jerki is 1.1 thousands out of which 544 are males and rest 597 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1097 females per 1000 males. There are around 183 teenagers in Jerki. It has literacy rate of 43% which means around 490 persons can read and write. Total 199 people belonging to scheduled caste and 925 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 255 households in Jerki, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 563. The pincode of Jerki is 757093 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Joka S.O (Mayurbhanj)
• Paktia Branch Post office
• Pokpoka Branch Post office
• Dumurdiha Branch Post office
• Pokhardiha Branch Post office

Schools

Jerki has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Paktia Upug
• Chandramohan High School
• Jokeswar High School
• Sankhabhanga Upug
• Kalicharan High School

Hospitals

Jerki has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Tilou Sub-Center
• Pokhardiha Sub-Center
• Joka Sub-Center
• Paktia Sub-Center
• Paktia Primary Health Center