Joka, Saraskana
Joka is a village and Gram Panchayat of the Jharpokharia Tehsil in Mayurbhanj district of Odisha, which falls under Saraskana block. Sarojini Naik is the President of Joka Gram Panchayat, who can be contacted at email address ori-saraskana@nic.in and mobile number 96683xxx18. The Panchayat landline number is 06791-22**11. The Secretary is Prasanna Mohanty, who can be reached at email address pg.bdosaraskana1@gmail.com and mobile number 94387xxx35. The Panchayat address is AT-Joka, Saraskana, Dist-Mayurbhanj, Pincode - 757093. You can reach there by taking a bus till Joka bus stop which is less than a km away.
As on March 2025, the current population of Joka is 1 thousands out of which 552 are males and rest 483 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 875 females per 1000 males. There are around 103 teenagers in Joka. It has literacy rate of 69% which means around 714 persons can read and write. Total 31 people belonging to scheduled caste and 753 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 243 households in Joka, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 565. The pincode of Joka 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
Joka has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
Hospitals
Joka has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
Covered villages
Joka Gram Panchayat manages total 10 villages.