| Jaraka | |
| Native Name: | ଜାରକା |
| Native Name Lang: | or |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Coordinates: | 20.767°N 86.1529°W |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Name1: | Odisha |
| Subdivision Name2: | Jajpur |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Odia |
| Website: | https://www.jajpur.nic.in/ |
| Registration Plate: | OD-04 |
| Postal Code: | 755050 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Pushpin Map: | India Odisha#India |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Timezone1: | (IST) |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Jaraka on Map of Odisha |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Aw (Köppen) |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Climate |
Jaraka is a town and Notified Area Council in Dharmasala Block of Jajpur district in Odisha, India and is located on the banks of Brahmani River. It is one of the fastest-growing areas in the district.
It is located on the banks of River Brahmani and is divided into two parts by National Highway 16 (India).
The Western part mainly consists of Bada Bazaar, Hanuman Market, College Road, Telephone Exchange Road, Stadium Road, IDCO Industrial Estate and several Residential areas. There are a number of colonies here, the major ones are Kumari Colony, SuryaVihar Colony (Jamubania) and Pandua. It also has the Block Headquarters Office, Treasury and several Govt. Offices.
The Eastern Part consists of mainly Market areas namely Main Market, Bus Stand, Cuttack Road, Gopabandhu Chhak and Shanti Baazar.
To the north of the town, Deuli Hill is present on the banks of Brahmani River.
The Population of the town is around 10,000.
The town has a literacy rate of 87.28%, Males having 92.04% and females having 81.74%.
The town has several Schools and Colleges namely –
Gokarneswar Temple is a temple dedicated to Lord Shiva which is present on the banks of river Brahmani adjacent to NH-16 and Bramhani Bridge.
Langudi Hill is another Buddhist Site known for its monastic complex called Pushpagiri Vihara. These sites contain ruins of many buildings, stupas of various sizes, sculptures and many other artefacts related to Buddhism.
The Deuli Hill was discovered as an archeological site with ancient Buddhist remains and is now a tourist attraction.[1] A new viewpoint tower has been built recently at the sunset view spot to maximise the views of the town and the banking river Bramhani.
The town also has many small and medium scale industries at IDCO Industrial Estate.[2] The only Large Scale industrial facility present in the area is Ramco Cement Manufacturing Plant located at Haridaspur.