Joda is a city in the Kendujhar (also known as Keonjhar) district of the coastal state of India, Orissa. The municipality looks after the local administration of the place. According to the Indian census report, which came out in 2001, the population of Joda has been enumerated to be, 38671. Males constitute 52% of the population while females account for 48% of the population. In Joda, 16 percent of the population is less than six years of age. The average literacy rate of Joda is 54%, which is lower than the national average literacy rate, which is 59.5%. Out of it, the male literacy rate is 64% while in Joda the female literacy rate is 43%.