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The investigator has tried to explore standard of living of households and environmental pollution in Jay Mangala slum of Cuttack district. In the present research study, the standard of living is confined to economic condition, educational qualification, health and sanitation facilities, private infrastructure facilities and public infrastructure facilities in slum of Cuttack district. The findings of the study are as such: annual income of the households of Jay Mangala slum ranges between 30,000 rupees to1,20,000 rupees. Mainly people are engaged in unorganized and informal sector. No one of them are in government job. Hundred percent male households are literate only whereas 82.60% females are literates. Similarly 91.1% households are literates only. But none of them get higher education/technical education/professional education. Cold, cough, fever, malaria and skin infection are the main disease of the households living in Jay Mangala slum. They go to government hospital. They buy medicine from private medical stores. Most of the households have no toilet facilities living in Jay Mangala slum. The households live in thatched house, hut etc. Food is cooked by tripod stove, gas stove, kerosene stove. The source of drinking water is common tube well, common hand pumps. The roads to the home in slum are not solidified, enlarged and concreted. There is pipe line system for water supply. There is no street light in the slum. There is no electricity supply to their home. There is no proper drainage system in the Jay Mangala slum. Public infrastructure facility in Jay Mangala slum is very poor. The Jay Mangala slum lacks reliable sanitation services, supply of clean water, reliable electricity, timely law enforcement and other basic services. It is densely populated. The growing population in the study area puts pressure on land, leading to poor quality of productivity deforestation.