Jena was born on 25 April 1971 in the village Januganj in Balasore district of Odisha.

At age 28, Jena started working at the OES (Orissa Education Service).

Jena has published over 700 articles in publications like The Prajatantra, The Samaja, The Samaya, The Dharitri, The Pragativadi, Bigyanaloka (Orissa Bigyan Prachar Samiti), Sansar, Meena Bazar, Nandan Kanan, Shisulekha, Sishu Prativa, Pourusha, Yojana, Akshay Urja, NBT Bulletin, Emerging Science, and The Statesman, Science Reporter (NISCAIR).

[1] Jena works as an associate editor, DIGBALAYA, Orissa Physical Society, Bhubaneswar.

He represented Orissa Chapter in the 99th Indian Science Congress of 2012 held in Bhubaneswar.