Ara observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Odisha.
Ara is a small village in Barang mandal, Cuttack district, Odisha, with a population of 277 across 95 households. The literacy rate is 65.7%.
By population, Ara ranks #42 of 50 villages in Barang mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Ara is a village of 277 people in 95 households (Census 2011) in Barang block, Cuttack district, Odisha, the 42nd-largest of 50 villages in Barang block. Literacy is 66%, 6 points below the block average of 72% and the sex ratio is 951 women per 1,000 men. It lies 45 km from the Cuttack district centre, 8 km from Nayabhagirathipur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 754001, served by Fulnakhara post office; the LGD village code is 400131. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Kumusi, 2 km away. The village votes in Parjanga assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bibhuti Bhusan Pradhan. The population is estimated at 327 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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