Alara is a revenue village in Narsinghpur tehsil, Kataka district, Odisha. It had a population of 1,349 in 300 households (Census 2011).
Narsinghpur tehsil, Kataka district, Odisha.
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IMD warning for Kataka district: Isolated heavy rainfall; thunderstorm with lightning and gusty surface wind 30-40 kmph (Day 1). (IMD MC Bhubaneswar district-wise warnings, 29 Oct 2026)
Status as of 29 Oct 2026, 17:30 IST: Weakened into a Well Marked Low Pressure Area over central Chhattisgarh and adjoining Odisha at 1730 hrs IST of 29 October 2026; very likely to move north-northeastwards and weaken further into a low pressure area over northeast Chhattisgarh and neighbourhood during the next 24 hours.
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Alara is a village in Narsinghpur tehsil, Kataka district, Odisha. At the 2011 Census it had 1,349 people in 300 households, with a literacy rate of 89.9%. It is administered by the Alara gram panchayat. Its postal pincode is 754032.
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Alara is in the Alara gram panchayat.
Source: Local Government Directory (LGD), 2026-10-21.
By population, Alara ranks #25 of 191 inhabited villages in Narsinghpur tehsil.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district totals of inhabited villages). Literacy = literates ÷ people aged 7+.
Census 2011 Village Directory — conditions may have changed since.
Alara is a village of 1,349 people in 300 households (Census 2011) in Narsinghpur tehsil, Kataka district, Odisha, the 25th of 191 inhabited villages in Narsinghpur tehsil by population. Literacy is 89.9%, 9.4 points above the tehsil figure of 80.5%, and the sex ratio is 887 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 754032, served by Alara post office; the LGD village code is 398581. The population is estimated at about 1,440 in 2026 (+6.4% since 2011; scaled from Census 2011 by the state's official RGI projection, not a census count).
Gram panchayat: Alara →
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Post office: Alara
Estimate for 2026 (scaled from Census 2011 by the state's official RGI projection; not a census count)
Method: the Census 2011 count × Odisha's projected population growth from 2011 to 2026 (+6.4%), from the official projections of the Technical Group on Population Projections (National Commission on Population, MoHFW, with the Registrar General of India), Table 21. The report projects no households, so households use the same ratio. Rounded; a single village can differ widely from its state's average. The next Census will replace these figures.
Population Projections for India and States 2011–2036 (nhm.gov.in, PDF) · Table 21 · checked on 2026-10-26
Source: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India — Census 2011 Primary Census Abstract.
District factsheet values published by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the International Institute for Population Sciences. Survey estimates for the whole district, not a census.
These are district-level figures for Kataka district, not figures for Alara.
Central-government dashboards · sourced from data.gov.in · refreshed when the ministry publishes
These are district-level figures for Kataka district, not figures for Alara.
1,10,561 of 4,46,484 rural households have a tap connection
Method: Sum of 7,793 habitation rows in 14 block resources published on data.gov.in by the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (households; households with a tap connection).
Source: Households with Piped Water Supply (PWS) under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), per-block resources · retrieved 29 Oct 2026
household toilets built, 3,96,546 households listed · coverage 100.0%
Source: District-wise Coverage of Individual Household Latrine (IHHL) as on date · retrieved 29 Oct 2026
PMAY-G (rural houses) is not shown: the ministry publishes no district-wise bulk dataset.
Alara · 20.4659° N, 85.1130° E
Placed from Alara's map location inside the constituency boundary. Boundaries are approximate; the electoral roll is the final word. Wrong? Tell us. Results: Election Commission of India, Lok Sabha 2024 results (via OpenCity); Election Commission of India, Odisha Assembly 2024 results site (archived copy, Wayback Machine).
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Recruitment notices from official commissions. Dates and numbers are taken from the notice itself.
Apply by 31 Oct 2026
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The closest bank, ATM, post office, petrol pump, hospital and school, by straight-line distance from Alara's map point (road distance is longer).
Hospitals, schools, banks, offices and other public places from OpenStreetMap. Distances are straight-line from Alara's map point, not road distance.
Post office · 290 m away (straight line)
Post office · 930 m away (straight line)
Post office · 2.1 km away (straight line)
ATM · 3.9 km away (straight line)
Bank · 3.9 km away (straight line)
Bank · 3.9 km away (straight line)
Hospital · 3.5 km away (straight line)
Sagar
Hospital · 3.5 km away (straight line)
Cuttack, Odisha
Clinic · 3.9 km away (straight line)
Clinic · 4 km away (straight line)
Narasinghpur
Hospital · 4.3 km away (straight line)
Primary / community health centre · 4.3 km away (straight line)
Cuttack, Odisha
School · 4.1 km away (straight line)
School · 4.1 km away (straight line)
School · 4.2 km away (straight line)
Coaching / training institute · 3.8 km away (straight line)
College · 6.9 km away (straight line)
ITI / vocational institute · 7.1 km away (straight line)
College · 9.3 km away (straight line)
Kanpur Road, Cuttack
University · 63 km away (straight line)
University · 68 km away (straight line)
Police station · 4.2 km away (straight line)
Police station · 8.9 km away (straight line)
Kanpur Road, Cuttack
Block / Mandal Parishad office · 3.9 km away (straight line)
Tahasil office (Tahasildar) · 25 km away (straight line)
District Collectorate · 54 km away (straight line)
District Collectorate · 62 km away (straight line)
District Collectorate · 78 km away (straight line)
Government office · 2.9 km away (straight line)
Narasinghpur
Government office · 4 km away (straight line)
Government office · 11 km away (straight line)
Cuttack
Court · 25 km away (straight line)
RTO / transport office · 62 km away (straight line)
RTO / transport office · 62 km away (straight line)
Temple · 3.9 km away (straight line)
Temple · 4.1 km away (straight line)
Temple · 4.3 km away (straight line)
Place of worship · 2.8 km away (straight line)
Petrol pump · 1.9 km away (straight line)
Railway station · 27 km away (straight line)
Railway station · 30 km away (straight line)
Railway station · 34 km away (straight line)
Airport · 77 km away (straight line)
Market / mandi · 3.9 km away (straight line)
Market / mandi · 6 km away (straight line)
Veterinary hospital · 9 km away (straight line)
Library · 1.9 km away (straight line)
Sports ground / stadium · 4.5 km away (straight line)
Sports ground / stadium · 9.2 km away (straight line)
Kanpur Road, Cuttack
Sports ground / stadium · 9.4 km away (straight line)
Kanpur Siaria Road, Cuttack
Library · 10 km away (straight line)
Cuttack
Library · 11 km away (straight line)
Patana Sahi Haripur Connecting Road, Cuttack
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Alara is a village in Narsinghpur tehsil of Kataka district, Odisha, India.
Alara is in Kataka district of Odisha.
Alara comes under the Alara gram panchayat.
The pincode of Alara, Narsinghpur, Kataka is 754032.
As per the 2011 Census, Alara had a population of 1,349 (715 males and 634 females).
Alara had 300 households at the 2011 Census.
Alara covers about 109 hectares.
The literacy rate of Alara was 89.9% at the 2011 Census (share of people aged 7 and above who are literate).
Alara had 887 females per 1,000 males at the 2011 Census.
Alara is in the Cuttack Lok Sabha constituency.
Bhartruhari Mahtab (Bharatiya Janata Party) won the Cuttack Lok Sabha seat, which includes Alara, in 2024.
Alara is in the Baramba assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency.
Bijaya Kumar Dalabehera (Independent) won the Baramba assembly seat, which includes Alara, in 2024.
Alara is in the Narasinghpur development block (Local Government Directory).
The Local Government Directory (LGD) code of Alara is 398581 and its Census 2011 village code is 398581.
Villages near Alara include Lembo (1.0 km), Bandhahuda (1.1 km), Arakhabadi (1.9 km), Nuapada (2.2 km), Nukhapada (2.2 km).
No census has been taken since 2011. Scaling Alara's Census 2011 population of 1,349 by Odisha's official RGI projection (+6.4% from 2011 to 2026) gives an estimate of about 1,440 people in 2026. This is an estimate, not a census count; the next Census will replace it.
The sarpanch of Alara has not yet been verified on VoiceOfVillage. We publish a sarpanch's name only after they verify with an election certificate; until then the elected sarpanch is listed on the eGramSwaraj portal, by the State Election Commission and at the panchayat or block office.
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Pacific Ocean status (NOAA, 8 Oct 2026): El Niño Advisory
There is no El Niño forecast for individual villages. El Niño is a pattern in the Pacific Ocean; how much it changes rainfall here also depends on other conditions, and it does not mean drought everywhere.
Rainfall at this location — reanalysis estimate (~28 km grid), not a rain-gauge reading
Last 30 days (24 Sept 2026 – 23 Oct 2026): 63.2 mm. A comparison with the long-term average for these days isn't computed yet; IMD's monthly normal for the district is below.
Not a weather forecast. For forecasts and warnings, follow IMD and official alerts.
District climate page →Latest reports from markets in Kataka district, within the last 14 days.
Latest reports up to 29 Oct 2026. Prices in ₹ per quintal.
| Commodity | Market | Min | Max | Modal | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banana - Green | Kendupatna APMC | 1,300 | 1,320 | 1,315 | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Bhindi(Ladies Finger) · Bhindi | Banki APMC | 3,500 | 4,500 | 4,000 | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Bitter gourd · Bitter Gourd | Kendupatna(Niali) APMC | 3,300 | 4,000 | 3,500 | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Brinjal | Banki APMC | 3,000 | 4,000 | 3,500 | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Cowpea(Veg) · Cowpea (Veg) | Banki APMC | 2,500 | 3,500 | 3,000 | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Cucumbar(Kheera) | Kendupatna APMC | 3,300 | 3,700 | 3,500 | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Cucumbar(Kheera) | Banki APMC | 3,000 | 4,000 | 3,500 | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Papaya(Raw) | Kendupatna(Niali) APMC | 1,400 | 1,800 | 1,600 | 29 Oct 2026 |
Source: AGMARKNET, Directorate of Marketing & Inspection, via data.gov.in (Government Open Data Licence – India). All markets →
These are wholesale mandi (APMC) prices in ₹ per quintal as reported to AGMARKNET — not the retail price in Alara's shops. Best mandi price near Alara →
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Income support of ₹6,000 a year, paid in three equal instalments, to land-holding farmer families.
At least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment a year for rural households whose adults volunteer for unskilled manual work.
Assistance to build a house for eligible rural households.
Health cover for hospital treatment for eligible families.
Subsidised food grains through the public distribution system for eligible households.
Old-age pension for BPL persons aged 60 and above: ₹200 a month up to age 79 and ₹500 after; widow and disability pensions too.
Assured pension of ₹3,000 a month at age 60 for unorganised workers who join and contribute.
Atal Pension Yojana and low-cost life and accident insurance schemes, opened through your bank.
Loans up to ₹10 lakh for non-farm small and micro enterprises (₹20 lakh after repaying an earlier Tarun loan).
Bank loans between ₹10 lakh and ₹1 crore for SC/ST and women entrepreneurs setting up a new enterprise.
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