Ara ಗ್ರಾಮ, Barang ಬ್ಲಾಕ್, ಕಟಕ್ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ — ಪಿನ್‌ಕೋಡ್ 754001, ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ, ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷ, ಹವಾಮಾನ

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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%.

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LGD code: 400131
Pincode: 754001
Post office: Fulnakhara
Population: 277
Households: 95
Literacy rate: 65.7%
Sex ratio: 951 ♀/1000♂
Workers: 100
Distance to district centre: 45 km
Distance to mandal centre: 3 km
Distance to Bhubaneswar: 78 km
Distance to Kolkata: 364 km
Nearest railway station: Nayabhagirathipur · 8 km
Nearest hospital / PHC: Government Hospital, Kumusi · 2 km

2011 ಜನಗಣತಿ · ಹೋಲಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿ

Ara ಹೋಲಿಕೆ

By population, Ara ranks #42 of 50 villages in Barang mandal.

Literacy rate

65.7%

−6.4% vs mandal average

Ara: 65.7%
Barang mandal: 72.1%
Cuttack district: 76.6%

Sex ratio

♀ per 1000 ♂

951

+10 vs mandal average

Ara: 951
Barang mandal: 941

Household size

people per home

2.9

−1.8 vs mandal average

Ara: 2.9
Barang mandal: 4.7

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

Ara ಒಂದು ನೋಟದಲ್ಲಿ

Ara ಒರಿಸ್ಸಾದ ಕಟಕ್ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, Barang ಬ್ಲಾಕ್ದಲ್ಲಿ 277 ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ 95 ಕುಟುಂಬಗಳಲ್ಲಿ (2011 ಜನಗಣತಿ) ಇರುವ ಗ್ರಾಮ, Barang ಬ್ಲಾಕ್ದ 50 ಗ್ರಾಮಗಳಲ್ಲಿ 42ನೇ ದೊಡ್ಡದು. ಸಾಕ್ಷರತೆ 66%, ಬ್ಲಾಕ್ ಸರಾಸರಿ 72% ಗಿಂತ 6 ಅಂಕ ಕಡಿಮೆ ಮತ್ತು ಲಿಂಗಾನುಪಾತ 1,000 ಪುರುಷರಿಗೆ 951 ಮಹಿಳೆಯರು. ಇದು ಕಟಕ್ ಜಿಲ್ಲಾ ಕೇಂದ್ರದಿಂದ 45 ಕಿ.ಮೀ, Nayabhagirathipur ರೈಲು ನಿಲ್ದಾಣದಿಂದ 8 ಕಿ.ಮೀ ಇದೆ (ನೇರ ರೇಖೆ ದೂರ). ಪಿನ್‌ಕೋಡ್ 754001, Fulnakhara ಅಂಚೆ ಕಚೇರಿ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ; LGD ಗ್ರಾಮ ಕೋಡ್ 400131. ಹತ್ತಿರದ ಆಸ್ಪತ್ರೆ Government Hospital, Kumusi, 2 ಕಿ.ಮೀ ದೂರ. ಗ್ರಾಮ Parjanga ವಿಧಾನಸಭಾ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿದೆ, ಶಾಸಕ Bibhuti Bhusan Pradhan. 2026ರಲ್ಲಿ ಅಂದಾಜು ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ 327, 2011ಕ್ಕಿಂತ 18% ಹೆಚ್ಚು.

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ಗ್ರಾಮ	ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ	ಸಾಕ್ಷರತೆ	ದೂರ
Ara · ಈ ಗ್ರಾಮ	277	66%	—
Arilo · Barang	—	—	0 ಕಿ.ಮೀ N
Arilo · Barang	1,006	78%	0 ಕಿ.ಮೀ N
Ria · Parajang	431	77%	0 ಕಿ.ಮೀ N
Ria · Nihalprasad	490	76%	0 ಕಿ.ಮೀ N
Olar · Barang	383	80%	0 ಕಿ.ಮೀ N
Jatia · Parajang	1,948	78%	0 ಕಿ.ಮೀ N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ara

Treated tap water: No
Untreated tap water: No
Well water: No
Hand pump: Yes
Tube well / borewell: Yes
Electricity for homes: Yes
Electricity for farms: No
Power hours (summer): 15
Power hours (winter): 19
Primary school: 1
Middle school: 0
Secondary school: 0
Senior secondary: 0
Degree college: 0
Primary health centre: 0
Health sub-centre: 0
Community health centre: 0
Dispensary: 0
Veterinary hospital: 0
Post office: No
Sub post office: No
Commercial bank: No
Cooperative bank: No
ATM: No
Public bus service: No
Private bus service: No
Railway station: No
Pucca (paved) road: No
Anganwadi centre: Yes
ASHA worker: Yes
Fair-price shop: No
Mandi / regular market: No
Weekly haat: No
Nearest statutory town: CUTTACK
Distance to nearest town (km): 26
Distance to district HQ (km): 26
Distance to sub-district HQ (km): 24
All-weather road: No
Gram panchayat (2011): Kurangapadhan
Total area (ha): 72
Irrigated area (ha): 36.56
Forest area (ha): 1.42

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಮಾಹಿತಿ — Ara

LGD code: 400131
Pincode: 754001
Post office: Fulnakhara
Population (Census 2011): 277
Population (projected 2026): 327
Households: 95
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males): 951
Literacy rate: 65.7%
Coordinates: 20.84724°N, 85.36731°E
Lok Sabha constituency: Dhenkanal
Vidhan Sabha constituency: Parjanga
Member of Parliament: Rudra Narayan Pany
Member of Legislative Assembly: Bibhuti Bhusan Pradhan
Block / Mandal: Barang

Demographics — Census 2011 + 2026 estimate + NFHS-5

Population, education, health & sanitation

India's last full census was 2011 · 2026 figures are RGI projections · NFHS-5 (2019-21) covers the Cuttack district level

Then & Now

Ara — Census 2011 to projected 2026

Population · 2011

277

Census 2011 baseline

+18.1%

Population · 2026

327

RGI / state CAGR projection

Households · 2011

Census 2011 baseline

+17.9%

Households · 2026

112

RGI / state CAGR projection

2011 = decadal Census of India. 2026 = forward-projection from state-level CAGR — working estimate, refines when the next Census publishes.

Census 2011

Canonical baseline · last full census · village-level

Population: 277Census 2011
Households: 95Census 2011
Literacy rate: 65.7%Census 2011
Sex ratio: 951 ♀/1000♂Census 2011

2026 estimate

Projected from 2011 + state CAGR · live ECI electorate

Est. population: 3272026 proj. · +18.1% vs 2011
Est. households: 1122026 projection
Active job cards: 1,22,713MGNREGA · district · Feb 2024-2025
HHs worked (FY): 21,553MGNREGA · district · Feb 2024-2025
State electorate: 3,31,48,964ECI Lok Sabha 2024 final roll

NFHS-5 (2019-21)

National Family Health Survey · district overlay

Sex ratio @ birth: 745NFHS-5 district
Female literacy: 83.2%NFHS-5 district
Electricity: 98.2%NFHS-5 district
Improved sanitation: 60.2%NFHS-5 district
Children vaccinated: —NFHS-5 district
Anaemia (women): 64.5%NFHS-5 district

Post-2011 updates

Central-government dashboards · sourced from data.gov.in · refreshed when the ministry publishes

Tap water at homedistrict level: 68.3%Jal Jeevan Mission · Dec 2023 · Cuttack district
Rural houses builtdistrict level: 23,63,679PMAY-G · 23,63,679 of 28,49,889 sanctioned · Mar 2025 · Cuttack district
Toilets builtdistrict level: 1,51,341Swachh Bharat Mission - Gramin · Dec 2023 · Cuttack district

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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ತಲುಪುವ ದಾರಿ

Ara ತಲುಪುವುದು ಹೇಗೆ

Mandal centre

Barang · ≈ 2.6 km

≈ 5 min by car · 6 min by bike

Directions

District centre

Cuttack · ≈ 45 km

≈ 1 h 33 min by car · 1 h 50 min by bike

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ನಗರಗಳಿಗೆ ದೂರ · ನೇರ ರೇಖೆ

Bhubaneswar78 kmcapital
Kolkata364 km
Hyderabad819 km
Chennai1019 km

ಪ್ರಕಾರವಾರು ಹತ್ತಿರದವು · ಪ್ರದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ

Railway stationNayabhagirathipur8 km
Bus stopBus Stand21 km
Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Kumusi2 km
ATM / bankState Bank of India21 km
Petrol pumpPetrolimex19 km
CollegeIGIT Sarang15 km
Police stationPolice Station, Tumusingha13 km

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Ara ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಪದೇ ಪದೇ ಕೇಳುವ ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆಗಳು

Ara ಪಿನ್‌ಕೋಡ್ ಏನು?

ಒರಿಸ್ಸಾ, ಕಟಕ್ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, Barang ಬ್ಲಾಕ್ದ Ara ಪಿನ್‌ಕೋಡ್ 754001. ಅಂಚೆ ಕಚೇರಿ Fulnakhara.

Ara ಗೆ ಯಾವ ಅಂಚೆ ಕಚೇರಿ ಸೇವೆ ನೀಡುತ್ತದೆ?

Ara ಅಂಚೆ ಕಟಕ್ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, Barang ಬ್ಲಾಕ್ದ Fulnakhara ಅಂಚೆ ಕಚೇರಿ (ಪಿನ್‌ಕೋಡ್ 754001) ಮೂಲಕ ತಲುಪುತ್ತದೆ.

Ara ಯಾವ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿದೆ?

Ara ಭಾರತದ ಒರಿಸ್ಸಾ, ಕಟಕ್ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, Barang ಬ್ಲಾಕ್ದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಗ್ರಾಮ.

2011 ಜನಗಣತಿಯಂತೆ Ara ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ ಎಷ್ಟು?

2011 ಜನಗಣತಿಯಂತೆ Ara ಗ್ರಾಮದ ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ 277 95 ಕುಟುಂಬಗಳಲ್ಲಿ.

Ara ಸಾಕ್ಷರತಾ ಪ್ರಮಾಣ ಎಷ್ಟು?

2011 ಜನಗಣತಿಯಂತೆ Ara ಗ್ರಾಮದ ಸಾಕ್ಷರತೆ 65.7%.

Ara ಲಿಂಗಾನುಪಾತ ಎಷ್ಟು?

2011 ಜನಗಣತಿಯಂತೆ Ara ಗ್ರಾಮದಲ್ಲಿ 1,000 ಪುರುಷರಿಗೆ 951 ಮಹಿಳೆಯರು.

Ara ಹತ್ತಿರದ ರೈಲು ನಿಲ್ದಾಣ ಯಾವುದು?

Ara ಹತ್ತಿರದ ರೈಲು ನಿಲ್ದಾಣ Nayabhagirathipur (8 ಕಿ.ಮೀ).

Ara ಹತ್ತಿರದ ಆರೋಗ್ಯ ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಯಾವುದು?

Ara ಹತ್ತಿರದ ಆರೋಗ್ಯ ಕೇಂದ್ರ Government Hospital, Kumusi (2 ಕಿ.ಮೀ).

Araದಿಂದ Bhubaneswar ಎಷ್ಟು ದೂರ?

Araದಿಂದ Bhubaneswar ನೇರ ರೇಖೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸುಮಾರು 78 ಕಿ.ಮೀ (ಒರಿಸ್ಸಾ ರಾಜಧಾನಿ); ರಸ್ತೆ ಮೂಲಕ ಸುಮಾರು 101 ಕಿ.ಮೀ.

Araದಿಂದ Kolkata ಎಷ್ಟು ದೂರ?

Araದಿಂದ Kolkata ನೇರ ರೇಖೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸುಮಾರು 364 ಕಿ.ಮೀ; ರಸ್ತೆ ಮೂಲಕ ಸುಮಾರು 473 ಕಿ.ಮೀ.

Ara ಶಾಸಕರು ಯಾರು?

Ara Parjanga ವಿಧಾನಸಭಾ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ (AC 58) ಬರುತ್ತದೆ. ಹಾಲಿ ಶಾಸಕರು Bibhuti Bhusan Pradhan (BJP).

Ara ಸಂಸದರು ಯಾರು?

Ara Dhenkanal ಲೋಕಸಭಾ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿದೆ. ಹಾಲಿ ಸಂಸದರು Rudra Narayan Pany (BJP).

2026ರಲ್ಲಿ Ara ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ ಎಷ್ಟು?

2026ರಲ್ಲಿ Ara ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ ಸುಮಾರು 327, 2011ರ 277ಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಸುಮಾರು 18% ಹೆಚ್ಚು (ರಾಜ್ಯ ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆ ದರದ ಅಂದಾಜು).

Ara LGD ಕೋಡ್ ಏನು?

Ara ಗ್ರಾಮದ LGD ಕೋಡ್ 400131.

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Sources & freshness

Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)