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Jarada observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Odisha.
The principal temple recorded for Motunga mandal is Jagannath Temple, Nayagarh. No temple of this dedication is on record within Jarada itself.
Durga Puja, from Shashthi to Dashami, in community pandals rather than at home. Sandhi Puja at the join of Ashtami and Navami, Sindoor Khela and immersion on Dashami.
The regional form observed across West Bengal, Odisha, Assam. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.
By population, Jarada ranks #44 of 66 villages in Motunga mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Jarada हे ओडिशाच्या धेनकनाल जिल्ह्यातील Motunga ब्लॉकमधील 484 लोकसंख्येचे 108 कुटुंबांत (जनगणना 2011) गाव आहे, जे Motunga ब्लॉकमधील 66 गावांत 44वे मोठे आहे. साक्षरता 77% आहे, ब्लॉक सरासरी 72% पेक्षा 5 गुण जास्त आणि लिंग गुणोत्तर दर 1,000 पुरुषांमागे 891 स्त्रिया. हे धेनकनाल जिल्हा केंद्रापासून 111 किमी, Narasimhapur रेल्वे स्थानकापासून 24 किमी आहे (सरळ रेषेतील अंतर). पिनकोड 759019 आहे, Hindol Road R.S. पोस्ट ऑफिसद्वारे; एलजीडी गाव कोड 402927 आहे. जवळचे रुग्णालय Government Hospital, J. Dayanidhipur, 7 किमी अंतरावर. सरपंच CHANDRAMA DALEI आहेत; गाव Ranpur विधानसभा मतदारसंघात येते, आमदार Surama Padhy. 2026 मध्ये अंदाजे लोकसंख्या 832, 2011 पेक्षा 72% जास्त.
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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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