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Village snapshot
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- LGD code
- 387242
- Pincode
- 758085
- Post office
- Banspal
- Population
- 2,597
- Households
- 568
- Literacy rate
- 73.7%
- Sex ratio
- 967 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 759
Census 2011 · in context
How Anara compares
By population, Anara ranks #2 of 122 villages in Nandipada mandal.
Literacy rate
%
73.7%
−2.9% vs mandal average
- Anara
- 73.7%
- Nandipada mandal
- 76.6%
- Kendujhar district
- 58.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
967
−5 vs mandal average
- Anara
- 967
- Nandipada mandal
- 972
Household size
people per home
4.6
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Anara
- 4.6
- Nandipada mandal
- 4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Anara at a glance
Anara is a village of 2,597 people in 568 households (Census 2011) in Nandipada block, Kendujhar district, Odisha, the 2nd-largest of 122 villages in Nandipada block. Literacy is 74%, 3 points below the block average of 77% and the sex ratio is 967 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 758085, served by Banspal post office; the LGD village code is 387242. The village votes in Ranpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Surama Padhy. The population is estimated at 9,274 in 2026, up 257% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Anara →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anara · this village | 2,597 | 74% | — |
| Belabandha · Nandipada | 346 | 52% | — |
| Brundabanpur · Nandipada | 160 | 86% | — |
| Bengatira · Nandipada | 134 | 34% | — |
| Tumbamunipatna · Nandipada | 123 | 58% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Anara
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 13
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BHADRAK
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 23
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 112
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Anara
- Total area (ha)
- 430
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 129.99
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Anara
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Anara
- LGD code
- 387242
- Pincode
- 758085
- Post office
- Banspal
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,597
- Population (projected 2026)
- 9,274
- Households
- 568
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 967
- Literacy rate
- 73.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Puri
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Ranpur
- Member of Parliament
- Sambit Patra
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Surama Padhy
- Block / Mandal
- Nandipada
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- BanspalNayakote mandal2,027 pop
- KusakalaNayakote mandal1,825 pop
- KanjipaniKanjipani mandal1,712 pop
- Kumundi(Kha)Kendujhar Sadar mandal1,638 pop
- KadakalaNayakote mandal1,556 pop
- GonasikaKanjipani mandal1,459 pop
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)