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Mathia observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.
Temples near Mathia
Named places of worship on record
The principal temple recorded for Mashrakh mandal is Hanuman Mandir Jalalpur. No temple of this dedication is on record within Mathia itself.
Ramlila through the nine nights and the burning of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna effigies on Dussehra evening. Kullu Dussehra in Himachal begins on Vijayadashami and runs a week, with village deities carried to Dhalpur maidan.
The regional form observed across North India. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.
Mathia is a village in Mashrakh mandal, Saran district, Bihar, with a population of 1,687 in 226 households and a literacy rate of 56.1%.
By population, Mathia ranks #45 of 68 villages in Mashrakh mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Mathia বিহার-এর সারন জেলার Mashrakh ব্লক-এ 1,687 জনসংখ্যা 226 পরিবারে (২০১১ জনগণনা) বিশিষ্ট একটি গ্রাম, Mashrakh ব্লক-এর 68 গ্রামের মধ্যে 45তম বৃহত্তম। সাক্ষরতা 56%, ব্লক গড় 54% থেকে 3 পয়েন্ট বেশি এবং লিঙ্গ অনুপাত প্রতি ১,০০০ পুরুষে 964 নারী। এটি সারন জেলা সদর থেকে 199 কিমি, নিকটতম শহর Pakri থেকে 0 কিমি, Narkatyaganj রেলস্টেশন থেকে ১ র কম কিমি অবস্থিত (সরলরেখা দূরত্ব)। পিনকোড 841417, Masrakh ডাকঘরের অধীনে; এলজিডি গ্রাম কোড 232838। নিকটতম হাসপাতাল Sub-Divisional Hospital, Narkatiyaganj, <1 কিমি দূরে। প্রধান SANJU DEVI; গ্রামটি Garkha বিধানসভা কেন্দ্রে, বিধায়ক Surendra Ram। ২০২৬-এ আনুমানিক জনসংখ্যা 1,989, ২০১১ থেকে 18% বেশি।
গ্রাম পঞ্চায়েত: Kawalpura →
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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