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Chhap observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.
The principal temple recorded for Hathua mandal is Hanuman Mandir. No temple of this dedication is on record within Chhap 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.
By population, Chhap ranks #9 of 108 villages in Hathua mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
छाप बिहार के गोपालगंज जिले के हथुआ ब्लॉक में 4,988 लोगों 868 परिवारों में (जनगणना 2011) का एक गांव है, जो हथुआ ब्लॉक के 108 गांवों में 9वां सबसे बड़ा है। साक्षरता 58% है, जो ब्लॉक औसत 57% के लगभग बराबर है और लिंगानुपात प्रति 1,000 पुरुषों पर 1,010 महिलाएं। पिनकोड 841436 है, Hathwa डाकघर द्वारा सेवित; एलजीडी गांव कोड 230710 है। सरपंच Mansur alam हैं, और गांव Sakra विधानसभा क्षेत्र में आता है, जिसके विधायक Aditya Kumar हैं। 2026 में अनुमानित जनसंख्या 5,881 है, 2011 जनगणना से 18% अधिक।
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| गांव | जनसंख्या | साक्षरता | दूरी |
|---|---|---|---|
| छाप · यह गांव | 4,988 | 58% | — |
| Barai Patti · Hathua | 2,479 | 58% | — |
| Basatpur · Hathua | 954 | 68% | — |
| Kharji Chhap · Hathua | 230 | 80% | — |
| Mohammadpur Kharji · Hathua | 210 | 65% | — |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
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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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