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Padaria

पड़रिया
Kursakatta mandal
Pincode 854331
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Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Padaria observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.

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Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Bihar

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.

Represented by
Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
LS
Supaul
PC 08
→VS
Singheshwar
AC 072 · SC
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RD
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
rashmi devi
Contact: 82****2363
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LGD code
221942
Pincode
854331
Post office
Kursakanta
Population
1,056
Households
211
Literacy rate
47.5%
Sex ratio
931 ♀/1000♂
Workers
689
Census 2011 · in context

How Padaria compares

By population, Padaria ranks #47 of 69 villages in Kursakatta mandal.

Literacy rate
%
47.5%
+1.8% vs mandal average
Padaria
47.5%
Kursakatta mandal
45.7%
Araria district
42.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
931
+18 vs mandal average
Padaria
931
Kursakatta mandal
913
Household size
people per home
5.0
−0.1 vs mandal average
Padaria
5.0
Kursakatta mandal
5.1

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

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Padaria at a glance

Padaria is a village of 1,056 people in 211 households (Census 2011) in Kursakatta block, Araria district, Bihar, the 47th-largest of 69 villages in Kursakatta block. Literacy is 48%, 2 points above the block average of 46% and the sex ratio is 931 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 854331, served by Kursakanta post office; the LGD village code is 221942. The sarpanch is rashmi devi, and the village votes in Singheshwar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ramesh Rishi. The population is estimated at 1,245 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Padaria · this village1,05648%—
Parasi · Kursakatta2,89936%—
Chikni · Kursakatta2,10347%—
Birban · Kursakatta1,59840%—
Sinwari · Kursakatta1,11551%—
Palasbani · Kursakatta87749%—
Phulbari · Kursakatta84337%—

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Padaria

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
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
No
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
FARBESGANJ
Distance to nearest town (km)
32
Distance to district HQ (km)
50
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
15
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Jagir Parasi
Total area (ha)
185
Irrigated area (ha)
101.3
Forest area (ha)
0

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

Notice board · Padaria

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Padaria

LGD code
221942
Pincode
854331
Post office
Kursakanta
Population (Census 2011)
1,056
Population (projected 2026)
1,245
Households
211
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
931
Literacy rate
47.5%
Lok Sabha constituency
Supaul
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Singheshwar
Member of Parliament
Dileshwar Kamait
Member of Legislative Assembly
Ramesh Rishi
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
rashmi devi
Block / Mandal
Kursakatta
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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