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Fatehpur observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.
The principal temple recorded for Narpatganj mandal is Baba bajranbali bali sthan. No temple of this dedication is on record within Fatehpur 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, Fatehpur ranks #5 of 66 villages in Narpatganj mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Fatehpur is a village of 12,110 people in 2,539 households (Census 2011) in Narpatganj block, Araria district, Bihar, the 5th-largest of 66 villages in Narpatganj block. Literacy is 43%, about the same as the block average of 43% and the sex ratio is 918 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 854335, served by Narpatganj post office; the LGD village code is 221510. The sarpanch is munni devi, and the village votes in Pipra assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rambilash Kamat. The population is estimated at 14,278 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Fattehpur →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fatehpur · this village | 12,110 | 43% | — |
| Belwa · Narpatganj | 2,539 | 39% | — |
| Patehpur Arazi · Narpatganj | 173 | 38% | — |
| Damiya · Narpatganj | 32 | 34% | — |
| Balua · Narpatganj | — | — | — |
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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