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Kans

कांस
Barun mandal
Pincode 824112
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Festival

Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

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

20 OctObserved in 36 states

Temple in Barun mandal

The principal temple recorded for Barun mandal is Hilsa Chhath Talab. No temple of this dedication is on record within Kans itself.

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.

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
PUSHPA KUMARI
Contact: 97****8301
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LGD code
253612
Pincode
824112
Post office
Barun (Aurangabad(BH))
Population
1,174
Households
148
Literacy rate
64.1%
Sex ratio
890 ♀/1000♂
Workers
278
Census 2011 · in context

How Kans compares

By population, Kans ranks #56 of 202 villages in Barun mandal.

Literacy rate
%
64.1%
+6.2% vs mandal average
Kans64.1%
Barun mandal57.9%
Aurangabad district57.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
890
−36 vs mandal average
Kans890
Barun mandal926
Household size
people per home
7.9
+1.2 vs mandal average
Kans7.9
Barun mandal6.7

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

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Kans at a glance

Kans is a village of 1,174 people in 148 households (Census 2011) in Barun block, Aurangabad district, Bihar, the 56th-largest of 202 villages in Barun block. Literacy is 64%, 6 points above the block average of 58% and the sex ratio is 890 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 824112, served by Barun (Aurangabad(BH)) post office; the LGD village code is 253612. The sarpanch is PUSHPA KUMARI, and the village votes in Hilsa assembly constituency, represented by MLA Krishna Murari Sharan. The population is estimated at 1,384 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Kans · this village1,17464%—
Tengra · Barun2,66059%—
Jogiya · Barun2,53769%—
Rasulpur · Barun1,97151%—
Shivnathpur · Barun1,79068%—
Ratanpura · Barun1,28868%—
Banauli · Barun66063%—

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kans

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
0
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
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
AURANGABAD
Distance to nearest town (km)
8
Distance to district HQ (km)
8
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
12
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
Tengra
Total area (ha)
144
Irrigated area (ha)
95
Forest area (ha)
0

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

Notice board · Kans

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 — Kans

LGD code
253612
Pincode
824112
Post office
Barun (Aurangabad(BH))
Population (Census 2011)
1,174
Population (projected 2026)
1,384
Households
148
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
890
Literacy rate
64.1%
Lok Sabha constituency
Nalanda
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Hilsa
Member of Parliament
Kaushalendra Kumar
Member of Legislative Assembly
Krishna Murari Sharan
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
PUSHPA KUMARI
Block / Mandal
Barun
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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
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-21
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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