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Naraenpur observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of 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.
By population, Naraenpur ranks #42 of 177 villages in Amarpur mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Naraenpur is a village of 1,577 people in 283 households (Census 2011) in Amarpur block, Banka district, Bihar, the 42nd-largest of 177 villages in Amarpur block. Literacy is 58%, 7 points above the block average of 51% and the sex ratio is 880 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 813106, served by Katoria post office; the LGD village code is 240671. The sarpanch is SADANAND MANDAL, and the village votes in Munger assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kumar Pranay. The population is estimated at 1,859 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Ballikitta →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naraenpur · this village | 1,577 | 58% | — |
| Ballikita · Amarpur | 3,644 | 58% | — |
| Chorwe · Amarpur | 3,255 | 59% | — |
| Ramchandarpur Itahri · Amarpur | 2,585 | 54% | — |
| Chorwe Subhanpur Inglish · Amarpur | 185 | 49% | — |
| Uchhagarkita · Amarpur | 0 | — | — |
| Chorwe Arazi · Amarpur | 0 | — | — |
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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