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Paira

पैर
Singhwara mandal
Pincode 847123
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Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

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

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Temple in Singhwara mandal

The principal temple recorded for Singhwara mandal is Bhagwati Asthan, Bargaon. No temple of this dedication is on record within Paira 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.

Represented by
Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
LS
Samastipur
PC 23 · SC
→VS
Kusheshwar Asthan
AC 078 · SC
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KK
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
kumar kislay
Contact: 85****7070
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LGD code
226777
Pincode
847123
Post office
Singhwara
Population
1,508
Households
343
Literacy rate
40.8%
Sex ratio
931 ♀/1000♂
Workers
845
Census 2011 · in context

How Paira compares

By population, Paira ranks #51 of 100 villages in Singhwara mandal.

Literacy rate
%
40.8%
−4.0% vs mandal average
Paira40.8%
Singhwara mandal44.8%
Darbhanga district46.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
931
−4 vs mandal average
Paira931
Singhwara mandal935
Household size
people per home
4.4
−0.5 vs mandal average
Paira4.4
Singhwara mandal4.9

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

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Paira at a glance

Paira is a village of 1,508 people in 343 households (Census 2011) in Singhwara block, Darbhanga district, Bihar, the 51st-largest of 100 villages in Singhwara block. Literacy is 41%, 4 points below the block average of 45% and the sex ratio is 931 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 847123, served by Singhwara post office; the LGD village code is 226777. The sarpanch is kumar kislay , and the village votes in Kusheshwar Asthan assembly constituency, represented by MLA Atirek Kumar. The population is estimated at 1,778 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Paira · this village1,50841%—
Katka · Singhwara4,20039%—
Mohanpur · Singhwara2,62048%—
Dahsil · Singhwara2,49837%—

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Paira

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
5
Power hours (winter)
10
Primary school
2
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
Yes
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
No
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
DARBHANGA
Distance to nearest town (km)
32
Distance to district HQ (km)
32
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
8
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Katka
Total area (ha)
221
Irrigated area (ha)
118.92
Forest area (ha)
0

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

Notice board · Paira

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 — Paira

LGD code
226777
Pincode
847123
Post office
Singhwara
Population (Census 2011)
1,508
Population (projected 2026)
1,778
Households
343
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
931
Literacy rate
40.8%
Lok Sabha constituency
Samastipur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Kusheshwar Asthan
Member of Parliament
Shambhavi Choudhary
Member of Legislative Assembly
Atirek Kumar
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
kumar kislay
Block / Mandal
Singhwara
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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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