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Wahab Chak observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.
The principal temple recorded for Konch mandal is maa durga mandir suryapura. No temple of this dedication is on record within Wahab Chak 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, Wahab Chak ranks #85 of 141 villages in Konch mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Wahab Chak is a village of 907 people in 125 households (Census 2011) in Konch block, Gaya district, Bihar, the 85th-largest of 141 villages in Konch block. Literacy is 57%, 2 points above the block average of 55% and the sex ratio is 859 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 824207, served by Konch (Gaya) post office; the LGD village code is 254560. The village votes in Begusarai assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kundan Kumar. The population is estimated at 1,069 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Garari →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wahab Chak · this village | 907 | 57% | — |
| Dewra · Konch | 3,553 | 53% | — |
| Gararhi · Konch | 2,758 | 42% | — |
| Sarbahada · Konch | 1,482 | 55% | — |
| Gen Bigha · Konch | 820 | 41% | — |
| Bhikhanpur · Konch | 596 | 67% | — |
| Halim Chak · Konch | 0 | — | — |
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.
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.
Centred on Konch mandal
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