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Datt Patti observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.
The principal temple recorded for Pach Deuri mandal is GANESH LAKSHMI MANDIR. No temple of this dedication is on record within Datt Patti 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, Datt Patti ranks #55 of 99 villages in Pach Deuri mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Datt Patti is a village of 725 people in 115 households (Census 2011) in Pach Deuri block, Gopalganj district, Bihar, the 55th-largest of 99 villages in Pach Deuri block. Literacy is 53%, 2 points above the block average of 51% and the sex ratio is 1,120 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 841437, served by Kateya post office; the LGD village code is 230227. The village votes in Minapur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ajay Kumar. The population is estimated at 855 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kuisa Khurd →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Datt Patti · this village | 725 | 53% | — |
| Kusa Khurd · Pach Deuri | 3,240 | 45% | — |
| Machwa · Pach Deuri | 1,319 | 56% | — |
| Rajapur · Pach Deuri | 1,077 | 49% | — |
| Bhatwa Khurd · Pach Deuri | 1,069 | 41% | — |
| Bishunpura · Pach Deuri | 1,004 | 44% | — |
| Ahirauli · Pach Deuri | 916 | 26% | — |
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.
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