Datian observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.
Datian is a village in Balrampur mandal, Katihar district, Bihar, with a population of 2,084 across 492 households. The village has a literacy rate of 47% and is located at coordinates 25.438°N, 87.838°E with PIN code 854317.
By population, Datian ranks #24 of 156 villages in Balrampur mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Datian is a village of 2,084 people in 492 households (Census 2011) in Balrampur block, Katihar district, Bihar, the 24th-largest of 156 villages in Balrampur block. Literacy is 47%, 10 points above the block average of 37% and the sex ratio is 944 women per 1,000 men. It lies 88 km from the Katihar district centre, 5 km from Uttar Harishchandrapur, the nearest town, 3 km from Kumedpur Junction railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 854317, served by Barsoighat post office; the LGD village code is 224793. The nearest hospital or health centre is Harishchandrapur Rural Hospital, 6 km away. The village votes in Dhamdaha assembly constituency, represented by MLA Leshi Singh. The population is estimated at 11,738 in 2026, up 463% since the 2011 Census.
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| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Datian · this village | 2,084 | 47% | — |
| Datian · Harischandrapur - II | 9,102 | 35% | 0 km N |
| Shahapur · Ramnagar - II | 538 | 89% | 1.4 km SE |
| Bashat Dhanipara · Harischandrapur - II | 2,445 | 46% | 2.3 km S |
| Sultan Nagar · Harischandrapur - II | 4,606 | 42% | 2.2 km NE |
| Chaksatan · Harischandrapur - II | 1,754 | 37% | 2.4 km N |
| Kankania · Harischandrapur - II | 1,002 | 49% | 2.3 km SW |
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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