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Sirsiya observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.
The principal temple recorded for Sikta mandal is Hanuman Mandir Mathiya. No temple of this dedication is on record within Sirsiya 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, Sirsiya ranks #10 of 61 villages in Sikta mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sirsiya is a village of 4,711 people in 889 households (Census 2011) in Sikta block, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar, the 10th-largest of 61 villages in Sikta block. Literacy is 45%, 3 points above the block average of 43% and the sex ratio is 891 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 845307, served by Sikta post office; the LGD village code is 217246. The sarpanch is Radha Devi , and the village votes in Dhaka assembly constituency, represented by MLA Faisal Rahman. The population is estimated at 5,554 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Sirisiya →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sirsiya · this village | 4,711 | 45% | — |
| Lal Parsa · Sikta | 3,590 | 50% | — |
| Tola Gularia · Sikta | 2,374 | 24% | — |
| Mahmadwa · Sikta | 1,271 | 37% | — |
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.
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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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