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Kharsara

खरसरा
Daraundha mandal
Pincode 841226
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Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

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

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Temple in Daraundha mandal

The principal temple recorded for Daraundha mandal is Hanuman Mandir. No temple of this dedication is on record within Kharsara 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
Ujiarpur
PC 22
→VS
Morwa
AC 135
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
NIRANJAN SINGH
Contact: 98****6746
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LGD code
232661
Pincode
841226
Post office
Chapra Road
Population
1,059
Households
158
Literacy rate
53.8%
Sex ratio
1166 ♀/1000♂
Workers
181
Census 2011 · in context

How Kharsara compares

By population, Kharsara ranks #53 of 82 villages in Daraundha mandal.

Literacy rate
%
53.8%
−3.5% vs mandal average
Kharsara53.8%
Daraundha mandal57.3%
Siwan district58.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,166
+145 vs mandal average
Kharsara1,166
Daraundha mandal1,021
Household size
people per home
6.7
+0.2 vs mandal average
Kharsara6.7
Daraundha mandal6.5

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

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Kharsara at a glance

Kharsara is a village of 1,059 people in 158 households (Census 2011) in Daraundha block, Siwan district, Bihar, the 53rd-largest of 82 villages in Daraundha block. Literacy is 54%, 4 points below the block average of 57% and the sex ratio is 1,166 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 841226, served by Chapra Road post office; the LGD village code is 232661. The sarpanch is NIRANJAN SINGH, and the village votes in Morwa assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ranvijay Sahu. The population is estimated at 1,249 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Kharsara · this village1,05954%—
Panrepur · Daraundha2,62759%—
Chakari · Daraundha1,74863%—
Phalpura · Daraundha1,21063%—
Dibi · Daraundha1,15664%—
Sahdauli · Daraundha1,11768%—

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kharsara

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
5
Power hours (winter)
3
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
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
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
MAHARAJGANJ
Distance to nearest town (km)
5
Distance to district HQ (km)
35
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
6
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Pandeyapur
Total area (ha)
117
Irrigated area (ha)
100.6
Forest area (ha)
0

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

Notice board · Kharsara

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 — Kharsara

LGD code
232661
Pincode
841226
Post office
Chapra Road
Population (Census 2011)
1,059
Population (projected 2026)
1,249
Households
158
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1166
Literacy rate
53.8%
Lok Sabha constituency
Ujiarpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Morwa
Member of Parliament
Nityanand Rai
Member of Legislative Assembly
Ranvijay Sahu
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
NIRANJAN SINGH
Block / Mandal
Daraundha
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-21
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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