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Magurahi observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.
The principal temple recorded for Mahua mandal is Sankat Mochan hanuman Mandir. No temple of this dedication is on record within Magurahi 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, Magurahi ranks #18 of 137 villages in Mahua mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Magurahi is a village of 3,520 people in 597 households (Census 2011) in Mahua block, Vaishali district, Bihar, the 18th-largest of 137 villages in Mahua block. Literacy is 54%, 3 points below the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 910 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 844122, served by Mahuwa post office; the LGD village code is 235248. The sarpanch is nirmala ray, and the village votes in Beldaur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Panna Lal Singh Patel. The population is estimated at 4,150 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Mangurahi →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magurahi · this village | 3,520 | 54% | — |
| Paharpur · Mahua | 2,395 | 51% | — |
| Bhagwatpur Taraura · Mahua | 1,838 | 49% | — |
| Bishunpur Taraura · Mahua | 1,500 | 73% | — |
| Sarwan · Mahua | 988 | 59% | — |
| Bazidpur Madhaul · Mahua | 963 | 52% | — |
| Mahua Ram Rae · Mahua | 959 | 53% | — |
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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