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Jitadih observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Jharkhand.
The principal temple recorded for Patan mandal is Harihar Dham. No temple of this dedication is on record within Jitadih itself.
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Jitadih is a revenue village in Patan block, Palamu district, Jharkhand. It lies 165 km from the Palamu district centre, 7 km from Shankarpur Khawas, the nearest town, 8 km from Ghogha railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 822123, served by Patan (Palamau) post office; the LGD village code is 365999. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Tarar, 6 km away. The sarpanch is Manoj kumar, and the village votes in Bagodar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Nagendra Mahto.
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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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