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Barrai observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Madhya Pradesh.
The principal temple recorded for Rajnagar mandal is Chausath Yogini Temple, Khajuraho. No temple of this dedication is on record within Barrai 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.
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Barrai is a revenue village in Rajnagar tehsil, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. It lies 229 km from the Chhatarpur district centre, 49 km from Maksudangarh, the nearest town, 30 km from Salamatpur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 471625, served by Rajnager post office; the LGD village code is 937964. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government hospital BERASIA, 13 km away. The sarpanch is Bhuri Ahirwar , and the village votes in Rajnagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Arvind Pateriya.
Gram panchayat: Dhoguwan →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barrai · this village | — | — | — |
| Barrai · Berasia | 719 | 51% | 0 km N |
| Barrai · Kolar | 1,127 | 46% | 0 km N |
| Arrai Rai Singh · Berasia | 328 | 47% | 0.3 km S |
| Arrai Sardar Singh · Berasia | 284 | 50% | 1.2 km SE |
| Dungariya · Ghatol | 1,416 | 47% | 2.4 km S |
| Dungariya · Bichhua | 488 | 47% | 2.4 km S |
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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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