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Khirkan observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Rajasthan.
The principal temple recorded for Mandrayal mandal is Kaila devi. No temple of this dedication is on record within Khirkan 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, Khirkan ranks #22 of 77 villages in Mandrayal mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Khirkan is a village of 970 people in 195 households (Census 2011) in Mandrayal tehsil, Karauli district, Rajasthan, the 22nd-largest of 77 villages in Mandrayal tehsil. Literacy is 49%, about the same as the tehsil average of 50% and the sex ratio is 820 women per 1,000 men. It lies 44 km from the Karauli district centre, 38 km from Barouli, the nearest town, 9 km from Kaimarakalan railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 322251, served by Mandrail post office; the LGD village code is 76854. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government hospital Tentra, 13 km away. The village votes in Sapotra assembly constituency, represented by MLA Hansraj Meena. The population is estimated at 1,144 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Mogepura →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khirkan · this village | 970 | 49% | — |
| Mogepura · Mandrayal | 1,374 | 35% | 1.8 km NE |
| Banthar · Sabalgarh | 329 | 42% | 3.3 km SE |
| Banthar · Unnao | 7,165 | 57% | 3.3 km SE |
| Kaimara Kalan · Sabalgarh | 5,724 | 46% | 3.7 km SE |
| Kaimara Khurd · Sabalgarh | 1,078 | 48% | 4 km S |
| Chirmil · Sapotra | 169 | 37% | 4.3 km W |
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
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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