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Kathar observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Rajasthan.
The principal temple recorded for Badgaon mandal is Vaikunth Nath ji Ka Mandir. No temple of this dedication is on record within Kathar 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, Kathar ranks #37 of 109 villages in Badgaon mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kathar is a village of 1,163 people in 235 households (Census 2011) in Badgaon tehsil, Udaipur district, Rajasthan, the 37th-largest of 109 villages in Badgaon tehsil. Literacy is 58%, 2 points above the tehsil average of 56% and the sex ratio is 978 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 313001, served by Udaipur Shastri Circle post office; the LGD village code is 106380. The village votes in Nathdwara assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vishvaraj Singh Mewar. The population is estimated at 1,371 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kathar →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kathar · this village | 1,163 | 58% | — |
| Toola · Badgaon | 1,563 | 48% | — |
| Maroowas · Badgaon | 1,220 | 46% | — |
| Kundal · Badgaon | 655 | 28% | — |
| Peli Bhagal · Badgaon | 588 | 38% | — |
| Jhakhron Ki Bhagal · Badgaon | 478 | 41% | — |
| Pawadiya · Badgaon | 289 | 57% | — |
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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