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Kolhua observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.
The principal temple recorded for Gidhaur mandal is Mahavir Mandir. No temple of this dedication is on record within Kolhua 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.
Kolhua is a village in Gidhaur mandal, Jamui district, Bihar, with a population of 2,930 across 466 households. The village has a literacy rate of 55.7%, is served by one railway station, and is located at PIN 811305.
By population, Kolhua ranks #9 of 20 villages in Gidhaur mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kolhua ಬಿಹಾರದ Jamui ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, Gidhaur ಬ್ಲಾಕ್ದಲ್ಲಿ 2,930 ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ 466 ಕುಟುಂಬಗಳಲ್ಲಿ (2011 ಜನಗಣತಿ) ಇರುವ ಗ್ರಾಮ, Gidhaur ಬ್ಲಾಕ್ದ 20 ಗ್ರಾಮಗಳಲ್ಲಿ 9ನೇ ದೊಡ್ಡದು. ಸಾಕ್ಷರತೆ 56%, ಬ್ಲಾಕ್ ಸರಾಸರಿ 52% ಗಿಂತ 4 ಅಂಕ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಮತ್ತು ಲಿಂಗಾನುಪಾತ 1,000 ಪುರುಷರಿಗೆ 899 ಮಹಿಳೆಯರು. ಇದು Jamui ಜಿಲ್ಲಾ ಕೇಂದ್ರದಿಂದ 134 ಕಿ.ಮೀ, ಹತ್ತಿರದ ಪಟ್ಟಣ Saraiyaದಿಂದ 4 ಕಿ.ಮೀ, Saraiya Junction ರೈಲು ನಿಲ್ದಾಣದಿಂದ 1 ಒಳಗೆ ಕಿ.ಮೀ ಇದೆ (ನೇರ ರೇಖೆ ದೂರ). ಪಿನ್ಕೋಡ್ 811305, Gidhaur ಅಂಚೆ ಕಚೇರಿ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ; LGD ಗ್ರಾಮ ಕೋಡ್ 259069. ಹತ್ತಿರದ ಆಸ್ಪತ್ರೆ Jeevan Rekha Arogya Sansthn, 6 ಕಿ.ಮೀ ದೂರ. ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರು RUBI DEVI; ಗ್ರಾಮ Sakra ವಿಧಾನಸಭಾ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿದೆ, ಶಾಸಕ Aditya Kumar. 2026ರಲ್ಲಿ ಅಂದಾಜು ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ 3,454, 2011ಕ್ಕಿಂತ 18% ಹೆಚ್ಚು.
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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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