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Pharabari observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.
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.
Pharabari is a village in Pothia mandal, Kishanganj district, Bihar, with a population of 1,665 and 316 households. It has the highest literacy rate among surveyed villages at 55.1% and is located at 26.099°N, 88.126°E under PIN code 855101.
By population, Pharabari ranks #55 of 149 villages in Pothia mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Pharabari ബിഹാർയിലെ കൃഷ്ണഗഞ്ച് ജില്ല, Pothia ബ്ലോക്ക്ൽ 1,665 പേർ 316 കുടുംബങ്ങളിൽ (2011 സെൻസസ്) താമസിക്കുന്ന ഗ്രാമമാണ്, Pothia ബ്ലോക്ക്ലെ 149 ഗ്രാമങ്ങളിൽ വലുപ്പത്തിൽ 55-ാമത്. സാക്ഷരത 55%, ബ്ലോക്ക് ശരാശരി 41% നേക്കാൾ 14 പോയിന്റ് കൂടുതൽ ലിംഗാനുപാതം 1,000 പുരുഷന്മാർക്ക് 980 സ്ത്രീകൾ. ഇത് കൃഷ്ണഗഞ്ച് ജില്ലാ ആസ്ഥാനത്തു നിന്ന് 53 കി.മീ, അടുത്ത പട്ടണമായ Jaingaonൽ നിന്ന് 2 കി.മീ, Gaisal റെയിൽവേ സ്റ്റേഷനിൽ നിന്ന് 10 കി.മീ സ്ഥിതി ചെയ്യുന്നു (നേർരേഖ ദൂരം). പിൻകോഡ് 855101, Bahadurganj (Kishanganj) പോസ്റ്റ് ഓഫീസിന് കീഴിൽ; LGD ഗ്രാമ കോഡ് 222613. ഏറ്റവും അടുത്ത ആശുപത്രി Lodhan Rural Hospital, 3 കി.മീ അകലെ. പ്രസിഡന്റ് DOLY DAS; ഗ്രാമം Dhamdaha നിയമസഭാ മണ്ഡലത്തിലാണ്, എംഎൽഎ Leshi Singh.
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| ഗ്രാമം | ജനസംഖ്യ | സാക്ഷരത | ദൂരം |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pharabari · ഈ ഗ്രാമം | 1,665 | 55% | — |
| Thakthaki · Goalpokher - I | 0 | — | 1 കി.മീ SE |
| Goalpokhar · Goalpokher - I | 4,500 | 34% | 1.4 കി.മീ S |
| Jiapokhar · Thakurganj | 137 | 50% | 1.4 കി.മീ S |
| Jiapokhar · Thakurganj | 953 | 36% | 1.4 കി.മീ S |
| Chunihar · Goalpokher - I | 2,303 | 31% | 1.8 കി.മീ E |
| Lalpokhar · Goalpokher - I | 441 | 41% | 2 കി.മീ NE |
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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