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Shahbazpur observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.
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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.
Shahbazpur is a village in Riga mandal, Sitamarhi district, Bihar, with a population of 5,800 across 1,247 households. It has a literacy rate of 51.9% and is located at coordinates 26.164°N, 85.321°E.
By population, Shahbazpur ranks #12 of 42 villages in Riga mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Shahbazpur ബിഹാർയിലെ സീതാമഹി ജില്ല, Riga ബ്ലോക്ക്ൽ 5,800 പേർ 1,247 കുടുംബങ്ങളിൽ (2011 സെൻസസ്) താമസിക്കുന്ന ഗ്രാമമാണ്, Riga ബ്ലോക്ക്ലെ 42 ഗ്രാമങ്ങളിൽ വലുപ്പത്തിൽ 12-ാമത്. സാക്ഷരത 52%, ബ്ലോക്ക് ശരാശരി 43% നേക്കാൾ 9 പോയിന്റ് കൂടുതൽ ലിംഗാനുപാതം 1,000 പുരുഷന്മാർക്ക് 889 സ്ത്രീകൾ. ഇത് സീതാമഹി ജില്ലാ ആസ്ഥാനത്തു നിന്ന് 66 കി.മീ, അടുത്ത പട്ടണമായ Sirsianൽ നിന്ന് 1 കി.മീ, Kaparpura റെയിൽവേ സ്റ്റേഷനിൽ നിന്ന് 1 യിൽ താഴെ കി.മീ സ്ഥിതി ചെയ്യുന്നു (നേർരേഖ ദൂരം). പിൻകോഡ് 843327, Riga പോസ്റ്റ് ഓഫീസിന് കീഴിൽ; LGD ഗ്രാമ കോഡ് 219378. ഏറ്റവും അടുത്ത ആശുപത്രി Maa Janki Hospital and Research Center Pvt Ltd, 4 കി.മീ അകലെ. പ്രസിഡന്റ് KAMLESH SAH; ഗ്രാമം Chiraia നിയമസഭാ മണ്ഡലത്തിലാണ്, എംഎൽഎ Lal Babu Prasad Gupta. 2026ൽ ജനസംഖ്യ ഏകദേശം 6,838, 2011നെക്കാൾ 18% കൂടുതൽ.
ഗ്രാമപഞ്ചായത്ത്: Sahbajpur →
| ഗ്രാമം | ജനസംഖ്യ | സാക്ഷരത | ദൂരം |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shahbazpur · ഈ ഗ്രാമം | 5,800 | 52% | — |
| Shahbazpur · Hussainganj | 2,465 | 44% | 0 കി.മീ N |
| Shahbazpur · Kanti | 2,689 | 60% | 0 കി.മീ N |
| Shahbazpur · Gaya Town C.D.Block | 915 | 60% | 0 കി.മീ N |
| Shahbazpur · Belaganj | 391 | 70% | 0 കി.മീ N |
| Shahbazpur · Khizirsarai | 1,583 | 53% | 0 കി.മീ N |
| Shahbazpur · Karai Parsurai | 727 | 55% | 0 കി.മീ N |
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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