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Raghauli observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.
The principal temple recorded for Bisfi mandal is Balat Mandir. No temple of this dedication is on record within Raghauli 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, Raghauli ranks #16 of 57 villages in Bisfi mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Raghauli हे बिहारच्या मधुबनी जिल्ह्यातील Bisfi ब्लॉकमधील 6,648 लोकसंख्येचे 1,597 कुटुंबांत (जनगणना 2011) गाव आहे, जे Bisfi ब्लॉकमधील 57 गावांत 16वे मोठे आहे. साक्षरता 53% आहे, ब्लॉक सरासरी 44% पेक्षा 9 गुण जास्त आणि लिंग गुणोत्तर दर 1,000 पुरुषांमागे 882 स्त्रिया. पिनकोड 847102 आहे, Basaith Chandpura पोस्ट ऑफिसद्वारे; एलजीडी गाव कोड 220370 आहे. गाव Bisfi विधानसभा मतदारसंघात येते, आमदार Asif Ahmad. 2026 मध्ये अंदाजे लोकसंख्या 7,838, 2011 पेक्षा 18% जास्त.
ग्रामपंचायत: Raghauli →
| गाव | लोकसंख्या | साक्षरता | अंतर |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raghauli · हे गाव | 6,648 | 53% | — |
| Usauth · Bisfi | 2,559 | 37% | — |
| Marwa · Bisfi | 1,599 | 52% | — |
| Arazi Usauth · Bisfi | 0 | — | — |
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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