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Umed Chhapra 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.
By population, Umed Chhapra ranks #21 of 29 villages in Dumri Katsari mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Umed Chhapra हे बिहारच्या शिवहर जिल्ह्यातील Dumri Katsari ब्लॉकमधील 1,416 लोकसंख्येचे 289 कुटुंबांत (जनगणना 2011) गाव आहे, जे Dumri Katsari ब्लॉकमधील 29 गावांत 21वे मोठे आहे. साक्षरता 58% आहे, ब्लॉक सरासरी 43% पेक्षा 15 गुण जास्त आणि लिंग गुणोत्तर दर 1,000 पुरुषांमागे 911 स्त्रिया. पिनकोड 843301 आहे, Shaktipith Chandidham पोस्ट ऑफिसद्वारे; एलजीडी गाव कोड 218877 आहे. सरपंच PRAKASH KUMAR आहेत; गाव Mokama विधानसभा मतदारसंघात येते, आमदार Anant Kumar Singh. 2026 मध्ये अंदाजे लोकसंख्या 1,669, 2011 पेक्षा 18% जास्त.
ग्रामपंचायत: Shyampur →
| गाव | लोकसंख्या | साक्षरता | अंतर |
|---|---|---|---|
| Umed Chhapra · हे गाव | 1,416 | 58% | — |
| Shampur · Dumri Katsari | 6,925 | 41% | — |
| Bhatha · Dumri Katsari | 3,523 | 41% | — |
| Diara Shampur · Dumri Katsari | 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.
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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