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Pithni observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.
The principal temple recorded for Itarhi mandal is Durga Mandir. No temple of this dedication is on record within Pithni 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, Pithni ranks #67 of 167 villages in Itarhi mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Pithni ਬਿਹਾਰ ਦੇ Buxar ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹੇ ਦੇ Itarhi ਬਲਾਕ ਵਿੱਚ 977 ਲੋਕਾਂ 125 ਪਰਿਵਾਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ (ਜਨਗਣਨਾ 2011) ਦਾ ਪਿੰਡ ਹੈ, ਜੋ Itarhi ਬਲਾਕ ਦੇ 167 ਪਿੰਡਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ 67ਵਾਂ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਡਾ ਹੈ। ਸਾਖਰਤਾ 58% ਹੈ, ਬਲਾਕ ਔਸਤ 56% ਤੋਂ 2 ਅੰਕ ਵੱਧ ਅਤੇ ਲਿੰਗ ਅਨੁਪਾਤ ਪ੍ਰਤੀ 1,000 ਮਰਦਾਂ ਪਿੱਛੇ 879 ਔਰਤਾਂ। ਪਿੰਨਕੋਡ 802123 ਹੈ, Itarhi ਡਾਕਖਾਨੇ ਅਧੀਨ; LGD ਪਿੰਡ ਕੋਡ 248779 ਹੈ। ਸਰਪੰਚ DIWAKAR RAI ਹਨ; ਪਿੰਡ Mahnar ਵਿਧਾਨ ਸਭਾ ਹਲਕੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੈ, ਵਿਧਾਇਕ Umesh Singh Kushwaha। 2026 ਵਿੱਚ ਅਨੁਮਾਨਿਤ ਆਬਾਦੀ 1,152, 2011 ਤੋਂ 18% ਵੱਧ।
ਗ੍ਰਾਮ ਪੰਚਾਇਤ: Chilhar →
| ਪਿੰਡ | ਆਬਾਦੀ | ਸਾਖਰਤਾ | ਦੂਰੀ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pithni · ਇਹ ਪਿੰਡ | 977 | 58% | — |
| Chilhar · Itarhi | 2,791 | 55% | — |
| Kaliyanpur · Itarhi | 2,104 | 54% | — |
| Chandu Dehra · Itarhi | 877 | 64% | — |
| Chilbili · Itarhi | 875 | 54% | — |
| Raksia · Itarhi | 671 | 37% | — |
| Kaithana · Itarhi | 644 | 65% | — |
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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