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Bilani observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Madhya Pradesh.
The principal temple recorded for Patharia mandal is Shree 1008 Mahaveer Jinalay sagar (m p). No temple of this dedication is on record within Bilani 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.
Bilani is a village in Patharia mandal, Damoh district, Madhya Pradesh, with a population of 1,735 and 465 households. The literacy rate is 63.1%, and it is located at 23.957°N, 79.262°E.
By population, Bilani ranks #20 of 131 villages in Patharia mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bilani ਮੱਧ ਪ੍ਰਦੇਸ਼ ਦੇ Damoh ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹੇ ਦੇ Patharia ਤਹਿਸੀਲ ਵਿੱਚ 1,735 ਲੋਕਾਂ 465 ਪਰਿਵਾਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ (ਜਨਗਣਨਾ 2011) ਦਾ ਪਿੰਡ ਹੈ, ਜੋ Patharia ਤਹਿਸੀਲ ਦੇ 131 ਪਿੰਡਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ 20ਵਾਂ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਡਾ ਹੈ। ਸਾਖਰਤਾ 63% ਹੈ, ਤਹਿਸੀਲ ਔਸਤ 61% ਤੋਂ 2 ਅੰਕ ਵੱਧ ਅਤੇ ਲਿੰਗ ਅਨੁਪਾਤ ਪ੍ਰਤੀ 1,000 ਮਰਦਾਂ ਪਿੱਛੇ 886 ਔਰਤਾਂ। ਇਹ Damoh ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹਾ ਕੇਂਦਰ ਤੋਂ 17 ਕਿਮੀ, Patharia ਰੇਲਵੇ ਸਟੇਸ਼ਨ ਤੋਂ 9 ਕਿਮੀ ਸਥਿਤ ਹੈ (ਸਿੱਧੀ ਲਕੀਰ ਦੂਰੀ)। ਪਿੰਨਕੋਡ 470666 ਹੈ, Pathariya ਡਾਕਖਾਨੇ ਅਧੀਨ; LGD ਪਿੰਡ ਕੋਡ 462158 ਹੈ। ਨੇੜਲਾ ਹਸਪਤਾਲ Government Hospital, 7 ਕਿਮੀ ਦੂਰ। ਸਰਪੰਚ MAHENDRA PATEL ਹਨ; ਪਿੰਡ Naryoli ਵਿਧਾਨ ਸਭਾ ਹਲਕੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੈ, ਵਿਧਾਇਕ Er. Pradeep Lariya। 2026 ਵਿੱਚ ਅਨੁਮਾਨਿਤ ਆਬਾਦੀ 2,046, 2011 ਤੋਂ 18% ਵੱਧ।
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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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