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Samsa 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.
Samsa is a village in Naokothi mandal, Begusarai district, Bihar. With a population of 6,886 across 1,446 households, it is among the larger settlements in the area. The village has a literacy rate of 48.3%.
By population, Samsa ranks #6 of 35 villages in Naokothi mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Samsa బీహార్లోని బెగుసరాయ్ జిల్లా, Naokothi బ్లాక్లో 6,886 జనాభా 1,446 కుటుంబాలలో (జనగణన 2011) గల గ్రామం, Naokothi బ్లాక్లోని 35 గ్రామాలలో 6వ పెద్దది. అక్షరాస్యత 48%, బ్లాక్ సగటు 49%కి దాదాపు సమానం మరియు లింగ నిష్పత్తి ప్రతి 1,000 పురుషులకు 936 మహిళలు. ఇది బెగుసరాయ్ జిల్లా కేంద్రం నుండి 54 కి.మీ, సమీప పట్టణం Kerai నుండి 15 కి.మీ, Bachwara Junction రైల్వే స్టేషన్ నుండి 6 కి.మీ ఉంది (సరళ రేఖ దూరాలు). పిన్కోడ్ 851130, Naokothi పోస్టాఫీసు పరిధిలో; LGD గ్రామ కోడ్ 238189. సమీప ఆసుపత్రి/ఆరోగ్య కేంద్రం Government Hospital, Mokhtiyarpur, 6 కి.మీ దూరంలో. సర్పంచ్ ABHISHEK KUMAR; గ్రామం Saharsa అసెంబ్లీ నియోజకవర్గంలో ఉంది, ఎమ్మెల్యే Indrajeet Prasad Gupta. 2026లో జనాభా సుమారు 8,119, 2011 జనగణన కంటే 18% ఎక్కువ.
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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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