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Maina observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.
The principal temple recorded for Mahishi mandal is brahmakumaris prabhu pasand bhawan. No temple of this dedication is on record within Maina 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.
Maina is a village in Mahishi mandal, Saharsa district, Bihar, with 1,771 inhabitants in 342 households. The village has the highest literacy rate among nearby villages at 65.2%, with PIN code 852216.
By population, Maina ranks #33 of 81 villages in Mahishi mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Maina బీహార్లోని సహస్ర జిల్లా, Mahishi బ్లాక్లో 1,771 జనాభా 342 కుటుంబాలలో (జనగణన 2011) గల గ్రామం, Mahishi బ్లాక్లోని 81 గ్రామాలలో 33వ పెద్దది. అక్షరాస్యత 65%, బ్లాక్ సగటు 38% కంటే 27 పాయింట్లు ఎక్కువ మరియు లింగ నిష్పత్తి ప్రతి 1,000 పురుషులకు 802 మహిళలు. ఇది సహస్ర జిల్లా కేంద్రం నుండి 35 కి.మీ, సమీప పట్టణం Beldaur నుండి 11 కి.మీ, Koparia రైల్వే స్టేషన్ నుండి 12 కి.మీ ఉంది (సరళ రేఖ దూరాలు). పిన్కోడ్ 852216, Mahishi పోస్టాఫీసు పరిధిలో; LGD గ్రామ కోడ్ 226388. సమీప ఆసుపత్రి/ఆరోగ్య కేంద్రం Goverment hospital,Sonbarsa, 2 కి.మీ దూరంలో. సర్పంచ్ nutan bharti; గ్రామం Matihani అసెంబ్లీ నియోజకవర్గంలో ఉంది, ఎమ్మెల్యే Narendra Kumar Singh Alias Bogo Singh. 2026లో జనాభా సుమారు 2,088, 2011 జనగణన కంటే 18% ఎక్కువ.
గ్రామ పంచాయతీ: Naharwar →
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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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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