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Cheraut observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.
The principal temple recorded for Charaut mandal is Baba bajranbali bali sthan. No temple of this dedication is on record within Cheraut 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.
Cheraut is a large village in Charaut mandal, Sitamarhi district, Bihar, with a population of 35,976 across 8,342 households. It has a literacy rate of 46.3% and is located at 26.534°N, 85.794°E with PIN code 847305.
By population, Cheraut ranks #1 of 17 villages in Charaut mandal — the largest.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Cheraut బీహార్లోని సీతామర్హి జిల్లా, Charaut బ్లాక్లో 35,976 జనాభా 8,342 కుటుంబాలలో (జనగణన 2011) గల గ్రామం, Charaut బ్లాక్లోని 17 గ్రామాలలో అతిపెద్దది. అక్షరాస్యత 46%, బ్లాక్ సగటు 45% కంటే 1 పాయింట్లు ఎక్కువ మరియు లింగ నిష్పత్తి ప్రతి 1,000 పురుషులకు 903 మహిళలు. ఇది సీతామర్హి జిల్లా కేంద్రం నుండి 51 కి.మీ, సమీప పట్టణం Basuki Bihari నుండి 5 కి.మీ, Janakpur Road రైల్వే స్టేషన్ నుండి 12 కి.మీ ఉంది (సరళ రేఖ దూరాలు). పిన్కోడ్ 847305, Madhwapur పోస్టాఫీసు పరిధిలో; LGD గ్రామ కోడ్ 219694. సమీప ఆసుపత్రి/ఆరోగ్య కేంద్రం Parsapatailli Sawastha Chauki, 9 కి.మీ దూరంలో. సర్పంచ్ VIJAY KUMAR; గ్రామం Triveniganj అసెంబ్లీ నియోజకవర్గంలో ఉంది, ఎమ్మెల్యే Sonam Rani. 2026లో జనాభా సుమారు 42,416, 2011 జనగణన కంటే 18% ఎక్కువ.
గ్రామ పంచాయతీ: Choraut Pashchim →
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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