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Jandgon observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Uttarakhand.
The principal temple recorded for Barnigad mandal is Nagthat. No temple of this dedication is on record within Jandgon 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.
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By population, Jandgon ranks #12 of 64 villages in Barnigad mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Jandgon ఉత్తరాఖండ్లోని ఉత్తరకాశి జిల్లా, Barnigad తహసీల్లో 369 జనాభా 42 కుటుంబాలలో (జనగణన 2011) గల గ్రామం, Barnigad తహసీల్లోని 64 గ్రామాలలో 12వ పెద్దది. అక్షరాస్యత 52%, తహసీల్ సగటు 56% కంటే 5 పాయింట్లు తక్కువ మరియు లింగ నిష్పత్తి ప్రతి 1,000 పురుషులకు 1,073 మహిళలు. పిన్కోడ్ 249171, Naugaon పోస్టాఫీసు పరిధిలో; LGD గ్రామ కోడ్ 40442. గ్రామం Purola అసెంబ్లీ నియోజకవర్గంలో ఉంది, ఎమ్మెల్యే Durgeshwar Lal. 2026లో జనాభా సుమారు 435, 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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