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Chhanjiar (388)

छंजियार
Ghumarwin mandal
Pincode 174023
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Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Chhanjiar (388) observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Himachal Pradesh.

20 OctObserved in 36 states

Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Himachal Pradesh

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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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Anjna Devi
Contact: 98****3990
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LGD code
18978
Pincode
174023
Post office
Dadhol
Population
302
Households
71
Literacy rate
86.1%
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000♂
Workers
169
Census 2011 · in context

How Chhanjiar (388) compares

By population, Chhanjiar (388) ranks #94 of 228 villages in Ghumarwin mandal.

Literacy rate
%
86.1%
+8.6% vs mandal average
Chhanjiar (388)86.1%
Ghumarwin mandal77.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
911
−107 vs mandal average
Chhanjiar (388)911
Ghumarwin mandal1,018
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.3 vs mandal average
Chhanjiar (388)4.3
Ghumarwin mandal4.6

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

Chhanjiar (388) at a glance

Chhanjiar (388) is a village of 302 people in 71 households (Census 2011) in Ghumarwin tehsil, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, the 94th-largest of 228 villages in Ghumarwin tehsil. Literacy is 86%, 9 points above the tehsil average of 78% and the sex ratio is 911 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 174023, served by Dadhol post office; the LGD village code is 18978. The sarpanch is Anjna Devi , and the village votes in Ghumarwin assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rajesh Dharmani. The population is estimated at 356 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Chhanjiar (388) · this village30286%—
Kasaru (389) · Ghumarwin65076%—
Kathalag (392) · Ghumarwin51874%—
Jandeher (390) · Ghumarwin20977%—
Kaloh (386) · Ghumarwin20486%—
Karyalag (398) · Ghumarwin17973%—
Babeli (387) · Ghumarwin12981%—

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Key facts — Chhanjiar (388)

LGD code
18978
Pincode
174023
Post office
Dadhol
Population (Census 2011)
302
Population (projected 2026)
356
Households
71
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
911
Literacy rate
86.1%
Lok Sabha constituency
Hamirpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Ghumarwin
Member of Parliament
Anurag Thakur
Member of Legislative Assembly
Rajesh Dharmani
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Anjna Devi
Block / Mandal
Ghumarwin
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)