Over 150 dead in monsoon in Himachal
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Kaker (181) observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Himachal Pradesh.
The principal temple recorded for Darlaghat mandal is Vishveshwar Mahadev Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Kaker (181) 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, Kaker (181) ranks #214 of 256 villages in Darlaghat mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kaker (181) is a village of 33 people in 9 households (Census 2011) in Darlaghat tehsil, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, the 214th-largest of 256 villages in Darlaghat tehsil. Literacy is 64%, 9 points below the tehsil average of 73% and the sex ratio is 941 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 171102, served by Darla post office; the LGD village code is 20448. The sarpanch is Reeta Sharma , and the village votes in Arki assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sanjay. The population is estimated at 39 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Barayali →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaker (181) · this village | 33 | 64% | — |
| Barayali (186) · Darlaghat | 301 | 66% | — |
| Chalyawan (40) · Darlaghat | 136 | 76% | — |
| Sameli (184) · Darlaghat | 135 | 69% | — |
| Dwaru (180) · Darlaghat | 127 | 89% | — |
| Satoti (179) · Darlaghat | 101 | 61% | — |
| Dhamog (178) · Darlaghat | 94 | 67% | — |
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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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