Chadon (917) observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of 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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By population, Chadon (917) ranks #59 of 69 villages in Parwanoo mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chadon (917) is a village of 20 people in 4 households (Census 2011) in Parwanoo tehsil, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, the 59th-largest of 69 villages in Parwanoo tehsil. Literacy is 60%, 11 points below the tehsil average of 71% and the sex ratio is 667 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 173220, served by Parwanoo post office; the LGD village code is 21700. The sarpanch is GULSHAN. The population is estimated at 24 in 2026, up 20% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Chammo →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chadon (917) · this village | 20 | 60% | — |
| Kainthi (902) · Parwanoo | 260 | 70% | — |
| Bayala Balahu (924) · Parwanoo | 146 | 81% | — |
| Karol (923) · Parwanoo | 133 | 74% | — |
| Chaamo (921) · Parwanoo | 128 | 78% | — |
| Nakyar (914) · Parwanoo | 113 | 74% | — |
| Gadyar (901) · Parwanoo | 108 | 73% | — |
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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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