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Kaurigarh observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Jharkhand.
The principal temple recorded for Shikaripara mandal is MAA DURGA HARINI MANDIR. No temple of this dedication is on record within Kaurigarh itself.
By population, Kaurigarh ranks #127 of 261 villages in Shikaripara mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kaurigarh is a village of 413 people in 84 households (Census 2011) in Shikaripara block, Dumka district, Jharkhand, the 127th-largest of 261 villages in Shikaripara block. Literacy is 46%, 2 points below the block average of 47% and the sex ratio is 967 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 816118, served by Shikaripara post office; the LGD village code is 370917. The sarpanch is ROJINTA HANSDA, and the village votes in Dumka assembly constituency, represented by MLA Basant Soren. The population is estimated at 487 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaurigarh · this village | 413 | 46% | — |
| Daldali · Shikaripara | 900 | 53% | — |
| Harinsinha · Shikaripara | 534 | 42% | — |
| Mahulbana · Shikaripara | 516 | 28% | — |
| Naupahar · Shikaripara | 461 | 44% | — |
| Simanijor · Shikaripara | 459 | 58% | — |
| Chhatupara · Shikaripara | 311 | 17% | — |
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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