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Raset

Khajni mandal
Pincode 273406
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Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Raset observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Uttar Pradesh.

20 OctObserved in 36 states

Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Uttar 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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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
VINOD KUMAR
Contact: 78****1739
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LGD code
187091
Pincode
273406
Post office
Unwal
Population
995
Households
182
Literacy rate
52.9%
Sex ratio
1086 ♀/1000♂
Workers
239
Census 2011 · in context

How Raset compares

By population, Raset ranks #191 of 769 villages in Khajni mandal.

Literacy rate
%
52.9%
−7.6% vs mandal average
Raset52.9%
Khajni mandal60.5%
Gorakhpur district60.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,086
+119 vs mandal average
Raset1,086
Khajni mandal967
Household size
people per home
5.5
−1.2 vs mandal average
Raset5.5
Khajni mandal6.7

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

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Raset at a glance

Raset is a village of 995 people in 182 households (Census 2011) in Khajni tehsil, Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh, the 191st-largest of 769 villages in Khajni tehsil. Literacy is 53%, 8 points below the tehsil average of 61% and the sex ratio is 1,086 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 273406, served by Unwal post office; the LGD village code is 187091. The sarpanch is VINOD KUMAR, and the village votes in Haidergarh assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dinesh Rawat. The population is estimated at 1,173 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Raset

Treated tap water
Yes
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
8
Power hours (winter)
6
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
Yes
Sub post office
Yes
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
GORAKHPUR
Distance to nearest town (km)
35
Distance to district HQ (km)
35
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
18
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
RASET
Total area (ha)
156.91
Irrigated area (ha)
98.05
Forest area (ha)
0.05

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Raset

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Raset

LGD code
187091
Pincode
273406
Post office
Unwal
Population (Census 2011)
995
Population (projected 2026)
1,173
Households
182
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1086
Literacy rate
52.9%
Lok Sabha constituency
Barabanki
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Haidergarh
Member of Parliament
Tanuj Punia
Member of Legislative Assembly
Dinesh Rawat
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
VINOD KUMAR
Block / Mandal
Khajni
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • 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)
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