Ratwara a village in Sitamarhi

Sitamarhi

Sitamarhi is a town and the district headquarters of Sitamarhi district, Bihar, India.-History:The name Sitamarhi, derives from "Sitamahi", meaning "hermitage of Sita". It is the mythological birthplace of Sita, and the spiritual centre of many sages and saints.This district is often bereaved by...

 district of Bihar

Bihar

Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....

, India also known as Vishnupur Ratwara or Bishunpur Ratwara. This village comes under Bajpatti block. This village is about 14KM east of Sitamarhi district headquarters (Dumra

Dumra, Sitamarhi

Dumra is a town and a notified area in Sitamarhi district in the state of Bihar, India.-Geography:Dumra is located at . It has an average elevation of 86 metres .-Demographics:...

) and about 10KM west of Janakpur Road aka Pupri. The village is connected with Road from Sitamarhi and Pupri. The nearest railway station is Bajpatti(about 6 km) and the nearest airport is Patna

Patna

Paṭnā , is the capital of the Indian state of Bihar and the second largest city in Eastern India . Patna is one of the oldest continuously inhabited places in the world...

 (about 130KM). The pin code is 843333. At present the Mukhia of the village is Awadh Bihari Singh. The village has four middle schools including one Urdu Vidayalaya and the education is available up to 8th standard. This is going to be extended up to 10th class very soon.

Major festivals celebrated in Ratwara - Holi

Holi

Holi , is a religious spring festival celebrated by Hindus. Holi is also known as festival of Colours. It is primarily observed in India, Nepal, Pakistan, and countries with large Indic diaspora populations following Hinduism, such as Suriname, Malaysia, Guyana, South Africa, Trinidad, United...

, Durga Puja

Durga Puja

Durga puja ; দুর্গা পূজা,ଦୁର୍ଗା ପୂଜା,‘Worship of Durga’), also referred to as Durgotsava ; , is an annual Hindu festival in South Asia that celebrates worship of the Hindu goddess Durga. It refers to all the six days observed as Mahalaya, Shashthi, Maha Saptami, Maha Ashtami, Maha Navami and...

, Diwali

Diwali

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, Chhath

Chhath

Chhath is an ancient Hindu festival dedicated to the Hindu Sun God, Surya, also known as Surya Shashti. The Chhath Puja is performed in order to thank Surya for sustaining life on earth and to request the granting of certain wishes. The Sun, considered the god of energy and of the life-force, is...

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