Hiranpur Cattle Market (Maweshi Haat)
Pakur’s largest weekly livestock fair, renowned across Santhal Pargana for large-scale cattle, buffalo, and draft animal trading every Thursday.
Every Thursday, Hiranpur hosts its famed Maweshi Haat, drawing thousands of cattle traders, dairy farmers, and villagers from across Jharkhand, West Bengal, and Bihar. Known primarily for the trade of cows, buffaloes, and agricultural oxen, the bustling grounds showcase traditional bargaining practices, livestock inspections, and rural commerce essential to the agrarian economy of the region.
Key Highlights
“A vital living tradition of rural Santhal Pargana, where generations of farmers and pastoralists gather weekly not just for livestock trade, but to maintain social ties, traditional barter wisdom, and the agrarian backbone of the region.”
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