Sasaram (), also spelled as Shahasaram, is a historical city and a

municipal corporation Municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to) cities, counties, towns, townships, charter townships, villages, and boroughs. The term can also be used to describe municipally o ...

region in the

Rohtas district Rohtas District is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar States and territories of India, state, India. It came into existence when Shahabad district, Shahabad District was bifurcated into Bhojpur & Rohtas in 1972. Administrative headquart ...

of Bihar state in

eastern India East India is a region consisting of the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal and also the union territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The states of Bihar and West Bengal lie on the Indo-Gangetic plain. Jharkhan ...

. The city served as the capital of the

Sur dynasty The Sur Empire was an empire ruled by the Afghan (ethnonym), Afghan-origin Sur dynasty in North India, northern India for nearly 16 or 18 years, between 1538/1540 and 1556, with Sasaram (in modern-day Bihar) serving as its capital. It was fou ...

during

Sher Shah Suri Sher Shah Suri (born Farid al-Din Khan; 1472 or 1486 – 22 May 1545), also known by his title Sultan Adil (), was the ruler of Bihar from 1530 to 1540, and Sultan of Hindustan from 1540 until his death in 1545. He defeated the Mughal Empire, ...

's rule over India in the 16th century, and was residence place sub capital of epic monarch Sahastrabahu (Kartivirya Arjuna). Sasaram and the

Kaimur Range Kaimur Range (also spelt Kymore) is the eastern portion of the Vindhya Range, about long, extending from around Katangi in Jabalpur district of Madhya Pradesh to around Sasaram in Rohtas district of Bihar. It passes through the Rewa and Mi ...

contain waterfalls, lakes, rivers and picturesque locations as described by the

Ain-I-Akbari The ''Ain-i-Akbari'' (), or the "Administration of Akbar", is a 16th-century detailed document regarding the administration of the Mughal Empire under Emperor Akbar, written by his court historian, Abu'l Fazl, in the Persian language. It forms ...

. Over 200 waterfalls emerge during the rainy season. Modern Sasaram city covers the largest sub-metropolitan area of Bihar. Its attractions to visit include the

Tomb of Sher Shah Suri The Tomb of Sher Shah Suri is a mausoleum located in Sasaram, in the Indian state of Bihar. Sher Shah Suri, who was the founder of the Sur Empire, commissioned the tomb for himself. It was completed on 16 August 1545, about three months after h ...

(included in

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World Heritage Centre – ''Tentative list''),

Tomb of Hasan Khan Suri The Tomb of Hasan Khan Suri, also known as Sukha Rauza, is a tomb in Sasaram, Bihar, India. It is listed as a Monuments of National Importance (India), monument of national importance.The tomb is attributed to "Hasan Shah Suri" in the ASI list. How ...

, Rohtasgarh Fort,

Shergarh Fort Shergarh Fort (also known as Qila Shergarh, Bhurkuda Fort) is a ruined fort in Malhipur, Chenari block of Sasaram, it is well connected from Kudra and as well from Sasaram, Bihar. It is a hill fort on a Kaimur plateau about 800 feet in height and ...

, Manjhar Kund, Kashish waterfall, Karmchat Dam, Salim khan makbara, Tutla Bhawani Mandir, Narayni Devi Mandir, Dhua Kund. Sasaram city is located in the middle of its other sub-towns like Nokha &

Kudra Kudra, formerly known as Jahanabad, is a town and corresponding community development block in Kaimur district in the state of Bihar, India. It is the third largest town in Kaimur district, Kaimur district. It is situated about 18 km fro ...

, which have a large number of agriculture based industries, and the city is also emerging as an educational hub. It is situated in the middle of other industrial twin towns like Dehri-on-sone,

Dalmianagar Dalmianagar is a town that had one of the oldest and biggest industry in India. It is situated at Dehri-on-Sone on the banks of the Sone River in Rohtas district of Bihar. This is a city and a Municipality in Rohtas district in the state of Bih ...

Sonnagar Son Nagar Junction is a railway station in Aurangabad district, Bihar, Aurangabad district. It serves Barun, India, Barun and Daudnagar towns of Bihar. It is located on the east bank of the Son River and was earlier known as Son East Bank. Hist ...

, Amjhor, Nokha and Banjari. The Sasaram city region is the administrative headquarters of Rohtas district. It was carved out from

Shahabad district Shahabad district or Arrah district, headquartered at Arrah (now part of Bhojpur) was a Bhojpuri speaking district in western Bihar, India, making the western border of Bihar with Uttar Pradesh. In 1972, the district was split into two distri ...

in 1972. This district headquarters is best known for having the highest literacy rate and highest agricultural & forest cover area of Bihar. Sasaram is also the headquarters of a

community development block In India, a community development block (CD block) or simply Block is a sub-division of District, administratively earmarked for planning and development. In tribal areas, similar sub-divisions are called tribal development blocks (TD blocks). T ...

of the same name, with a total population of 358,283 as of 2011, making it the most populous block in Rohtas district. It is known for the production of cement, fertilizers, stone chips, and for the quarrying industry. Major languages spoken in this region are

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, English and

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; religions of the population include

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, and

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History

During the

Vedic age The Vedic period, or the Vedic age (), is the period in the late Bronze Age and early Iron Age of the history of India when the Vedic literature, including the Vedas (–900 BCE), was composed in the northern Indian subcontinent, between the e ...

, Sasaram was a part of the ancient

Kashi kingdom Kashi or Kaashi most commonly refers to: * Varanasi (historically known as "Kashi"), a holy city in India Kashi may also refer to: Places **Kingdom of Kashi, an ancient kingdom in the same place, one of the sixteen Mahajanapadas **Kashi Vishwana ...

. Sasaram's name derives from ''Sahastrarama'', meaning "one thousand groves". Sasaram was once also named Shah Sarai (meaning "Place of the King"), as it is the birthplace of the

Afghan Afghan or Afgan may refer to: Related to Afghanistan *Afghans, historically refers to the Pashtun people. It is both an ethnicity and nationality. Ethnicity wise, it refers to the Pashtuns. In modern terms, it means both the citizens of Afghanist ...

king

, who ruled over

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, but spread chiefly to the west, or beyond its Bank (geography ...

, much of northern India, present-day Pakistan, and eastern Afghanistan for five years as the

Sur Empire The Sur Empire was an empire ruled by the Afghan (ethnonym), Afghan-origin Sur dynasty in North India, northern India for nearly 16 or 18 years, between 1538/1540 and 1556, with Sasaram (in modern-day Bihar) serving as its capital. It was fou ...

, after defeating the

Mughal Emperor The emperors of the Mughal Empire, who were all members of the Timurid dynasty (House of Babur), ruled the empire from its inception on 21 April 1526 to its dissolution on 21 September 1857. They were supreme monarchs of the Mughal Empire in ...

Humayun Nasir al-Din Muhammad (6 March 1508 – 27 January 1556), commonly known by his regnal name Humayun (), was the second Mughal emperor, who ruled over territory in what is now Eastern Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Northern India, and Pakistan from ...

. Many of Sher Shah Suri's governmental practices were adopted by the Mughals and later the British Raj, including taxation, administration, and the building of a paved road from

Kabul Kabul is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. Located in the eastern half of the country, it is also a municipality, forming part of the Kabul Province. The city is divided for administration into #Districts, 22 municipal districts. A ...

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, also called the

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. Sher Shah Suri's

red sandstone Sandstone is a clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized (0.0625 to 2 mm) silicate grains, cemented together by another mineral. Sandstones comprise about 20–25% of all sedimentary rocks. Most sandstone is composed o ...

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, built in the Indo-Afghan style, stands in the middle of an artificial lake in Sasaram. It borrows heavily from the Lodhi style, and was once covered in blue and yellow glazed tiles, indicating an Iranian influence. The massive free-standing dome also has an aesthetic aspect of the

Buddhist Buddhism, also known as Buddhadharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and List of philosophies, philosophical tradition based on Pre-sectarian Buddhism, teachings attributed to the Buddha, a wandering teacher who lived in the 6th or ...

stupa In Buddhism, a stupa (, ) is a domed hemispherical structure containing several types of sacred relics, including images, statues, metals, and '' śarīra''—the remains of Buddhist monks or nuns. It is used as a place of pilgrimage and m ...

style of the

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period. The tomb of Sher Shah's father, Hasan Khan Suri, is also at Sasaram, and stands in the middle of a green field at Sherganj, which is known as Sukha Rauza. About a kilometre to the north west of Sher Shah's tomb lies the incomplete and dilapidated tomb of his son and successor,

Islam Shah Suri Islam Shah Suri (born Jalal Khan; 1507 – 22 November 1554) also known as Salim Shah Suri, was Sur Empire#List of rulers of the Sur Empire, Sultan of Hindustan from 27 May 1545 until his death in 1554. He was the second ruler of the Sur Empire ...

. Sasaram also has a ''Baulia'', a pool used by the emperor's consorts for bathing. The fort of Sher Shah Suri at Rohtasgarh is in Sasaram. This fort has a history dating back to the 7th century CE. It was built by Raja

Harishchandra Harishchandra () is a legendary king of the Solar dynasty, who appears in several legends in texts such as the ''Aitareya Brahmana'', ''Mahabharata'', the ''Markandeya Purana'', and the ''Devi-Bhagavata Purana, Devi Bhagavata Purana''. The most ...

, known for his truthfulness in the name of his son Rohitashwa. It houses the Churasan temple,

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temple, Diwan-i-Khas, Diwan-e-Aam, and various other structures dating back to different centuries. The fort also served as the headquarters of

Raja Man Singh Mirza Raja Man Singh I (21 December 1550 – 6 July 1614) was the 24th Raja, Kachawaha Rajput ruler of the Kingdom of Amber from 1589 to 1614. He also served as the foremost imperial Subahdar of Bihar Subah from 1587 to 1594, then for Ben ...

during his reign as the governor of Bihar and Bengal under the regime of

Akbar Akbar (Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar, – ), popularly known as Akbar the Great, was the third Mughal emperor, who reigned from 1556 to 1605. Akbar succeeded his father, Humayun, under a regent, Bairam Khan, who helped the young emperor expa ...

. The Rohtas Fort in Bihar should not be confused with another fort of the same name, near

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, in present-day

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. The Rohtas Fort in Sasaram was also built by Sher Shah Suri, during the period when

was exiled from Hindustan. There is a temple of Goddess Tarachandi, two miles to the south, and an inscription of Pratap Dhawal on the rock close to the temple of Chandi Devi. Hindus in large number assemble to worship the goddess. Dhua Kund, a notable waterfall, is located about from the city. Rohtas, south of Sasaram, is known to have been the residence of one Satyawadi Raja Harischandra, named for his son, Rohitashwa.

Minor Rock Edict of Ashoka

Sasaram is also famous for an inscription by

Ashoka Ashoka, also known as Asoka or Aśoka ( ; , ; – 232 BCE), and popularly known as Ashoka the Great, was List of Mauryan emperors, Emperor of Magadha from until #Death, his death in 232 BCE, and the third ruler from the Mauryan dynast ...

(one of the thirteen

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), situated in a small cave of Kaimur hill, near Chandan Shaheed. The edict is located near the top of the terminal spur of the Kimur Range near Sasaram. There is the Minor rock edict #1 only.India: An Archaeological History: Palaeolithic Beginnings to Early Historic ... by Dilip K. Chakrabart
p.395
/ref> Ashoka famously mentions pre-existing stone pillars in the Edict: ''"...And where there are stone pillars here in my dominion, there also cause it to be engraved."''. File:Terminal_spur_of_the_Kimur_Range,_near_the_top_of_which_is_the_Sasaram_Asoka_Edict.jpg, The Edict is located on top of the terminal spur of the Kimur range. File:Jambudiipasi.jpg, The name '' Jambudīpasi'' for "India" (

Brahmi script Brahmi ( ; ; ISO 15919, ISO: ''Brāhmī'') is a writing system from ancient India. "Until the late nineteenth century, the script of the Aśokan (non-Kharosthi) inscriptions and its immediate derivatives was referred to by various names such as ...

) in the Sahasram Minor Rock Edict of

, circa 250 BCE. File:Sahasram_rock_inscription.jpg, Transcription of the Edict. File:Ashoka Brahmi numerals 256.jpg, The number "256" towards the end of the Edict. Mausoleum of Sher Shah 5

Geography

Sasaram is located at and occupies an area of about . It has an average elevation of . Plateau region of

near Sasaram have average elevation of .

Climate

Sasaram is surrounded by hills from two sides, its climate is seasonable. The climate is characterized by relatively high temperatures and evenly distributed precipitation throughout the year. The

Köppen Climate Classification The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...

sub-type for this climate is " Cfa" (humid subtropical).

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, Sasaram had a population of 351,408 but in urban agglomeration. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Sasaram has an average literacy rate of 80.26%, higher than the national average of 74%; male literacy is 85%, and female literacy is 75%. In Sasaram, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age. Sasaram is the 8th most populous city in Bihar.

Governance

SAHAJ Vasudha Kendra, the first "Common Service Centre", or "eKiosk", in Rohtas District was inaugurated in Jamuhar village on 15 August 2008. The centre is currently planning to start a block information Centre, e-district plan, and Sawan Sasaram.

Lok Sabha constituency

Sasaram Sasaram (), also spelled as Shahasaram, is a historical city and a municipal corporation region in the Rohtas district of Bihar state in eastern India. The city served as the capital of the Sur dynasty during Sher Shah Suri's rule over India in ...

is one of the 40 Lok Sabha (parliamentary)

constituencies An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provi ...

in Bihar.

Manoj Kumar (Sasaram politician) Manoj Kumar (born 1984) is an Indian politician who is member of 18th Lok Sabha. He is Member of Parliament of Lok Sabha from Sasaram Sasaram (), also spelled as Shahasaram, is a historical city and a municipal corporation region in the Roh ...

serves as a Member of Parliament (MP) representing Sasaram in the

Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha, also known as the House of the People, is the lower house of Parliament of India which is Bicameralism, bicameral, where the upper house is Rajya Sabha. Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by a ...

Vidhan Sabha constituency

is one of 243 constituencies of the Legislative Assembly of Bihar. It comes under Sasaram Lok Sabha constituency.

Economy

The closure of the industries of the

Dalmia Group Dalmia Bharat Limited (DBL) is an Indian conglomerate, which traces its origins to the businesses established by brothers Ramkrishna Dalmia and Jaidayal Dalmia in eastern India in the first half of the 20th century. In the 1930s, the group me ...

resulted in widespread unemployment. Sasaram's economy is mainly driven by

agriculture Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, and forestry for food and non-food products. Agriculture was a key factor in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created ...

and related industries like rice polishing. The canal irrigation system is also very prominent in this area. Because of the fertile land around the town, it is a local trading center for food grains, agricultural products, and agricultural equipment, the region is known as Dhan Ka Katora, meaning "a bowl of food grains". The rice grown near Sasaram is sold in the markets of

Kolkata Kolkata, also known as Calcutta ( its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary ...

and

New Delhi New Delhi (; ) is the Capital city, capital of India and a part of the Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the Government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Parliament ...

. The only significant industry is rock

quarry A quarry is a type of open-pit mining, open-pit mine in which dimension stone, rock (geology), rock, construction aggregate, riprap, sand, gravel, or slate is excavated from the ground. The operation of quarries is regulated in some juri ...

ing.

Transportation

Railway

Sasaram Junction station, a major railway station, serves Sasaram. Sasaram's other stations are Shivsagar, Kumahu, Nokha, Karwandiya, Pahleja and Dehri on Sone. Sasaram station is away from Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhaya station (less than 1.5 hours) and about , or two hours journey from

Varanasi Varanasi (, also Benares, Banaras ) or Kashi, is a city on the Ganges river in northern India that has a central place in the traditions of pilgrimage, death, and mourning in the Hindu world.* * * * The city has a syncretic tradition of I ...

, and from Gaya station.

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is away from

Bodh Gaya Bodh Gayā is a religious site and place of pilgrimage associated with the Mahabodhi Temple complex, situated in the Gaya district in the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Bihar. It is famous for being the place where Gautam ...

, the most sacred place in

. Trains run from Sasaram to

Arrah Arrah (also transliterated as Ara) is a city and a municipal corporation in Bhojpur district, India, Bhojpur district (formerly known as Shahabad district) in the Indian state of Bihar. It is the headquarters of Bhojpur district, India, Bhojpur ...

Ranchi Ranchi (; ) is the capital city and also the largest district by population of the Indian state of Jharkhand. Ranchi was the centre of the Jharkhand movement, which called for a separate state for the tribal regions of South Bihar, northern ...

Patna Patna (; , ISO 15919, ISO: ''Paṭanā''), historically known as Pataliputra, Pāṭaliputra, is the List of state and union territory capitals in India, capital and largest city of the state of Bihar in India. According to the United Nations, ...

, and

Bikramganj Bikramganj is a ''nagar parishad'' city and community development block in Rohtas district, Bihar, India. In the 2011 census, Bikramganj had a population of nearly 4 lakh in 17,968 households. The main commodities produced in Bikramganj are ri ...

. The trains which stop in Sasaram include Ajmer Seldah,

Kalka Mail The 12311 / 12312 Netaji Express (formerly known as Kalka Mail) is one of the oldest running trains in India. This train connects Howrah in Kolkata, capital of the State of West Bengal to Kalka in Haryana. Kalka is the railhead for the Kalka- ...

, Purushottam Express, Mahabodhi Express, Ranchi Garib Rath, Kolkata Mail, Jodhpur Howrah Express,

Chambal Express Chambal may refer to: * Chambal River, river in the Indian states Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan ** Chambal (region) The Chambal is a geographical and cultural region in north-central India. It lies along the Chambal and Yamuna river valleys, in s ...

, Shipra Express, Chennai Egmore Express, Nandan Kanan Express, Neelanchal Express and Poorva Express, Jallianwalabagh Express, Durigana Express, Garbha Express, Dikshabhoomi Express and New Delhi-Bhagalpur Express, etc. A direct weekly AC train had been started from Sasaram to

Anand Vihar Terminal Anand Vihar Terminal (station code: ANVT) is a railway station on the Indian Railways network, located in the Anand Vihar locality of Delhi, India. It is under the administrative control of the Delhi Division of the Northern Railway zone of Ind ...

in July 2011 (22409/22410 - Sasaram - Anand Vihar Garib Rath Express). However, now this AC train runs between Gaya and

, still stopping at Sasaram Junction.

Airport

Suara Airfield, a small and old airport in Sasaram, is currently non-operational. The closest major airports are in

Gaya, Bihar Gaya (International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration, IAST: ) is a city, municipal corporation and the administrative headquarters of Gaya district and Magadh division of the Indian state of Bihar. Gaya is south of Patna and is the state's ...

(98 kilometers away),

Patna, Bihar Patna (; , ISO 15919, ISO: ''Paṭanā''), historically known as Pataliputra, Pāṭaliputra, is the List of state and union territory capitals in India, capital and largest city of the state of Bihar in India. According to the United Nations, ...

(157 kilometers away), and

Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh Varanasi (, also Benares, Banaras ) or Kashi, is a city on the Ganges, Ganges river in North India, northern India that has a central place in the traditions of pilgrimage, death, and mourning in the Hinduism, Hindu world.* * * * The city ...

(120 kilometers away)

Education

Sasaram is the sixth most literate city in Bihar, with Rohtas being the most literate district in Bihar. There are four government colleges, although many students prefer to go to more developed cities for quality education, such as

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Pune Pune ( ; , ISO 15919, ISO: ), previously spelled in English as Poona (List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name until 1978), is a city in the state of Maharashtra in the Deccan Plateau, Deccan plateau in Western ...

and

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, for higher education. A new engineering college has been set up in the region. This place is also known for preparation of competitive exams at Sasaram Railway junction. According to earlier natives of this city, there was not proper electrification of city around 2007 to 2008, which hampered the studies of students seeking for competitive exams.

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had a 24-hour power supply at Sasaram junction, leading a small group of students to study there at night under electric lights.

Universities

* Gopal Narayan Singh University, *

Veer Kunwar Singh University Veer Kunwar Singh university was established on 22 October 1992 with its headquarters at Arrah, under the ''Bihar University Act 1976'' s amendment Act 9 of 1992 It is named after Kunwar Singh, the well-known national hero and a distingui ...

Medical colleges

* Narayan Medical College and Hospital * Mahatma Phule Medical College and Hospital, Muradabad, Sasaram * Sher Shah Suri Medical Hospital & Training college, Sasaram

Engineering colleges

Shershah Engineering College Shershah Engineering College Sasaram (SEC) is a government engineering college managed by the Department of Science and Technology, Bihar. It is approved and recognized by AICTE and is affiliated with Bihar Engineering University in Patna. De ...

Government colleges

* Shanti Prasad Jain College, Sasaram [a facilitation branch of

] * Shri Shankar College, Sasaram * Sher Shah College, Sasaram * Rohtas Mahila College, Sasaram

Other colleges

* Hari Narain Singh Institute of Teachers Education (HNSITE) * Sri Shankar Rajkiya Inter College * Government Polytechnic, Dehri, Sasaram * Jagannath Mishra Law College, Sasaram

Major schools

* PM SHRI Kendriya Vidyalaya, Sasaram * St. Michael's Academy School, Chandravanshi Nagar, Fazalganj, Sasaram * M. P. High School, Adda Road, Sasaram * Rama Rani Jain Girls High School, Choukhandi Road, Sasaram * Bal Vikas Vidyalaya, Tomb Road, Sasaram * Bal Bharti Public School, Sasaram * D.A.V. Public school, Admapur, Sasaram * St. Paul's School, Sasaram * St. Xavier's School, Jagdev Nagar, Nooran Ganj, Sasaram * G.S. Residential School, Malwar Road, Sasaram * St. Jeelani's Public School, Shahjuma, Sasaram * Pragya Niketan Public School, Falzalganj, Sasaram * Buddha Mission School, Nooranganj, Bauliya Road, Sasaram Rohtas Bihar * ABR Foundation School, Baijla More, Sasaram

Villages

Besides the city of Sasaram itself, there are 171 villages in Sasaram block, of which 144 are inhabited and 27 are uninhabited. As of 2011, the total rural population of Sasaram block is 210,875, in 34,336 households.

Notable people

, Emperor of India, conquered the

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, defeating Mughal emperors, 2nd Mughal emperor

. * Chhedi Paswan, former Member of Parliament, ex-MLA * Sanjay Nirupam,Ex-Member of Parliament Mumbai North (Lok Sabha constituency), Mumbai North, Ex-Member of Parliament,Rajya Sabha * Murari Prasad Gautam, Ex-Minister in Eighth Nitish Kumar ministry, Eighth Nitish ministry * Vijay Kumar (molecular biologist), Vijay Kumar, Renowned biologist * Akash Deep, Indian cricketer, a squad member of Royal Challengers Bangalore in Indian Premier League. * Ritesh Pandey (singer), Ritesh Pandey, Bhojpuri actor and singer * Kavi Kumar Azad, famous for his role in TV serial Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah as Dr. Hansraj Hathi * Jyoti Prakash Nirala, recipient of Ashoka Chakra (military decoration), Ashok Chakra posthumously in 2018

References

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* {{Authority control Cities and towns in Rohtas district