# Shahar Village, Kargahar, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kargahar, Rohtas 

# Shahar

Shahar is a village in Kargahar sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,613 people in 225 households**, the 41st largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%.

- 1,613people (2011)
- 225households
- 78.8%literacy
- 895females per 1,000 males

## Shahar PIN code and other codes

Shahar falls in Kargahar sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBakasara
- Community development blockKargahar
- Census village code251656

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Shahar from nearby towns?

- Kargahar (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)36 km by road
- Sasaram (nearest town)36 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Shahar?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Shahar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Sasaram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Shahar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 99% of the 216 hectares of village land is sown, and 214 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Shahar

Of every 100 households in Shahar in 2011, 92 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Shahar · ■ Kargahar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****87%**

**83%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****69%**

**64%

Television ****15%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****12%**

**16%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Shahar?

■ Shahar · ■ Kargahar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.8%**

**75.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****924**

**918

Working population ****30.6%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.3% for men and 66.9% for women. 46% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 187 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 123 (25%) · **■** Household industry 25 (5%) · **■** Other work 130 (26%) · **■** Marginal 29 (6%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Kargahar

- Jalalpur1,659 people
- Kharej1,649 people
- Aruhi1,644 people
- Torni1,640 people
- Ararua1,599 people
- Tilkapur1,586 people
- Khanaithi1,556 people
- Lahuara1,552 people

[All 257 villages in Kargahar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/kargahar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shahar from Sasaram?36 km by road
- What is the population of Shahar?1,613 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shahar in?Rohtas district (Kargahar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shahar?78.8% (Census 2011)