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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
BIRENDRA KUMAR SAH
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- LGD code
- 247049
- Pincode
- 802157
- Post office
- Gajrajganj
- Population
- 6,399
- Households
- 874
- Literacy rate
- 58.5%
- Sex ratio
- 879 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,711
Census 2011 · in context
How Sasram compares
By population, Sasram ranks #6 of 76 villages in Udwant Nagar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
58.5%
+1.3% vs mandal average
- Sasram
- 58.5%
- Udwant Nagar mandal
- 57.2%
- Bhojpur district
- 58.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
879
−31 vs mandal average
- Sasram
- 879
- Udwant Nagar mandal
- 910
Household size
people per home
7.3
+0.8 vs mandal average
- Sasram
- 7.3
- Udwant Nagar mandal
- 6.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sasram at a glance
Sasram is a village of 6,399 people in 874 households (Census 2011) in Udwant Nagar block, Bhojpur district, Bihar, the 6th-largest of 76 villages in Udwant Nagar block. Literacy is 59%, 1 points above the block average of 57% and the sex ratio is 879 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 802157, served by Gajrajganj post office; the LGD village code is 247049. The sarpanch is BIRENDRA KUMAR SAH, and the village votes in Mohiuddinnagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rajesh Kumar Singh. The population is estimated at 7,544 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sasram · this village | 6,399 | 59% | — |
| Mahuli Buzurg · Udwant Nagar | 2,011 | 64% | — |
| Bargahi · Udwant Nagar | 1,294 | 57% | — |
| Saraiya · Udwant Nagar | 832 | 48% | — |
| Madhubani · Udwant Nagar | 0 | — | — |
| Sikandarpur · Udwant Nagar | 0 | — | — |
| Bhopatpur · Udwant Nagar | 0 | — | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sasram
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 2
- Power hours (winter)
- 5
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- 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
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- ARRAH
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 15
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 15
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 20
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- CHOTISASARAM
- Total area (ha)
- 336
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 265
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Sasram
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Sasram
- LGD code
- 247049
- Pincode
- 802157
- Post office
- Gajrajganj
- Population (Census 2011)
- 6,399
- Population (projected 2026)
- 7,544
- Households
- 874
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 879
- Literacy rate
- 58.5%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Ujiarpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Mohiuddinnagar
- Member of Parliament
- Nityanand Rai
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rajesh Kumar Singh
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- BIRENDRA KUMAR SAH
- Block / Mandal
- Udwant Nagar
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
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