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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
GULBASO PANDEY
Contact: 62****4385
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- LGD code
- 251656
- Pincode
- 821114
- Population
- 1,613
- Households
- 225
- Literacy rate
- 64%
- Sex ratio
- 895 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 494
Census 2011 · in context
How Shahar compares
By population, Shahar ranks #41 of 257 villages in Kargahar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
64.0%
+1.3% vs mandal average
- Shahar
- 64.0%
- Kargahar mandal
- 62.7%
- Rohtas district
- 60.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
895
−13 vs mandal average
- Shahar
- 895
- Kargahar mandal
- 908
Household size
people per home
7.2
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Shahar
- 7.2
- Kargahar mandal
- 7.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Shahar at a glance
Shahar is a village of 1,613 people in 225 households (Census 2011) in Kargahar block, Rohtas district, Bihar, the 41st-largest of 257 villages in Kargahar block. Literacy is 64%, 1 points above the block average of 63% and the sex ratio is 895 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 821114; the LGD village code is 251656. The sarpanch is GULBASO PANDEY, and the village votes in Mohiuddinnagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rajesh Kumar Singh. The population is estimated at 1,902 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Shahar
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 2
- Power hours (winter)
- 2
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- Yes
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- SASARAM
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 36
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 36
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 18
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Bakasara
- Total area (ha)
- 216
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 214
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Shahar
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Shahar
- LGD code
- 251656
- Pincode
- 821114
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,613
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,902
- Households
- 225
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 895
- Literacy rate
- 64.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Ujiarpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Mohiuddinnagar
- Member of Parliament
- Nityanand Rai
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rajesh Kumar Singh
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- GULBASO PANDEY
- Block / Mandal
- Kargahar
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
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