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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
HARENDRA KUMAR
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- LGD code
- 252369
- Pincode
- 802215
- Post office
- Garh Nokha
- Population
- 636
- Households
- 122
- Literacy rate
- 31.8%
- Sex ratio
- 975 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 180
Census 2011 · in context
How Bhagwanpur compares
By population, Bhagwanpur ranks #115 of 175 villages in Sasaram mandal.
Literacy rate
%
31.8%
−25.8% vs mandal average
- Bhagwanpur
- 31.8%
- Sasaram mandal
- 57.6%
- Rohtas district
- 60.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
975
+55 vs mandal average
- Bhagwanpur
- 975
- Sasaram mandal
- 920
Household size
people per home
5.2
−1.1 vs mandal average
- Bhagwanpur
- 5.2
- Sasaram mandal
- 6.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bhagwanpur at a glance
Bhagwanpur is a village of 636 people in 122 households (Census 2011) in Sasaram block, Rohtas district, Bihar, the 115th-largest of 175 villages in Sasaram block. Literacy is 32%, 26 points below the block average of 58% and the sex ratio is 975 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 802215, served by Garh Nokha post office; the LGD village code is 252369. The sarpanch is HARENDRA KUMAR, and the village votes in Asthawan assembly constituency, represented by MLA Jitendra Kumar. The population is estimated at 750 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bhagwanpur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 5
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- Primary school
- 0
- 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
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SASARAM
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 8
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 8
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Uchitpur
- Total area (ha)
- 93.9
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 80.5
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bhagwanpur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bhagwanpur
- LGD code
- 252369
- Pincode
- 802215
- Post office
- Garh Nokha
- Population (Census 2011)
- 636
- Population (projected 2026)
- 750
- Households
- 122
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 975
- Literacy rate
- 31.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Nalanda
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Asthawan
- Member of Parliament
- Kaushalendra Kumar
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Jitendra Kumar
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- HARENDRA KUMAR
- Block / Mandal
- Sasaram
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
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