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Mokar is a village in Sasaram mandal, Rohtas district, Bihar, with a population of 3,409 across 618 households and a literacy rate of 65.5%. The village has a hospital and a temple, and is located at coordinates 24.950°N, 84.030°E.
By population, Mokar ranks #11 of 175 villages in Sasaram mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Mokar బీహార్లోని రోహ్తాస్ జిల్లా, Sasaram బ్లాక్లో 3,409 జనాభా 618 కుటుంబాలలో (జనగణన 2011) గల గ్రామం, Sasaram బ్లాక్లోని 175 గ్రామాలలో 11వ పెద్దది. అక్షరాస్యత 66%, బ్లాక్ సగటు 58% కంటే 8 పాయింట్లు ఎక్కువ మరియు లింగ నిష్పత్తి ప్రతి 1,000 పురుషులకు 852 మహిళలు. ఇది రోహ్తాస్ జిల్లా కేంద్రం నుండి 122 కి.మీ, సమీప పట్టణం Semra నుండి 10 కి.మీ, Sasaram Junction రైల్వే స్టేషన్ నుండి 1 కి.మీ ఉంది (సరళ రేఖ దూరాలు). పిన్కోడ్ 821113, Takia Bazar పోస్టాఫీసు పరిధిలో; LGD గ్రామ కోడ్ 252373. సమీప ఆసుపత్రి/ఆరోగ్య కేంద్రం Surya Clinic, Rohtas, <1 కి.మీ దూరంలో. సర్పంచ్ HARENDRA KUMAR; గ్రామం Asthawan అసెంబ్లీ నియోజకవర్గంలో ఉంది, ఎమ్మెల్యే Jitendra Kumar. 2026లో జనాభా సుమారు 4,019, 2011 జనగణన కంటే 18% ఎక్కువ.
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Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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5 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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