Rohtas District, Bihar

Rohtas District is an administrative district in the state of Bihar, India. It is situated about 150 km from Patna, the state capital of Bihar. The district headquarters is located at Sasaram. Hindi and Bhojpuri are the main languages spoken in the district. The district covers a total geographical area of 3,881 km², including 3,794.52 km² of rural area and 86.48 km² of urban area.

List of Subdivisions in Rohtas District

Rohtas District is divided into 19 Subdivisions for administrative and revenue purposes. In total, there are 2,249 villages under these subdivisions. The table below lists each subdivision along with village count and geographical area.

Sl. No.SubdivisionVillagesArea (km²)
1Akorhi Gola 5892.94
2Bikramganj 106142.35
3Chenari 163256.65
4Dawath 70115.40
5Dehri 62173.82
6Dinara 239311.23
7Karakat 158202.02
8Kargahar 260324.55
9Kochas 211237.26
10Nasriganj 54140.14
11Nauhatta 68405.01
12Nokha 101166.00
13Rajpur 4071.27
14Rohtas 40310.37
15Sanjhauli 4566.24
16Sasaram 251288.73
17Sheosagar 209346.10
18Suryapura 4850.04
19Tilouthu 66180.90

Population of Rohtas District

As per the Census 2011, Rohtas District has a total population of 29,59,918 people, consisting of 15,43,546 males and 14,16,372 females. There are 4,60,345 households in the district with an average population density of 763 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

ParticularsTotalRuralUrban
Total Population29,59,91825,32,1534,27,765
Male Population15,43,54613,18,2762,25,270
Female Population14,16,37212,13,8772,02,495
Total Households4,60,3453,90,39469,951
Population Density763 / km²667 / km²4,946 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the district has 17,99,832 literate people and 5,06,810 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 5,49,546 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 31,650 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

ParticularsTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)5,06,8104,43,79763,013
Literate Population17,99,83215,14,0472,85,785
Illiterate Population11,60,08610,18,1061,41,980
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population5,49,5465,09,10540,441
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population31,65028,4353,215

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.