Sasaram

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Sasaram
City
Sher Shah Suri's Tomb, Sasaram
Location in Sasaram block
Sasaram Location in Bihar, India Show map of Bihar Sasaram Sasaram (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 24°57′N 84°02′E / 24.95°N 84.03°E / 24.95; 84.03
Country	India
State	Bihar
Division	Patna
District	Rohtas
Government
• Type	Municipal Corporation (Updated)
• Body	Sasaram Municipal Corporation
• Member of Parliament	Chhedi Paswan (Bharatiya Janata Party)
• Mayor	Kajal Kumari
• Vice-Mayor	Satyavati Devi
• District Magistrate	Naveen Kumar, Indian Administrative Service
• Superintendent of Police	Vineet Kumar, Indian Police Service
Elevation	108 m (354 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	358,283
• Rank	288th
Demonym	Sasaramite
Language
• Official	Hindi[1]
• Additional official	Urdu[1]
• Regional	Bhojpuri
Time zone	UTC+5:30
PIN	821115
Telephone code	06184
Vehicle registration	BR-24
Railway Station	Sasaram Junction
Website	sasaramcity.in

Sasaram, (pronunciation^ⓘ) also spelled as Shahsaram, is a historical city and a municipal corporation region in the Rohtas district of Bihar state in eastern India.

The city served as the capital of the Sur dynasty during Sher Shah Suri's rule over India in the 16th century, and was residence place sub capital of epic monarch Sahastrabahu (Kartivirya Arjuna).

Sasaram and the Kaimur Range contain waterfalls, lakes, rivers and picturesque locations as described by the Ain-I-Akbari. Over 200 waterfalls emerge during the rainy season.

Modern Sasaram city covers the largest sub-metropolitan area of Bihar. Its attractions to visit include the Tomb of Sher Shah Suri (included in UNESCO World Heritage Centre – Tentative list),^[2] Tomb of Hasan Khan Suri, Rohtasgarh Fort, Shergarh Fort, Manjhar Kund and Dhua Kund.^[3]

Sasaram city is located in the middle of its other sub-towns like Nokha & Kudra, which have a large number of agriculture based industries, and the city is also emerging as an educational hub. It is situated in the middle of other industrial twin towns like Dehri-on-sone, Dalmianagar, Sonnagar, Amjhor, Nokha and Banjari.

The Sasaram city region is the administrative headquarters of Rohtas district. It was carved out from Shahabad district in 1972. This district headquarters is best known for having the highest literacy rate^[4] and highest agricultural & forest cover area of Bihar. Sasaram is also the headquarters of a community development block of the same name, with a total population of 358,283 as of 2011, making it the most populous block in Rohtas district.^[5]

It is known for the production of cement, fertilizers, stone chips, and for the quarrying industry.

Major languages spoken in this region are Bhojpuri, Hindi, English and Urdu; religions of the population include Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism, Christianity, Sikhism, and Jainism.