Sakhara observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.
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Sakhara is a village in Rajpur mandal, Rohtas district, Bihar, with a population of 2,515 across 348 households. The village has a literacy rate of 65.3% and is served under PIN code 802219.
By population, Sakhara ranks #8 of 39 villages in Rajpur mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sakhara is a village of 2,515 people in 348 households (Census 2011) in Rajpur block, Rohtas district, Bihar, the 8th-largest of 39 villages in Rajpur block. Literacy is 65%, 2 points above the block average of 63% and the sex ratio is 894 women per 1,000 men. It lies 112 km from the Rohtas district centre, 6 km from Bank, the nearest town, 3 km from Pahleja railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 802219, served by Rajpur (Rohtas) post office; the LGD village code is 251471. The nearest hospital or health centre is Bose Clinic, 2 km away. The sarpanch is INDRAJEET KUMAR, and the village votes in Islampur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ruhail Ranjan. The population is estimated at 2,965 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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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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