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Rohtas district
District of Bihar in India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rohtas District is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state, India. It came into existence when Shahabad District was bifurcated into Bhojpur & Rohtas in 1972. Administrative headquarter of the district is Sasaram.[3] Rohtas district has the highest literacy in Bihar. The literacy rate of Rohtas district which is 73.37% as per 2011 census is highest among all 38 districts of Bihar.
Rohtas District | |
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![]() Location of Rohtas district in Bihar | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Bihar |
Division | Patna |
Headquarters | Sasaram |
Government | |
• Lok Sabha constituencies | Sasaram, Karakat, Buxar |
• District Magistrate | Navin Kumar, Indian Administrative Service |
• Superintendent of Police | Ashish Bharti, Indian Police Service |
• Divisional Forest Officer | Pradyumn Gaurav, Indian Forest Service |
Area | |
• Total | 3,847.82 km2 (1,485.65 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,959,918 |
• Density | 770/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
Demographics | |
• Literacy | 73.37% |
• Sex ratio | 914 |
Languages | |
• Official | |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
PIN | 821311 (Rohtas)[2] |
ISO 3166 code | 06188 |
Major highways | NH 2 |
Website | Official District Website |
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Rohtas district also has one of the highest forest cover among all 38 districts of Bihar.[citation needed]
The Rohtas district is a part of Patna Division, and it has an area of 3850 km², a population of 2,959,918 (2011 census), and a population density of 763 persons per km². Languages spoken here are Bhojpuri, Hindi and English.[3]