Sahar, Bihar

Sahar
सहार
Village
Map of Sahar block
Map of Sahar block
Sahar is located in Bihar
Sahar
Sahar
Location in Bihar, India
Sahar is located in India
Sahar
Sahar
Sahar (India)
Coordinates: 25°14′56″N 84°37′31″E / 25.24877°N 84.62535°E / 25.24877; 84.62535[1]
CountryIndia
StateBihar
DistrictBhojpur
Area
 • Total120.74 km2 (46.62 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total5,674[2]
Languages
 • OfficialBhojpuri, Hindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
802208[1]

Sahār (Hindi: सहार) is Gram Panchayat and community development block in Bhojpur district of Bihar, India. The sub-district contains 51 inhabited villages, including that of Sahar itself, with a total district population of 110,276 as of 2011. The village of Sahar has a population of 5,674, in 931 households.[2] Sahar was a major center of conflict during the wider Naxalite insurgency in Bhojpur in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s.[3][4]

  1. ^ a b "Geonames.org. Sahār". Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Census of India 2011: Bihar District Census Handbook – Bhojpur, Part A (Village and Town Directory)". Census 2011 India. pp. 27–35, 42, 46–47, 51–55, 59–61, 63, 71–84, 90, 92, 94, 185–186, 708–731, 752. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Agrarian Movements was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Peasant Revolt was invoked but never defined (see the help page).