Sasaram

Infobox Indian Jurisdiction
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skyline_caption = A view of Sher Shah Suri Tomb
native_name = Sasaram | type = city | latd = 24.95 | longd = 84.03
locator_position = right | state_name = Bihar
district = Rohtas
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altitude = 101
population_as_of = 2001
population_total = 131,042| population_density =
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postal_code =821115
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website = [http://www.rohtas.nic.in/]
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Sasaram (sometimes also spelled as Sahsaram) is the administrative headquarters of Rohtas district in the Indian state of Bihar.

History

It is an ancient city and is believed to derive its name from Sahastrabahu, an ancient king and Parsuram, the warrior sage.

Sasaram is also famous for being the birthplace of Pashtun Emperor Sher Shah Suri who ruled in Delhi for five years, his famous red sandstone mausoleum (122ft high) stands in the middle of an artificial lake, which is known as the second Taj Mahal of India. And there is another tomb in the middle of green field at Sherganj which is known as Sukha Rauza. It also has a baulia (small pond used by emperor's consorts for bathing. The NH2 (Grand Trunk Road) cross from city.

Sasaram is also famous for Maa Tara Chandi Temple (where a fantabulous crowd can be always observed in SHRAWAN month or in DUSSEHARA )and also for Kaimur mountain. The two waterfalls which add to sasaram scenic beauty of Sasaram are Manjhar Kund and Dhua Kund. A fair is organised at these places every year after a day of Raksha Bandhan. These two water falls has capacity to generate 50-100 MW of electricity if utilized properly.Sasaram is also famous for Stone Chips and Stone mining industries.Rohtas in south of Sasaram known to be the residence of Satyawadi Raja Harischandra.On the name of his son Rohitashwa the district is so called Rohtas.Sasaram is also famous for the Samrat Ashok pillar (1 of the 13 laghu shilalekh)situated in a small cave of Kaimur hill near Chandan Shaheed. Languages spoken in this region are Bhojpuri,Hindi and Urdu. The great saint Sri Sri Neel Sunder Das.

Geography

Sasaram is located at coord|24.95|N|84.03|E| [ [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/34/Sasaram.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Sasaram] ] . It has an average elevation of 101 metres (331 feet).

Sasaram Railway station is located on the Grand Chord line of the Indian Railways, connecting Calcutta and Delhi. The famed Grand Trunk Road passes through Sasaram town.The nearby cities are Dehri-on-sone, Bhabua, Varanasi and Gaya. Dehri is about 18 kilometers from Sasaram.It is located on the bank of river SONE and the longest railway bridge of India is located here.sasaram is bestSasaram station is after 100 k.m from Mughai sarai & 100k.m before of Gaya. Rajdhani express is not stop of this station but many other important trains stop here like Kalka mail,Purushootam Exp,Mahabodhi Exp,Kolkata Mail,Jodhpur Exp,Chambal Exp etc.Sasaram is a fabulous city. The people here are very friendly. This city has produced many learned scholars and eminnent people in various fields. Rohtas district is primarily rural area dotter with many villages. One of the villages is called New near Darigaon.

Education

Sasaram has a number of institutions, colleges and schools including the following:

*Medical Colleges: Narayan Medical College & Hospital (NMCH) - NMCH has a multistoried, well equipped building. The Hospital Division is running with all new medical instruments and facilities. The management is seriously & sincerely evolved to develop it by any means of the power and moneyas, the best Medical College in Bihar. This makes a landmark of Rohtas District. the one of its kind of medical college.
*Colleges: Sri Shankar Mahavidyala, S P Jain College and Shershah College, Rohtas Mahila MahaVidhyalaya (Women)
*Computer Institute: Institute of Professional Studies (IPS), CMC, LCC,IT HORIZON,SITD,MIT - This institute is govt. registered institute established in the year of 1995. The institute had successfully conducted many training programs of Government under Trisem, Urban development program and training program for SC-ST candidates. Many students of this institution are placed in government & private sectors.
*High School: Sri Shankar Rajakiya Inter College, Town High school, Rama Rani Jain High School (Women)
*Convent Schools: D A V Public School, Bal Vikas Vidyalaya, St. Paul's school,Bal Bharati, St. Xavier, Bright Career Academy, Pragya Niketan Public School. -
* DAV Public School, Sasaram is Co-Educational, English Medium School, affiliated to CBSE Delhi up to Class XII. This school is directly managed by the 'DAV College Managing Committee, New Delhi'.

"Recently Sasaram has produced prominent scientists in Remote sensing and GIS Technology, Antarctica Survey and the Different aspects of Limnology. Ankit Kumar the young scientist presently working on River Habitat mapping of river Narmada using Remote sensing and GIS Technology."

IT & e-Governance

The First Comman Service Centre (eKiosk) of Rohtas District named SAHAJ Vasudha Kendra, Jamuhar is inaugurated in Jamuhar Village on 15th August 2008. The Information technology revolution will come to village through Vasudha Kendra. The V.L.E., Sahaj Vasudha Kendra, Mr. Kundan Singh Shakrawaria introduce villagers and young boys & girls to how they use the centre for their development and needful. The CSC is ready to help in e-governance facility to Bihar & Central Government. The centre is waiting to start Block information Centre, e-district plan and SWAN, which is in progress.

Under the National e-governance plan of Govt. of India, which was announced by Dr. Manmohan Singh, Hon’ble Prime Minister of India on 15th August, 2005, Implementation of Common Service Centres (CSCs) is the most important event of the four pillars of the NeGP. These Common Services Centres (CSCs) will become Hubs or Community Centres for the delivering all e-governance and other services to the rural people. It helps Villagers in different areas:-• Facilitation – e-Governance services• Information – Internet, Market rates, Weather forecast• Education – Spoken English, Computer Literacy, Typewriting• Communication – VoIP, Video Chat, e-mail• Empowerment – Job Portal, RTI, Grievance,Microfinance, Insurance• Services – Photography, DTP, Matrimonial, Railway reservations, Tele-agri-diagnostics• Entertainment – Games, Multimedia• Bill Payments – Electricity, telephone, mobile recharge• B2B services- data entry, rural BPO, promotions e-Governance in Bihar

Demographics

As of 2001 India census [GR|India] , Sasaram had a population of 131,042. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Sasaram has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 58%. In Sasaram, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Economy

It also has a fertile agricultural hinterland. There are many businessmen who supply rice in other states and Bangladesh also. Many kinds of vegetables are includes in cultivation around Sasaram.
There are many stone industries near, Jamuhar, Karwandia, Tlab and some other places near Sasaram. There are scope to improve this industry by allotting the hills of Kaimur to the entrepreneurs between karwandia and Amra-Talab which is Forest Land in the paper but there is no forest or tree.
There are many scope of other industrial development. Near Sasaram, DALMIANAGAR was famous in Asia for Paper, Sugar, Soap and other many products.Potential for tourism is high but has not been exploited.

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References

External links

* [http://rohtas.nic.in/ Rohtas District Administration]