Sasaram
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| Country |  India |
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| State | Bihar | ||
| District(s) | Rohtas | ||
| Population | 131,042 (2001[update]) | ||
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) | ||
| Area • Elevation |
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| Website | rohtas.nic.in/ | ||
Coordinates: 24°57′N 84°02′E / 24.95°N 84.03°E Sasaram (sometimes also spelled as Sahsaram) is the administrative headquarters of Rohtas district in the Indian state of Bihar.
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[edit] History
Sasaram is an ancient city and is believed to derive its name from Nikulakashakabasu, an ancient king and Parsuram, the warrior sage.
Sasaram is famous for being the birthplace of Pashtun Emperor Sher Shah Suri who ruled in Delhi for five years, after defeating Humayun, the Mughal Emperor. Sasaram has a famous red sandstone monsoon (122ft high) which stands in the middle of an artificial lake, known as the second Taj Mahal of India. There is another tomb in the middle of green field at Sherganj which is known as Sukha Rauza. These tombs were built by him. Sasaram also has a baulia (small pond used by emperor's consorts for bathing. The NH2 (Grand Trunk Road) cross from city.
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Sasaram is also famous for its majestic fort of sher shah suri at Rohtasgarh.This fort has a long history trailing back to 7th century AD. The fort was built by raja harishchandra in the name of his son rohitashwa. The fort houses churasan temple,ganesh temple,diwan-e khas, diwan-e-aam,and various other structures dating back to different centuries and to different styles of architecture.This fort also served as the headquarters of Raja Man Singh during his reign as the governor of bihar and bengal under the regime of Akbar.
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 religions Muslims ,Buddists and jewesh. Haji Begum who fought against British in1857 belongs to muhalla pathantoli Sasaram is alone woman in Bihar kown as Jhansi ki rani of Bihar.she was land lady at Sasaram having 52 villages near the town. Her family members til live at muhalla pathan toli of sasaram.the sword of Haji Begum is protected at the house of Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan muhalla pathan toli Sasaram.
Sasaram is also famous for Samadhi of Shree Shree 108 Swami Paramgayanand Puri Ji Maharaj.
it is situtated in Parampuri(raipurchoure)12 K.M from Sasaram. peopels comes here from all over the world.
This ashram also known as Navlakha Ashram.
[edit] Geography
Sasaram is located at 24°57′N 84°02′E / 24.95°N 84.03°E[1]. It has an average elevation of 101 metres (331 feet). Sasaram is also famous for Samadhi of Shree Shree 108 Swami Paramgayanand Puri Ji Maharaj.
[edit] Connectivity & Transportation
Sasaram is well connected both by Road and Railways by major metros like New Delhi and Kolkata. Sasaram has a Railway station (junction) which is located in the outskirts of the city on the Grand Truck Road. The railway route through Sasaram is the Grand Chord line of the Indian Railways, connecting Calcutta and New Delhi, which has three railway tracks running in parallel (first in India)Patna Sasaram station is about 100 km (2.5 hours) from Varanasi & 100 km from BodhGaya the most sacred place for Budhism. Once can get trains from sasaram to 3 metros of India Kolkata, New Delhi and Bombay. Once can get a train from New Delhi as well as Koltakata. Some of the trains which stops in Sasaram are Kalka mail,Purushootam Exp, Mahabodhi Exp, Kolkata Mail, Jodhpur Exp, Chambal Exp etc. The main mode of local transportation (inside sasaram district) are buses operated by both private operators and the state government. The private buses are more frequent and connect to most of the local bazaars. Some remote areas still have horse carts and bullock carts as mode of transportation. Still around 40% of villages in Sasaram district are yet to see road.
[edit] Education
The lack of industry or sources of employment, the students of this area depend heavily on education to get a job and move to more prosperous cities or states. Constantly sasaram is producing a large number of engineers and doctors. City itself lacks quality education centers.
- Medical Colleges, Narayan Medical College & Hospital (NMCH)
NMCH is situated on the G.T. Road, 9 KM east from Sasaram near Village 'Jamuhar'.
- Colleges: Sasaram serves as local education hub for students from in and around area of Sasaram. There are 4 government colleges (Sri Shankar Mahavidyala, S P Jain College, Shershah College and one women only colleges Rohtas Mahila MahaVidhyalaya. The district does not have a single university and most of the students prefer to go to another more developed cities like Patna and Varanasi for higher education.
- Computer Institute: The recent demand for computer professionals has led to the opening of some computer training centers. Some of them are Institute of Professional Studies (IPS), CMC, LCC, IT HORIZON, SITD, MIT.
- Institute of Professional Studies (IPS, Institute of Professional Studies (IPS), Email:ips491@gmail.com, Civil Lines, Sasaram, Rohtas, Bihar. - 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. It has a branch at Jamuhar.
- High School: Sri Shankar Rajakiya Inter College, Town High school, Rama Rani Jain High School (Women)
- Convent Schools: Lack of quality education in the government run schools lead to opening of many private schools in the city. There are more than 50 private schools for primary and secondary education. Some of the famous school from Sasaram are DAV Public School Sasaram (link DAV Sasaram), Bal Vikas Vidyalaya, St. Paul's school,Bal Bharati, St. Xavier, Bright Career Academy, Pragya Niketan Public School, Saint Michael's academy,etc. NEW GENERATION SCHOOL(Dharamsala road) is a newley opened school which provides students better quality of education from best faculty like Mr.Arun sir, Mr.A.Prakash sir and team at a very reasonable fee with a logo of BEST GENERATION BEST CITIZEN.
[edit] IT & e-Governance
The First Comman Service Centre (eKiosk) of Rohtas District named SAHAJ Vasudha Kendra, Jamuhar is inaugurated in Jamuhar Village on 15 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.
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001[update] India census[2], 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.
[edit] Economy
the closing of the industries of dalmia group at dalmianagar has widespreaded unemploymentin the region. Sasaram's economy is mainly driven by agriculture and related industries like rice policing. Because of the fertile land around the town it acts like a local trading center for food grains, agricultural products, agricultural equipments etc.THIS REGION IS ALSO CALLED AS DHAN KA KATORA(a bowl of food grains). The rice collected through open market in sasaram is sold in the markets of Kolkata and New Delhi. There are not many factories except for rock mining.
There are many stone industries near, Jamuhar, Karwandia, Tlab and some other places near Sasaram. There is a scope for improvement in the stone industry by proper handling and getting rid of local thughs.
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[edit] References
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Sasaram
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved on 2008-11-01.
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