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{{Use Indian English|date=January 2023}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Sanjhauli
| other_name = Sajhauli
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Village
| image_skyline =
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| image_caption =
| image_map = Sanjhauli block map.png
| pushpin_map = India Bihar
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Bihar, India
| coordinates = {{coord|25.14547|N|84.18392|E|display=inline,title}}<ref name="Geonames">{{Cite web|url=https://www.geonames.org/1257731/sajhauli.html|title=Geonames.org. ''Sajhauli ''|accessdate=15 June 2020}}</ref>
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Bihar]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Rohtas district|Rohtas]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = <ref name="Census 2011"/>
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| area_total_km2 = 4.334
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name="Geonames"/>
| elevation_m = 97
| population_total = 7608
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| population_footnotes = <ref name="Census 2011" />
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 82220<ref name="Census 2011" />
| registration_plate =
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'''Sanjhauli''', also spelled '''Sajhauli''', is a village and corresponding [[community development block]] in [[Rohtas district]] of [[Bihar]], [[India]]. As of 2011, the village of Sanjhauli had a population of 7,608, in 1,269 households, while the entire block had a population of 62,621. The nearest major city is [[Bikramganj]].<ref name="Census 2011">{{cite web |title=Census of India 2011: Bihar District Census Handbook - Rohtas, Part A (Village and Town Directory) |pages=33, 44–70, 620–643, 1191–1192|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/BiharA.html |website=Census 2011 India|accessdate=1 April 2020}}</ref>

== Demographics ==
Sanjhauli is an entirely rural subdistrict, with no major urban centers. Sanjhauli block's population increased from 51,465 in 2001 to 62,621 in 2011, representing a 21.7% increase. In both census years, the block had the second-lowest population in the block, with only [[Suryapura, Rohtas|Suryapura]] having fewer people.<ref name="Census 2011" />

The [[sex ratio]] of Sanjhauli block was 915 in 2011, slightly below the district average of 918. The sex ratio was lower in the 0-6 age group, at 910.<ref name="Census 2011" />

Members of [[scheduled castes]] numbered 10,714 in Sanjhauli block in 2011, making up 17.11% of the population.<ref name="Census 2011" />

[[Literacy]] in Sanjhauli block was slightly above average for Rohtas district in 2011, with 76.47% of the population able to read and write compared to the district average of 73.37%. Literacy was higher in men than in women, with 86.71% of males but only 65.30% of females able to read and write; the corresponding 21.41% literacy gender gap was about average for the district.<ref name="Census 2011" />

=== Employment ===
Most people in Sanjhauli block were engaged in [[agriculture]] in 2011. 37.12% of the workforce were cultivators who owned or leased their own land (the largest proportion in Rohtas), and a further 42.20% were agricultural labourers who worked someone else's land for money. 3.95% of the workforce was employed in household industries, and 16.73% were employed in other forms of work.<ref name="Census 2011" />

== Amenities ==
Sanjhauli does not have [[tap water]], with drinking water instead being supplied by [[hand pump]]. It has [[bus]] service and a [[train station]] along with river-based transport. It has permanent [[Indian vernacular architecture#pukka|pucca roads]], which are connected to [[State highways in India|state]] and [[National highways in India|national highways]]. The village hosts a daily mandi as well as a weekly [[haat]]. It has a [[bank]] with an [[Automated teller machine|ATM]] as well as an [[agricultural credit society]]. There is a [[community centre]], a [[public library]], and [[sports field]]s. There are no [[movie theatre]]s.<ref name="Census 2011" />

On the block level, 32 of the 41 inhabited villages in Sanjhauli block had [[school]]s, serving 93.65% of the population. 2 villages had medical facilities, serving 18.7% of the population. All villages had access to [[drinking water]], although only two, Masauna and Basaura, had access to [[tap water]]. 34 had [[telephone]] coverage, serving 89.45% of the population, and 7 villages had [[post office]]s. 3 villages had [[bank]]s and [[agricultural credit society|agricultural credit societies]], and 33 had transportation communications ([[rail transport|rail]], [[bus]], or navigable waterways). 31 villages had permanent [[Indian vernacular architecture#pukka|pucca roads]]. 39 villages had [[electricity]], serving 98.73% of the block population.<ref name="Census 2011" />

== Villages ==
There are 45 villages in Sanjhauli block, including Sanjhauli itself; 41 are inhabited and 4 are uninhabited.<ref name="Census 2011" />

{| class="wikitable sortable"

|-
! Village name
! Total land area (hectares)
! Population (in 2011)
|-
| Amaithi || 283.7 || 3,228
|-
| Masauna || 306.7 || 2,344
|-
| Barauli || 71.3 || 288
|-
| Sikati || 77.3 || 297
|-
| Susari || 241.6 || 2,366
|-
| Samhauta || 108.9 || 1,062
|-
| Dhangaon || 24.3 || 0
|-
| Dhokra || 100.4 || 367
|-
| Udaipur || 414.4 || 4,101
|-
| Chaita Bahori || 110.1 || 1,190
|-
| Chaita || 203 || 1,960
|-
| Chapurwa || 87 || 493
|-
| Chhulkar || 144.4 || 765
|-
| Chauria || 145.2 || 1,171
|-
| Bazidpur || 64.3 || 1,188
|-
| Karma || 22.3 || 0
|-
| Buknawan || 162.3 || 995
|-
| Garura || 106.4 || 1,178
|-
| '''Sanjhauli''' (block headquarters) || 433.4 || 7,608
|-
| Khutaha || 42.9 || 561
|-
| Bairi || 283.7 || 1,501
|-
| Koni || 85.8 || 870
|-
| Khatalpur || 120.2 || 520
|-
| Bagiya || 137.9 || 1,304
|-
| Jigni || 134.7 || 1,102
|-
| Tendua || 169.4 || 1,579
|-
| Karma || 106.4 || 507
|-
| Usra || 44.9 || 462
|-
| Kaithi || 261.1 || 1,516
|-
| Majhauli || 157.8 || 1,636
|-
| Basaura || 122.2 || 1,894
|-
| Siaruwa || 214.4 || 1,858
|-
| Jamuhari || 63.6 || 483
|-
| Motihari || 104.4 || 871
|-
| Tilai || 445.2 || 2,701
|-
| Rajadih || 140 || 1,104
|-
| Misrauliya || 37.6 || 753
|-
| Karmaini || 253 || 2,507
|-
| Aunrai || 145.2 || 1,741
|-
| Tamoli Khap || 70.4 || 0
|-
| Khaira Bhutaha || 225 || 1,343
|-
| Uruwa || 14.2 || 0
|-
| Chandi English || 321.7 || 2,788
|-
| Amadah || 81 || 1,463
|-
| Soni || 93.4 || 956
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Rohtas district}}

[[Category:Villages in Rohtas district]]

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