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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Sheosagar
| other_name = Shiusāgar
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| settlement_type = Village
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Bihar, India
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = India
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = [[Bihar]]
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Rohtas district|Rohtas]]
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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| postal_code = 821111<ref name="Census 2011" />
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'''Sheosagar''', also spelled '''Shiusagar''' or '''Shivsagar''', is a village and corresponding [[community development block]] in [[Rohtas district]] of [[Bihar]], India. As of 2011, the village of Sheosagar had a population of 2,065, in 345 households, while the entire block had a population of 176,080. The nearest major city is [[Sasaram]], the capital of Rohtas district.<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, 900–980, 1191–1192|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/BiharA.html |website=Census 2011 India|accessdate=1 April 2020}}</ref>

== Geography ==
Located in the western part of Rohtas district, Sheosagar block is geographically diverse, encompassing both parts of the [[Sasaram]] plain and areas of the Rohtas plateau, at the eastern end of the [[Vindhya Range]]. The area generally slopes downward toward the northeast.<ref name="Census 2011"/>

== Demographics ==
{{historical populations
| align = left
| source = [[2011 Census of India]]<ref name="Census 2011"/>

| 2001 | 144176
| 2011 | 176080
}}
Sheosagar is an entirely rural block, with no major urban centres. The [[sex ratio]] of the block in 2011 was 929, which was slightly higher than the average of 918 in all of Rohtas district. This ratio was more equal among 0- to 6-year-olds, with 953 females for every 1000 males; again, this was a bit higher than the district average of 931 for this age group. Members of [[scheduled castes]] made up 22.78% of the block's population (40,118 individuals), a slightly higher proportion than the district average of 20.11%. Members of [[scheduled tribes]] constituted 1.11% of the population (1,962 individuals), which was about equal to the district average of 1.12%. The [[literacy rate]] of Sheosagar block was 71.79%, which was slightly below the district average of 72.5%. Literacy was substantially higher among males (81.42%) than among females (61.37%); however, the 20.05% gender gap in literacy was slightly less pronounced than the district average of 21.04%.

The village of Sheosagar had a population of 2,065 in 2011, of whom 363 (17.58%) were in the 0–6 age group. The literacy rate of the town was 62.95%, with 1,300 people able to read and write (750 male and 550 female).<ref name="Census 2011 B">{{cite web |title=Census of India 2011: Bihar District Census Handbook – Rohtas, Part B (Village and Town Wise Primary Census Abstract) |pages=284–289, 373–399|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/Bihar.html |website=Census 2011 India|accessdate=8 July 2020}}</ref>

=== Employment ===
A majority of Sheosagar block's workforce was employed in agriculture, with 22.33% of the workforce being cultivators who owned or leased their own land and another 52.85% being agricultural labourers who worked someone else's land for wages. A further 4.14% were engaged in household industries, and all other forms of work accounted for the remaining 20.68% of the workforce.<ref name="Census 2011"/>

In Sheosagar itself, there was a total workforce of 660 (483 men and 177 women) in 2011, of whom 442 (398 men and 44 women) were main workers and 218 (85 men and 133 women) were marginal workers. Between the two categories combined, there were 51 cultivators, 207 agricultural labourers, 45 household industry workers, and 357 other workers.<ref name="Census 2011 B"/>

== Amenities ==
Of the 153 inhabited villages in Sheosagar block, 90 had [[education in India|schools]], which was 58.82% of them; this was a lower rate than the district average of 70.24%. However, the population served by these schools consisted of 84.23% of the block's population, which was also lower than the Rohtas district average of 91.92%. Only 3 villages had medical facilities, which, at 1.96%, was far below the district average of 22.25%; the population they served was only 3.21% of the district, which was still far below the district average. Both percentages, in fact, were the lowest among all blocks in Rohtas district. All 153 villages had access to clean [[drinking water]]. 24 villages had [[post offices]]. 117 had telephone services, which at 76.47% was substantially higher than the district average of 47.7%; as much as 87.05% of the block's population had telephone access. 71 villages had transport communications (bus, rail, or navigable waterways). 18 villages had banks, and 16 had [[agricultural credit society|agricultural credit societies]]. 80 villages had permanent [[Indian vernacular architecture#pukka|pucca roads]]. 134 villages had access to electricity, which was 87.58% of them, slightly higher than the district average of 82.24%; 94.15% of the block's population lived in villages with access to electricity.<ref name="Census 2011"/> However, only 14.43% of block residents had [[electric light]]s; most (84.84%) households relied on [[kerosene]] for lighting instead.<ref name="Census 2011 B"/>

53.43% of the block's household lived in permanent houses made of [[pucca]] materials in 2011, while 31.57% lived in semi-permanent houses and 14.7% lived in temporary houses made of kutcha materials. A large majority of households (90.83%) mainly used [[hand pump]]s for drinking water, with 3.47% using mainly [[tap water]] and 4.41% using mainly [[well]]s. A large majority of households had no toilet in their home, with 80.93% relying on [[open defecation]]; 14.4% had toilets connected to [[septic tank]]s and 1.45% had toilets connected to [[sanitary sewer|sewer]] systems. 23.5% of households had a kitchen in their home, while 70.26% did not. (The remainder mostly cooked outside the house.) Most households (73.44%) primarily used [[cowdung cake]] as fuel for cooking, while another 16.97% used mainly [[firewood]]. 53.39% of households had access to banks.<ref name="Census 2011 B"/>

24.99% of households had radios, 17.13% had televisions, 0.52% had computers with internet access, 5.14% had computers with no internet access, 1.66% had [[landline]] telephones and 57.63% had cell phones (1.63% had both types of phone), 35.9% had bicycles, 7.71% had [[motor scooter]]s, motorcycles, or [[moped]]s, 11.84% had [[automobile]]s, and 27.76% had none of the aforementioned assets.<ref name="Census 2011 B"/>

On 5 July 2017, Sheosagar block was declared "Open Defecation Free", with toilets installed in 16,232 households during the ODF campaign of the preceding six months. It was the sixth block in Rohtas to achieve this status.<ref name="ODF">{{cite news |title=Sheosagar block of Rohtas declared ODF |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/sheosagar-block-of-rohtas-declared-odf/1092063 |accessdate=9 July 2020 |work=Outlook |date=5 July 2017}}</ref>

The village of Sheosagar possessed two primary schools and four [[middle schools]]. It had one medical centre. It did not have [[well]] or [[tap water]]; water in the village was supplied by [[hand pump]]. There were no [[public toilets]]. There was a post office. Sheosagar was served by [[landline]] phone access as well as mobile phone coverage, and it had Internet access. There was bus service and a railway station. Residents had access to [[automobiles]] and [[tractors]]. The village was connected to [[National highways of India|national highways]] as well as [[State highways in India|state highways]]. It had pucca roads. There was an agricultural credit society. Sheosagar village possessed a daily [[mandi (market)|mandi]], but a weekly [[haat]] did not meet here. It had a [[community centre]] and a [[recreation centre]] with access to [[sports field]]s, and there was a [[public library]]. 38 hectares were under cultivation, which was all irrigated by [[canal]].<ref name="Census 2011"/>

== Villages ==
The sub-district of Sheosagar contains 153 inhabited villages and 46 uninhabited ones, for a total of 199 villages:<ref name="Census 2011"/>

{| class="wikitable sortable"

|-
! Village name
! Total land area (hectares)
! Population (in 2011)
|-
| Bhagwalia || 91 || 990
|-
| [[Sondihra,Rohtas|Sondihra]] || 115 || 970
|-
| Silari || 526 || 2,009
|-
| Parasdiha || 159 || 631
|-
| Bankat || 61 || 0
|-
| Khairi Barki || 84 || 927
|-
| Sonbarsa || 68 || 0
|-
| Bhimpur || 75 || 0
|-
| Hathigawan || 30 || 0
|-
| Bardiha || 78 || 398
|-
| Gopalapur || 40 || 694
|-
| Masihabad || 170 || 1,529
|-
| Akorha || 134 || 632
|-
| Khairi Chhokti || 76 || 0
|-
| Rasendua || 77 || 1,313
|-
| Keshopur || 68 || 0
|-
| Kandharapur || 33 || 0
|-
| Auraiyan || 223 || 1,204
|-
| Parari || 166 || 1,280
|-
| Ramdehri || 45 || 239
|-
| Misraulia || 44 || 161
|-
| Nimia || 73 || 630
|-
| Pakhnari || 399 || 3,048
|-
| Chenari Chhokti || 262 || 1,573
|-
| Bamhaur || 242 || 2,197
|-
| Mahadehri || 59 || 0
|-
| Paharpur || 70 || 882
|-
| Jigna || 93 || 560
|-
| Bahuwara || 106 || 1,000
|-
| Gajaundha || 77 || 1,026
|-
| Bhagwanpur || 70 || 0
|-
| [[Biar Bandh]] || 172 || 987
|-
| Pakri || 38 || 0
|-
| Sahuwa || 80 || 1,244
|-
| Dahuwa || 104 || 140
|-
| Kurtha || 178 || 1,102
|-
| Mauni || 34 || 136
|-
| Baraila || 175 || 965
|-
| Pariagpur || 55 || 523
|-
| Chamraha || 175 || 1,032
|-
| Dumri || 159 || 1,577
|-
| Shahpur || 100 || 581
|-
| Gamharia || 135 || 519
|-
| Saina || 136 || 1,146
|-
| Torana || 240 || 1,421
|-
| Kekarha || 116 || 566
|-
| Samahuta || 254 || 1,353
|-
| Samahuti || 75 || 25
|-
| Rajhain || 133 || 946
|-
| Kirihiri || 701 || 3,890
|-
| Patarhi || 310 || 2,477
|-
| Admapur || 102 || 1,038
|-
| Torni || 76 || 560
|-
| Torni || 71 || 659
|-
| Anantpura || 62 || 430
|-
| Pipri || 148 || 626
|-
| Chandanpura || 155 || 915
|-
| Ibrahimpur || 38 || 0
|-
| Mojri || 84 || 1,117
|-
| Rampur Telari || 149 || 667
|-
| Telara || 71 || 487
|-
| Kaithi || 209 || 1,703
|-
| Garura || 228 || 1,342
|-
| Godnian || 60 || 419
|-
| Konar || 671 || 4,396
|-
| Berukahi || 133 || 1,194
|-
| Dehara || 149 || 878
|-
| Rampur Joi || 157 || 1,004
|-
| Chitwar || 66 || 0
|-
| Tiki Dihara || 34 || 0
|-
| Bhairwa || 79 || 205
|-
| Kaua Dehri || 85 || 0
|-
| Auwan || 102 || 746
|-
| Ghatkan || 212 || 1,319
|-
| Rasulpur || 18 || 0
|-
| Elahi Chak || 10 || 0
|-
| Gorwar || 118 || 0
|-
| Mor || 210 || 1,347
|-
| Patti Chatarbhuj || 39 || 651
|-
| Kanjrar || 75 || 1,003
|-
| Sarae || 185 || 2,030
|-
| Kumahu || 253 || 2,648
|-
| Doriawan || 227 || 1,286
|-
| Saidabad || 93 || 1,042
|-
| Sikrauli || 42 || 0
|-
| Kirihiri || 79 || 293
|-
| Kaupa || 90 || 688
|-
| Kewantarhi || 43 || 266
|-
| Patarhi || 153 || 842
|-
| Niu || 96 || 595
|-
| Morkap || 76 || 535
|-
| Khatolla || 32 || 489
|-
| Rampur Amawan || 48 || 1,483
|-
| Biura || 36 || 835
|-
| Khurhia || 124 || 1,364
|-
| Konki || 145 || 1,129
|-
| Nad || 189 || 1,625
|-
| Chanari || 104 || 617
|-
| Semri Nagi || 79 || 368
|-
| Semri Patak || 62 || 877
|-
| Khanipur || 57 || 0
|-
| Kajhawan || 80 || 881
|-
| Kararipatti Garhi || 57 || 442
|-
| Kararipatti Sharki || 47 || 228
|-
| Banrua || 130 || 932
|-
| Darangia || 46 || 383
|-
| Manki || 58 || 200
|-
| Senuwar || 115 || 1,238
|-
| Barewa || 66 || 424
|-
| Phalwaria || 95 || 389
|-
| Kusahar || 124 || 902
|-
| Burhharka || 112 || 427
|-
| Semri || 167 || 2,313
|-
| Pipari || 34 || 440
|-
| Janjra || 84 || 906
|-
| Karup || 177 || 2,849
|-
| Ahmad Chak || 20 || 0
|-
| Malwar || 223 || 3,103
|-
| Marichwar || 102 || 1,376
|-
| Rehi || 114 || 1,086
|-
| Sonbarsa || 90 || 513
|-
| Mauni || 97 || 614
|-
| [[Saunja, India|Saunja]] || 92 || 592
|-
| Mitanda || 73 || 393
|-
| Budhua || 53 || 319
|-
| Chakia || 21 || 383
|-
| Rampur || 14 || 117
|-
| Sarae Bahan || 26 || 0
|-
| Sewati || 81 || 991
|-
| Isharpura || 76 || 0
|-
| Chhuria || 49 || 255
|-
| Madaini || 67 || 620
|-
| Thanuan || 91 || 1,080
|-
| Bhadarshila || 163 || 695
|-
| Kusahi || 47 || 0
|-
| Girdharia || 114 || 1,224
|-
| '''Sheosagar''' ''(capital)''|| 51 || 2,065
|-
| Kadwa || 52 || 0
|-
| Chanua || 151 || 1,306
|-
| Sonahar || 486 || 4,839
|-
| Mahawar || 42 || 0
|-
| Bhimakoni || 36 || 0
|-
| Pakaria || 88 || 675
|-
| Ahladpur || 50 || 0
|-
| Shahpur || 28 || 643
|-
| Sikraur || 267 || 2,297
|-
| Keshopur || 64 || 0
|-
| Arazi Sarae || 32 || 0
|-
| Sarae Hewandhi || 23 || 0
|-
| Baheri || 63 || 696
|-
| Markan || 80 || 538
|-
| Banahi || 24 || 0
|-
| Patkhaulia || 95 || 272
|-
| Naudiha || 91 || 732
|-
| Bishunpur || 55 || 289
|-
| Kusaha || 81 || 0
|-
| Chor || 499 || 6,473
|-
| Uchauli || 63 || 0
|-
| Karma || 42 || 778
|-
| Kala Shahar || 80 || 795
|-
| Danrwa || 129 || 1,235
|-
| Baddi || 206 || 2,236
|-
| Amtha || 76 || 1,124
|-
| Gamharia || 48 || 0
|-
| Alampur || 585 || 8,453
|-
| Sarean || 61 || 0
|-
| Khurhnu || 138 || 1,543
|-
| Majhui || 209 || 2,170
|-
| Kekai || 114 || 1,181
|-
| Maldaha || 70 || 355
|-
| Pitambarpur || 98 || 400
|-
| Mohanian || 236 || 1,954
|-
| Kajhawan || 179 || 687
|-
| Chamaraha || 66 || 0
|-
| Bania Dih || 38|| 0
|-
| Mahua Pokhar || 109 || 183
|-
| Bahdimpur || 86 || 0
|-
| Kusumha || 2,997 || 106
|-
| Panari Dai || 47 || 0
|-
| Sighanpura || 209 || 844
|-
| Lutra || 249 || 798
|-
| Khari Ghat || 435 || 0
|-
| Ulho || 192 || 2,169
|-
| Barka Dih || 68 || 892
|-
| Kachnath || 38 || 997
|-
| Gosahar || 110 || 1,883
|-
| Murlipur || 146 || 2,002
|-
| Sikandarpur || 103 || 1,350
|-
| Tar Dih || 294 || 0
|-
| Narwa || 4,104 || 0
|-
| Chapri || 1,461 || 66
|-
| Darshana || 1,085 || 0
|-
| Mohammadpur || 120 || 2,293
|-
| Bisrampur || 130 || 3,270
|-
| Khardihan || 115 || 431
|-
| Sukuhin || 93 || 2,504
|-
| Dhanauti || 34 || 0
|-
| Sigthi || 44 || 0
|-
| Duba || 55 || 0
|}

== References ==

{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://mapcarta.com/N6955088590 Map of the village of Sheosagar]
{{Rohtas district}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Rohtas district]]

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