Sahar, Bihar
Sahar
सहार | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Map of Sahar block | |
| Coordinates: 25°14′56″N 84°37′31″E / 25.24877°N 84.62535°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Bhojpur |
| Area | |
• Total | 120.74 km2 (46.62 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 5,674 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bhojpuri, Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 802208 |
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. Sahar was a major center of conflict during the wider Naxalite insurgency in Bhojpur in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s.