Rohtas district

district of Bihar, India

Key facts

Country: India
State: Bihar
Division: Patna
Headquarters: Sasaram
Lok sabha constituencies: Sasaram , Karakat , Buxar
District magistrate: Udita Singh, Indian Administrative Service
Superintendent of police: Raushan Kumar, Indian Police Service
Divisional forest officer: Manish Kumar Verma, Indian Forest Service
Total: 3,847.82 km (1,485.65 sq mi)
Density: 769.245/km (1,992.34/sq mi)
Literacy: 90.2% (2024)
Official: Hindi English Bhojpuri
Time zone: UTC+05:30 ( IST )
Pin: 821115 (Rohtas)
Iso 3166 code: 06188
Vehicle registration: BR 24
Major highways: NH 2
Website: Official District Website

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Wikidata facts

Population: 2959918
Area: 3850
Official website: rohtas.bih.nic.in
Households: 460345

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Commons category: Rohtas district
inception: 1972-00-00
male population: 1543546
female population: 1416372
urban population: 427765
rural population: 2532153
literate population: 1799832
illiterate population: 1160086
short name: RTS

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Rohtas Plateau, an extension of the Vindhya formation, is abundant in limestone and shales, providing raw materials to the local cement industry. Rohtas district also spelled as Rautas,is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state, India. It came into existence when Shahabad District was bifurcated into Bhojpur & Rohtas in 1972. Administrative headquarter of the district is Sasaram. Rohtas district has the highest literacy in Bihar. The literacy rate of Rohtas district which is 73.37% as per 2011 census is highest among all 38 districts of Bihar.

Rohtas district also has one of the highest forest cover among all 38 districts of Bihar.