Sasaram
Sign in to saveSasaram (), also spelled as Shahasaram and Sasseram, is a historical city and a municipal corporation region in the Rohtas district of Bihar state in eastern India.
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Place details
- Locality
- Sasaram
- Region
- Bihar
- Country
- India
- Population
- 147,408
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Sasaram
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_caption
- Tomb of Sher Shah Suri, Sasaram
- Settlement.image_map
- Sasaram block map.png
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location in Sasaram block
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Bihar#India3
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Bihar, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Bihar
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Division
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Patna
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Rohtas district
- Elevation
- +150
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Capital of
- Rohtas district
- Image
- Sasaram.jpg
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- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Economy
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- Education
- Universities
- Medical colleges
- Engineering colleges
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Sasaram (), also spelled as Shahasaram and Sasseram, is a historical city and a municipal corporation region in the Rohtas district of Bihar state in eastern India.
The city served as the capital of the Sur dynasty during Sher Shah Suri's rule over India in the 16th century, and was residence place sub capital of epic monarch Sahastrabahu (Kartivirya Arjuna).