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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kargahar
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Village
| image_skyline =
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| image_map = Kargahar block map.png
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Bihar, India
| coordinates = {{coord|25.12671|N|83.92745|E|display=inline,title}}<ref name="Geonames">{{Cite web|url=https://www.geonames.org/1267778/karghar.html|title=Geonames.org. ''Karghar''|accessdate=15 April 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 = 6.25
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name="Geonames"/>
| elevation_m = 94
| population_total = 10170<ref name="Census 2011" />
| population_as_of = 2011
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| 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 = 821107<ref name="Census 2011" />
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'''Kargahar''' is a village and corresponding [[community development block]] in [[Rohtas district]] of [[Bihar]], [[India]]. As of 2011, the population of Kargahar was 10,170, in 1,464 households, while the population of Kargahar block was 225,082, in 31,528 households. The nearest city is [[Sasaram]], the district headquarters.<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, 684–787, 1191–1192|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/BiharA.html |website=Census 2011 India|accessdate=4 July 2020}}</ref>

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

| 2001 | 179556
| 2011 | 225082
}}
Kargahar is an entirely rural block, with no large urban centres. The [[sex ratio]] of the block in 2011 was 908 females to every 1000 males, which was the lowest among rural areas in Rohtas. The sex ratio was higher in the 0-6 age group, with 918 males for every 1000 females. Members of [[scheduled castes]] made up 21.02% of the population and members of [[scheduled tribes]] made up 0.26%. The [[literacy rate]] of Kargahar block was 75.92%, higher than the district rate of 73.37%. There was an 18.71% literacy gender gap in the block, with 84.82% of men but only 66.11% of women able to read and write, a slightly smaller gap than the district gap of 19.91%.<ref name="Census 2011"/>

=== Employment ===
A majority of Kargahar block's workforce was engaged in [[agriculture]] in 2011, with 31.77% of workers being cultivators who owned or leased their own land and a further 44.45% being agricultural labourers who worked another person's land for wages. 7.13% worked as household industry workers, and the remaining 16.66% were other workers.<ref name="Census 2011"/>

== Amenities ==
Of the 198 inhabited villages in Kargahar block, 143 have [[school]]s and 10 have medical facilities. 26 have [[post office]]s and 66 have [[telephone]] service. 12 have [[bank]]s and [[agricultural credit society|agricultural credit societies]]. 87 have permanent [[pucca]] roads. 151 have [[National Grid (India)|electrical power]], serving 89.65% of block residents. All 198 villages had access to [[drinking water]], but only 21 of them had [[tap water]] (Kargahar itself not being one of them). In the rest, drinking water was mainly supplied via [[well]] and [[hand pump]]. Kargahar village also has a [[public library]], a [[community centre]] with [[sports field]]s, a regular [[Mandi (market)|mandi]], and a weekly [[haat]].<ref name="Census 2011"/>

== Villages ==
Kargahar block has 257 villages, of which 198 are inhabited and 59 are uninhabited:<ref name="Census 2011"/>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Village name
! Total land area (hectares)
! Population (in 2011)
|-
| Kamdewa || 33 || 0
|-
| [[Siwan, Kargahar|Siwan]] || 599 || 3,673
|-
| Patkha || 24 || 0
|-
| Shiwapur || 107 || 1,022
|-
| Basgitia || 20 || 0
|-
| Nimdehra || 130 || 1,966
|-
| Bamhan Barahta || 166 || 1,301
|-
| Bhainsadih || 101 || 84
|-
| Bariyarpatti || 70 || 0
|-
| Bikram || 41 || 0
|-
| Barahta || 100 || 678
|-
| Kumhila || 148 || 1,453
|-
| Ranitali || 45 || 26
|-
| Rohdaspatti || 23 || 255
|-
| Ararua || 109 || 1,599
|-
| Hamirpur || 119 || 983
|-
| Gajaundha || 42 || 0
|-
| Akorhi || 218 || 1,273
|-
| Shahababad || 73 || 84
|-
| Kharej || 307 || 1,649
|-
| [[Dhanej, Rohtas|Dhanej]] || 385 || 3,634
|-
| Nemura || 135 || 754
|-
| Intawa || 74 || 1,275
|-
| Bhagwanpur || 170 || 702
|-
| Bastalwa || 100 || 811
|-
| Bahuara || 88 || 705
|-
| Tenuni || 236 || 1,342
|-
| Basawanpur || 13 || 0
|-
| Shahar || 216 || 1,613
|-
| Paraspura || 36 || 0
|-
| Karwar || 131 || 655
|-
| Saitapur || 27 || 0
|-
| Loknathpur || 144 || 527
|-
| Khoreya || 98 || 749
|-
| Chaturbhujpur || 65 || 0
|-
| Mangru Sarai || 109 || 0
|-
| Jhalkhora || 85 || 1,064
|-
| Rasulpur || 34 || 111
|-
| Mathia || 59 || 402
|-
| Bisodehri || 140 || 269
|-
| Baksara || 240 || 2,874
|-
| Rampur || 90 || 0
|-
| Samhota || 77 || 599
|-
| Ismailpur || 40 || 0
|-
| Hajipur || 49 || 0
|-
| Sohwalia Khurd || 98 || 309
|-
| Sohwalia Kalan || 116 || 871
|-
| Lakhan Chak || 30|| 0
|-
| Baispura || 181 || 1,530
|-
| Ratanpura || 103 || 700
|-
| Chhitni || 127 || 624
|-
| Kolhua || 91 || 0
|-
| Gareya || 110 || 988
|-
| Checharia || 66 || 0
|-
| Bhokhari || 308 || 2,276
|-
| Sansardih || 74 || 0
|-
| Pathalpura || 96 || 714
|-
| Chorha || 78 || 0
|-
| Sosna || 160 || 620
|-
| Basudhara || 83 || 501
|-
| Usana || 154 || 730
|-
| Kharhari || 230 || 1,531
|-
| Sajandehra || 116 || 1,021
|-
| Khutaha || 105 || 0
|-
| Khaira || 75 || 0
|-
| Akhtiarpur || 94 || 1,073
|-
| Manti || 229 || 2,060
|-
| Narhanian || 55 || 0
|-
| Rivan || 154 || 1,901
|-
| Jaruha || 112 || 0
|-
| Khajasir || 42 || 0
|-
| Dharampura || 53 || 0
|-
| Baur || 212 || 1,910
|-
| Jogwalia || 88 || 619
|-
| Lerha || 155 || 1,063
|-
| Baheri || 265 || 1,140
|-
| Kharhana || 332 || 1,795
|-
| Talia || 60 || 422
|-
| Bhawadih || 53 || 414
|-
| Garbha || 254 || 1,503
|-
| Gori || 476 || 2,378
|-
| Gogahra || 112 || 957
|-
| Bhaluni || 130 || 761
|-
| Bahuara || 246 || 1,047
|-
| Jairampah || 48 || 0
|-
| Pipri || 70 || 756
|-
| Banwalia || 34 || 0
|-
| Siri || 231 || 2,100
|-
| Bagahi || 123 || 0
|-
| Thorsan || 135 || 1,710
|-
| Jogipur || 143 || 598
|-
| Torni || 328 || 1,640
|-
| Phakla || 317.7 || 812
|-
| Banaulia || 77 || 91
|-
| Phakli || 108 || 1,037
|-
| Panapur || 73 || 0
|-
| Baradih || 71 || 259
|-
| Basdiha || 218 || 1,665
|-
| Sagarpur || 124 || 546
|-
| Ghordiha || 140 || 1,487
|-
| Dhangua || 89 || 498
|-
| Bhairawa || 100 || 300
|-
| Koriari || 141 || 1,313
|-
| Hardaspur || 65 || 0
|-
| Mominpur || 74 || 463
|-
| Belari || 205 || 1,311
|-
| Lankasur || 63 || 0
|-
| Mohanpur Kharsani || 64 || 423
|-
| Kalyanpur || 180 || 1,480
|-
| Meraripur || 68 || 434
|-
| Kharagpur Buzurg || 58 || 59
|-
| Harnarayanpur || 106 || 589
|-
| Maniari || 130 || 731
|-
| Ugarsenpur || 25 || 293
|-
| Tilkapur || 118 || 1,586
|-
| Shahpur || 20 || 0
|-
| Belaspur || 92 || 1,210
|-
| Manaidih || 54 || 0
|-
| Sarodih || 100 || 769
|-
| Tilokpur || 116 || 560
|-
| Mohanian || 359 || 1,404
|-
| Bhaluari || 108 || 1,007
|-
| Kharari || 581 || 2,744
|-
| Sonbarsa || 114 || 514
|-
| Kharagpura || 51 || 406
|-
| Mathurapur || 120 || 643
|-
| Semaria || 113 || 832
|-
| Mathia || 16 || 41
|-
| Dumra || 288 || 2,343
|-
| Ghuranpur || 37 || 0
|-
| Shukulpura || 64 || 888
|-
| Delhua || 131 || 1,040
|-
| Chilbila || 79 || 644
|-
| Panapur || 90 || 1,366
|-
| Baradih || 99 || 0
|-
| Pipra || 282.9 || 2,712
|-
| Shikohabad || 66 || 0
|-
| Samdiha || 195 || 1,718
|-
| Dalip Chak || 19 || 0
|-
| Raghopur || 64 || 258
|-
| Machandih || 76 || 721
|-
| Narayanpur || 77 || 37
|-
| Jalalpur || 70 || 1,659
|-
| Sahwalia || 25 || 0
|-
| Ambalia || 128 || 778
|-
| Kauakhonch || 96 || 1,117
|-
| Hirde Sarae || 102 || 328
|-
| Sarea || 88 || 334
|-
| Harbanspur || 31 || 0
|-
| Sahuar || 132 || 2,532
|-
| Man Rupaitha || 63 || 31
|-
| Rupaitha || 69 || 2,359
|-
| Parsupur || 57 || 0
|-
| Thorsan || 316 || 1,366
|-
| Rampur || 171 || 523
|-
| Ghuranpur || 120 || 608
|-
| Khanaithi || 238 || 1,556
|-
| Jagdatpur || 70 || 894
|-
| Pipri || 111 || 718
|-
| Basupur || 60 || 527
|-
| Kusahi || 134 || 1,154
|-
| Bagahi || 40 || 0
|-
| '''Kargahar''' (block headquarters) || 625 || 10,170
|-
| Soni || 84.2 || 989
|-
| Bhainsahi || 86 || 0
|-
| Nado || 118 || 715
|-
| [[Semri, Kargahar|Semri]] || 272 || 3,169
|-
| Lakhanpura || 38 || 795
|-
| Itawa || 64|| 0
|-
| Sirsia || 182 || 2,778
|-
| Garbhe || 69 || 328
|-
| Anurudhpur || 52 || 68
|-
| Dibhiya || 107 || 1,443
|-
| Pirtampur || 18 || 0
|-
| Kapatia || 59 || 419
|-
| Kishunpur || 16 || 0
|-
| Sonbarsa || 69 || 853
|-
| Narayanpur || 53 || 147
|-
| Parandehra || 61 || 1,006
|-
| Patwadih || 132 || 757
|-
| Semaria Kanak || 167 || 1,827
|-
| Khaira Sahmal || 159 || 1,775
|-
| Khaira Dew || 267 || 1,737
|-
| Khurhuria || 127 || 1,111
|-
| Gokhulpur || 49 || 161
|-
| Basantpur || 221 || 961
|-
| Chanddehri || 72 || 0
|-
| Ratti Chak || 74 || 110
|-
| Gopalpur || 44 || 527
|-
| Khorhari || 55 || 48
|-
| Chandarbhan Patti || 335 || 2,088
|-
| [[Barahri, Kargahar|Barahri]] || 467 || 4,413
|-
| Rehari || 180 || 1,458
|-
| Tenduni || 275 || 1,918
|-
| Adain || 108 || 786
|-
| Emandehri || 122 || 322
|-
| Khairahi || 127 || 974
|-
| Sanwabahar || 219 || 892
|-
| Akorhi || 201 || 2,780
|-
| Maheshpur || 153 || 934
|-
| Bishunpura || 80 || 1,024
|-
| Larui || 99 || 715
|-
| Jalwaia || 260 || 910
|-
| Panrepur || 93 || 641
|-
| Sirampur || 63 || 0
|-
| Tetrarh || 85 || 323
|-
| Khakhra || 272 || 1,466
|-
| Tenduwa || 147 || 1,126
|-
| Senduwar || 350 || 1,967
|-
| Semra || 75 || 0
|-
| Bhanpur || 100 || 578
|-
| Chakardharpur || 41 || 0
|-
| Lahuara || 81 || 1,552
|-
| Bahuara || 136 || 1,238
|-
| Balbhaddarpur || 93 || 467
|-
| Panaili || 97 || 1,271
|-
| Panaila || 96 || 577
|-
| Kamalpur || 84 || 677
|-
| Tikari || 163 || 610
|-
| Samhauta || 189 || 1,270
|-
| Raepur || 29 || 0
|-
| Kauwadih || 205 || 1,204
|-
| Bhagwanpur || 72 || 435
|-
| Deapur || 42 || 0
|-
| Larui || 94 || 1,135
|-
| Kharui || 68 || 0
|-
| Kasigawan || 64 || 0
|-
| Chandarbhanpur || 147 || 903
|-
| Kusdihra || 108 || 862
|-
| Dharahra || 99 || 538
|-
| Kutubpur || 34 || 0
|-
| Sonadih || 176 || 1,086
|-
| Tenua || 190 || 794
|-
| Sakraulia || 72 || 0
|-
| Parwalia || 115 || 625
|-
| Mahuli || 127 || 1,663
|-
| Damodarpur || 195 || 956
|-
| Pipra || 172 || 1,349
|-
| Bahera || 94 || 666
|-
| Bisesarpur || 40 || 0
|-
| Girdharpur || 70 || 1,089
|-
| Gokhulpur || 128 || 888
|-
| Sirampur || 35 || 0
|-
| Balapur || 117 || 1,010
|-
| Aruhi || 177 || 1,644
|-
| [[Rampur, Kargahar|Rampur]] || 235 || 3,117
|-
| Panjar || 261 || 1,752
|-
| Sakhuwan || 120 || 789
|-
| Mehmandih || 66 || 0
|-
| [[Babhani, Rohtas|Babhani]] || 281 || 4,286
|-
| [[Karup, Kargahar|Karup]] || 447 || 3,303
|-
| Pahari || 374 || 2,196
|-
| Kusmi || 150 || 246
|-
| Gonaila || 84 || 99
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Rohtas district}}

[[Category:Villages in Rohtas district]]

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