Sandesh, Bihar


Sandesh is a Gram Panchayat and corresponding community development block in Bhojpur district of Bihar, India. As of 2011, its population was 6,874, in 1,037 households. The total block population was 109,712, in 17,011 households.

Demographics

Sandesh is a rural block with no large urban centres. In 2011, its sex ratio was 912 females to every 1000 males, which was higher than the Bhojpur district average of 907. The sex ratio was slightly higher in the 0-6 age group, with a ratio of 914, which was below the district ratio of 918. Members of scheduled castes made up 14.98% of block residents and members of scheduled tribes made up 0.04%. The block's literacy rate was 66.73%, which was lower than the district-wide 70.47%. There was a 28.64% gender literacy gap in the block, with 80.39% of men but only 51.75% of women able to read and write.
Most of Sandesh block's workforce was employed in agriculture in 2011, with 21.55% of workers being cultivators who owned or leased their own land and another 53.26% being agricultural labourers who worked someone else's land for wages. 5.78% were household industry workers, and the remaining 19.41% were other workers. Most workers in the block were men: 25,844 were male and 8,944 were female.

List of Villages

Sandesh block contains the following 54 villages, ordered by population:
Village nameTotal land area Population
Sandesh 4796,874
Kori 5016,821
Raman Sanrh 3405,613
Khandaul 6405,179
Chilhauns 8685,054
Phulari4785,036
Jamuaon 6374,261
Turkaul4583,817
Padura 4053,739
Sarimpur Bachri7753,433
Dihra 4223,371
Ahpura 2703,321
Nasratpur2513,279
Akhgaon 2973,094
Bichhiaon3272,994
Narainpur2402,711
Baga 3672,697
Maniach2802,578
Parura Rampur2212,522
Bhatauli2892,482
Kusra4292,462
Kholpur1812,429
Dehri1962,183
Chela1782,139
Dharampur2611,942
Deoar1361,809
Dalelganj2281,802
Bartiar3461,788
Surungapur3421,756
Partappur571,552
Ahiman Chak2861,457
Kanharpur531,319
Bardiha961,283
Jansara1661,018
Bara156997
Kosdihra79766
Pinjroi125689
Panrepur60594
Patkhaulia41552
Salempur62543
Basauri84484
Panpura75483
Nansagar129328
Lodipur65182
Udaibhanpur184156
Baranhpur5884
Bhikham Chak3839
Balra1670
Chanchar1060
Khemkaranpur1020
Bhanpura620
Chauria620
Gaighat320
Mahadeopur230