Sandesh (Hindi: संदेश) 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 (compared with the district-wide 15.59%) and members of scheduled tribes made up 0.04% (district-wide 0.51%). 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 (the district-wide gap was 23.71%).
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: (GP = Gram Panchayat) Village name Total land area (hectares) Population (in 2011) Sandesh (GP and block headquarters) 479 6,874 Kori (GP) 501 6,821 Raman Sanrh (GP) 340 5,613 Khandaul (GP) 640 5,179 Chilhauns (GP) 868 5,054 Phulari 478 5,036 Jamuaon (GP) 637 4,261 Turkaul 458 3,817 Padura (GP) 405 3,739 Sarimpur Bachri 775 3,433 Dihra (GP) 422 3,371 Ahpura (GP) 270 3,321 Nasratpur 251 3,279 Akhgaon (GP) 297 3,094 Bichhiaon 327 2,994 Narainpur 240 2,711 Baga (GP) 367 2,697 Maniach 280 2,578 Parura Rampur 221 2,522 Bhatauli 289 2,482 Kusra 429 2,462 Kholpur 181 2,429 Dehri 196 2,183 Chela 178 2,139 Dharampur 261 1,942 Deoar 136 1,809 Dalelganj 228 1,802 Bartiar 346 1,788 Surungapur 342 1,756 Partappur 57 1,552 Ahiman Chak 286 1,457 Kanharpur 53 1,319 Bardiha 96 1,283 Jansara 166 1,018 Bara 156 997 Kosdihra 79 766 Pinjroi 125 689 Panrepur 60 594 Patkhaulia 41 552 Salempur 62 543 Basauri 84 484 Panpura 75 483 Nansagar 129 328 Lodipur 65 182 Udaibhanpur 184 156 Baranhpur 58 84 Bhikham Chak 38 39 Balra 167 0 Chanchar 106 0 Khemkaranpur 102 0 Bhanpura 62 0 Chauria 62 0 Gaighat 32 0 Mahadeopur 23 0
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