Dehri

Dehri डेहरी Dehri
city
Dehri Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates: 24°52′N 84°11′E / 24.87°N 84.18°ECoordinates: 24°52′N 84°11′E / 24.87°N 84.18°E
Country	India
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Government
• Type	Nagar Parishad(Municipality)
• Body	Dehri Nagar Parishad
Elevation	52 m (171 ft)
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
• Others	Bhojpuri, Magahi
Time zone	IST (UTC5:30)
PIN	821307
Website	rohtas.nic.in

Dehri, also known as Dehri on Sone, is a city and a municipality in Rohtas district in the state of Bihar, India.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Indian census,^[1] Dehri had a population of 137,068. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Dehri has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74% and, female literacy is 57%.

Sone View Area

Mausolée de Sher Shah Suri à Sasaram

The Longest Railway bridge in India lengths 3.065 km over Sone River which links Sone Nagar and Dehri popularly known as Sone Bridge. The motor bridge is also built with similar length on NH2.^[2]

References

1. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
2. Sone Bridge