One of Bihar State, India’s thirty-eight districts is Rohtas District. It was created in 1972 upon the division of Shahabad District into Bhojpur and Rohtas. Sasaram serves as the district’s administrative center.[3] In Bihar, the most literate district is Rohtas. Of all the 38 districts in Bihar, Rohtas district has the highest literacy rate, standing at 73.37% according to the 2011 census.

Of all the 38 districts in Bihar, Rohtas district has one of the highest rates of forest cover.[Reference required]

As part of Patna Division, the Rohtas district has a population density of 763 people per km², an area of 3850 km², and 2,959,918 residents as per the 2011 census. English, Hindi, and Bhojpuri are spoken here.