Sherghati


Sherghati is a town in the Gaya district in Bihar, India. The Morhar River surrounds it. Sherghati was under Chero rule but during 1700 it came under the rule of Rohilla chief Azam Khan. In 1857, Raja Jehangir Bux Khan revolted against the British.
A meteorite that came from Mars fell here in 1865; it is now kept in a London museum and is known as the Shergotty meteorite.

Geography

Sherghati is located at. It has an average elevation of 121 metres.

Demographics

, Sherghati had a population of 1,50,000. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Sherghati has an average literacy rate of 60%, less than the national average of 74.04%. In Sherghati, 19% of the population is under 6 years of age.