Businesses in Sarmera

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Sarmera

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Shopping	29
Education	28
Hindu temple	18
Grocery stores and supermarkets	16
Clothing stores	15
Shopping other	12
Electronics stores	10
Banks	9
Hospitals	7
Travel and transportation	7

Sarmera Facts

Area	98.1 km²
Population	127,787
Male Population	66,559 (52.1%)
Female Population	61,228 (47.9%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+155.7%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+31.4%
Median Age	20.9 years (Male: 20.6, Female: 21.2)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$1,334 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	India Standard Time
Lat & Lng	25.25639, 85.79875

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Sarmera Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	49,982	76,739	97,238	126,555	127,787	137,015	145,285
Population Density	509.4 / km²	782.1 / km²	991 / km²	1,289.7 / km²	1,302.3 / km²	1,396.3 / km²	1,480.6 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Sarmera Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 31.4% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Sarmera	+155.7%	+66.5%	+31.4%
Bihar	—	—	—
India	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Sarmera Median Age

Median Age: 20.9 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Sarmera	20.9 yrs	21.2 yrs	20.6 yrs
Bihar	20.4 yrs	20.8 yrs	20.1 yrs
India	24.9 yrs	25.4 yrs	24.5 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Sarmera Population Density

Population Density: 1,302 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Sarmera	127,787	98.1 km²	1,302 / km²
Bihar	115.8 million	94,107.8 km²	1,230 / km²
India	1,307 million	3,083,563.4 km²	424 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Sarmera Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Sarmera Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$463	$494	$752	$767	$1,075	$1,008	$1,234	$1,334
Total GDP	$34M	$40.6M	$68.4M	$77.7M	$119.4M	$121.2M	$159.9M	$178.8M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Sarmera CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Sarmera	140,613 tn	1.1 tn	1,433 tons/km²
Bihar	132,083,798 tn	1.14 tn	1,403.5 tons/km²
India	1,928,568,344 tn	1.48 tn	625.4 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Sarmera CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	140,613 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	1.1 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	1,433 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (5)
Flood	High (10)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
2/17/85	11:06 PM	4.8	74.9 km	33,000 m	Bihar-Jharkhand border region, India	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Sarmera

Sarmera is a town and a block in Nalanda district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is located 110 KM east of Patna and is on the National Highway NH82 (linking Gaya to Mokameh and passes through Bihar Sharif) and State Highway SH78 (Bihta - Sarmera) ..

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