Baharagora Explained

Baharagora
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Jharkhand#India3
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Jharkhand, India
Coordinates:22.28°N 86.72°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Jharkhand
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:East Singhbhum
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:79
Population Total:1132
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages*
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi, Santali
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:832101
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:91-6594
Registration Plate:JH 05
Blank1 Name Sec1:Literacy
Blank1 Info Sec1:89.54%
Blank2 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Jamshedpur
Blank3 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank3 Info Sec1:Baharagora

Baharagora is a town in the Baharagora CD block in the Ghatshila subdivision of the East Singhbhum district, in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

History

Baharagora CD block was established in 1956.

Geography

Location

Baharagora is located at .[1] It has an average elevation of 79m (259feet). The Subarnarekha River flows along its adjoining areas (approx at a distance of).

It is situated on the south-east corner of Jharkhand. It is from Kharagpur, from Jamshedpur, from Ghatshila, from Baripada and from Kolkata

Baharagora is the entry point of Jharkhand from the two states, namely West Bengal and Odisha, as it is located at the border, West Bengal is approx and Odisha is approx from there.

Civic administration

There is a police station at Baharagora.[2]

The headquarters of Baharagora CD block is located at Baharagora village.[3]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Baharagora had a total population of 1,132, of which 571 (50%) were males and 561 (50%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 128. The total number of literate persons in Baharagora was 899 (89.54% of the population over 6 years).[4]

(*For language details see Baharagora block#Language and religion)

Dialect spoken: Bahraagi[5]

Transport

Baharagora is a very important hub for transport as National Highway 6/Asian Highway 46 passes through here and almost all the Transport Companies have their transit hub here. National Highway 18 connects NH 6 at Baharagora and NH 2 at Barhi, Jharkhand. It is connected to Baripada in Odisha by NH 18.

The nearest railway stations are Chakulia, Ghatsila, Jhargram, Kharagpur, Tatanagar & Kolkata (Howrah) .

Nearest International Airport Kolkata, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport.

Education

Schools

Colleges

Culture

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/38/Baharagora.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Baharagora
  2. Web site: District Police Profile – East Singhbhum . Jharkhand Police . 18 December 2021 . 22 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220622213448/https://www.jhpolice.gov.in/east-singhbhum . dead .
  3. Web site: District Census Handbook, Purbi Singhbhum, Series 21, Part XII A. Page 119: Map of Baharagora CD block . Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand . 18 December 2021.
  4. Web site: District Census Handbook, Purbi Singhbhum, Series 21, Part XII B. Location code: 364876, Pages 320-321: District primary census abstract, 2011 census . Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand . 18 December 2021.
  5. Web site: Singh. Manish. April 2018. TAM Analysis of Baharagora Dialect. 6 September 2020. ResearchGate.
  6. http://www.baharagora.com/ baharagora.com