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.
Baharagora CD block was established in 1956.
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.
There is a police station at Baharagora.[2]
The headquarters of Baharagora CD block is located at Baharagora village.[3]
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]
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.