Baharagora is a village in the

Baharagora Baharagora is a village 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 loca ...

CD block in the

Ghatshila subdivision Ghatshila subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the East Singhbhum district in the Kolhan division in the state of Jharkhand, India. Administration The district consists of two subdivisions - (1) Dhalbhum subdivision with Patamda, Bor ...

of the

East Singhbhum district East Singhbhum is one of the 24 districts of Jharkhand, India. It was created on 16 January 1990. More than 50% of the district is covered by dense forests and mountains, where wild animals once roamed freely. It is known for being a centre of ind ...

, in the Indian state of

Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . It ...

History

Baharagora CD block was established in 1956.

Geography

Location

Baharagora is located at . It has an average elevation of . 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 Kharagpur () is a planned urban agglomeration and a major industrial city in Paschim Medinipur district of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Kharagpur subdivision. It is the largest, most populated, multicultural and cosmopol ...

, from

Jamshedpur Jamshedpur (, ) or Tatanagar is the largest and most populous city in Jharkhand and the first planned industrial city in India. It is a Notified Area Council and Municipal Corporation and also the headquarter of the East Singhbhum district. It ...

, from Ghatshila, from Baripada and from Kolkata Baharagora is the entry point of Jharkhand from the two states, namely

West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fourt ...

and

Odisha Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of ...

, 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. The headquarters of

CD block is located at Baharagora village.

Demographics

According to the

2011 Census of India The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...

, 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). (*For language details see Baharagora block#Language and religion) Dialect spoken: Bahraagi

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,

. It is connected to Baripada in

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

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs) is a system of central schools for talented students predominantly from rural areas in India. They are run by Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, Noida, an autonomous organization under the Department of School Educa ...

, Balikuria *

Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya The Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya or KGBV is a residential girls’ secondary school run by the Government of India for the weaker sections in India. History The plan was introduced by the Government of India in August 2004. It was then integr ...

, Baharagora * Kumardubi Darkhuli High School, Kumardubi * Saraswati Shishu Vidya Mandir, Baharagora *

Saraswati Shishu Mandir Vidya Bharati (short for Vidya Bharati Akhil Bharatiya Shiksha Sansthan) is the educational wing of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). It runs one of the largest private network of schools in India, operating 12,000 schools with over 3.2 Millio ...

, Bankati (Mouda)

Colleges

* Baharagora College, Baharagora

Culture

Chitreshwer Chitreshwer or Chitreshwar is a village in Jharkhand, India.It has a population of nearly 1500. Economy The major occupations are farming and commerce. The area produces mainly peanuts and vegetables. The village has done well recently with th ...

Shiv Mandir - . * Baharagora Krishi Mela.baharagora.com

References

External links

baharagora.com
Villages in East Singhbhum district {{Jharkhand-geo-stub