Bengabad is a village in the
Bengabad
Bengabad is a village in the Bengabad CD block in the Giridih Sadar subdivision of the Giridih district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Geography
Location
Bengabad is located at .
Area overview
Giridih district is a part of the Chota Na ...
CD block in the
Giridih Sadar subdivision
Giridih Sadar subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Giridih district in the state of Jharkhand, India.
History
In 1837, according to old British records, Hazaribagh district was divided into 12 police stations (thanas) of which Khar ...
of the
Giridih district
Giridih district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India, and Giridih is the administrative headquarters of this district. As of 2011 it is the third most populous district of Jharkhand (out of 24), after Ranchi and Dhanbad ...
in the
India
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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 ...
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Geography
Location
Bengabad is located at .
Area overview
Giridih district is a part of the
Chota Nagpur plateau
The Chota Nagpur Plateau is a plateau in eastern India, which covers much of Jharkhand state as well as adjacent parts of Chhattisgarh, Odisha, West Bengal and Bihar. The Indo-Gangetic plain lies to the north and east of the plateau, and the bas ...
, with rocky soil and extensive forests. Most of the rivers in the district flow from the west to east, except in the northern portion where the rivers flow north and north west. The
Pareshnath Hill
Parasnath is a mountain peak in the Parasnath Range. It is located towards the eastern end of the Chota Nagpur Plateau in the Giridih district of the Indian state of Jharkhand, India. The hill is named after Lord Parshvanatha, the 23rd Tirthank ...
rises to a height of . The district has coal and mica mines. It is an overwhelmingly rural district with small pockets of urbanisation.
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
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 ...
, Bengabad had a total population of 3,178, of which 1,520 (48%) were males and 1,658 (52%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 459. The total number of literate persons in Bengabad was 2,194 (80.69% of the population over 6 years).
Civic administration
Police station
Bengabad police station has jurisdiction over
Bengabad
Bengabad is a village in the Bengabad CD block in the Giridih Sadar subdivision of the Giridih district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Geography
Location
Bengabad is located at .
Area overview
Giridih district is a part of the Chota Na ...
CD block. According to old British records, Bengabad PS was there after
Giridh subdivision was formed in 1870.
CD block HQ
The headquarters of
Bengabad
Bengabad is a village in the Bengabad CD block in the Giridih Sadar subdivision of the Giridih district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Geography
Location
Bengabad is located at .
Area overview
Giridih district is a part of the Chota Na ...
CD block are located at Bengabad.
Transport
National Highway 114A passes through Bengabad.
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References
{{Giridih District
Villages in Giridih district