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About: the town in Jharkhand
For other uses, see Baharagora block.
2 its namesake assembly constituency
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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 Template:Coord.[1] It has an average elevation of Template:Convert. The Subarnarekha River flows along its adjoining areas (approx at a distance of Template:Cvt).
It is situated on the south-east corner of Jharkhand. It is Template:Cvt from Kharagpur, Template:Cvt from Jamshedpur, Template:Cvt from Ghatshila, Template:Cvt from Baripada and Template:Cvt 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 Template:Cvt and Odisha is approx Template:Cvt 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 Template:Cvt, Ghatsila Template:Cvt, Jhargram Template:Cvt, Kharagpur Template:Cvt, Tatanagar Template:Cvt & Kolkata (Howrah) Template:Cvt.
Nearest International Airport Kolkata, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport.
Education
Schools
- Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Balikuria
- Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya, Baharagora
- Kumardubi Darkhuli High School, Kumardubi
- Saraswati Shishu Vidya Mandir, Baharagora
- Saraswati Shishu Mandir, Bankati (Mouda)
Colleges
- Baharagora College, Baharagora
Culture
- Chitreshwer Shiv Mandir - Template:Cvt.
- Baharagora Krishi Mela.[6]
References
- ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Baharagora
- ↑ District Police Profile – East Singhbhum. Jharkhand Police. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ↑ District Census Handbook, Purbi Singhbhum, Series 21, Part XII A. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ↑ District Census Handbook, Purbi Singhbhum, Series 21, Part XII B. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ↑ TAM Analysis of Baharagora Dialect, Singh, Manish. ResearchGate(April 2018). Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ↑ baharagora.com Template:Webarchive