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Bagodar
Village
Bagodar is located in Jharkhand
Bagodar
Bagodar
Location in Jharkhand, India
Bagodar is located in India
Bagodar
Bagodar
Bagodar (India)
Coordinates: 24°04′49″N 85°49′50″E / 24.0803°N 85.8306°E / 24.0803; 85.8306
Country India
StateJharkhand
DistrictGiridih
Elevation
308 m (1,010 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total9,934
Languages (*For language details see Bagodar (community development block)#Language and religion)
 • OfficialHindi, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
825322 (Bagodar)
Telephone/ STD code06557
Websitegiridih.nic.in

Bagodar is a village in the Bagodar CD block in the Bagodar-Saria subdivision of the Giridih district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography[edit | edit source]

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Location[edit | edit source]

Bagodar is located at 24°04′49″N 85°49′50″E / 24.0803°N 85.8306°E / 24.0803; 85.8306.

Area overview[edit | edit source]

Giridih district is a part of the Chota Nagpur plateau, 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 rises to a height of 4,479 feet (1,365 m). The district has coal and mica mines. It is an overwhelmingly rural district with small pockets of urbanisation.[1][2][3]

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[edit | edit source]

According to the 2011 Census of India, Bagodar had a total population of 9,934, of which 5,124 (52%) were males and 4,810 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,804. The total number of literate persons in Bagodar was 5,569 (68.50% of the population over 6 years).[4]

Civic administration[edit | edit source]

Police station[edit | edit source]

Bagodar police station has jurisdiction over the Bagodar CD block.[5] According to old British records, Bagodar PS was opened in 1838, following the opening of the Grand Trunk Road.[6]

CD Block HQ[edit | edit source]

The headquarters of the Bagodar CD block are located at Bagodar village.[7][8]

Transport[edit | edit source]

NH 19 (old numbering NH 2)/ Grand Trunk Road and the Hazaribagh town-Hazaribagh Road railway station road pass through Bagodar.[9][10]

Economy[edit | edit source]

Banks

  • State Bank of India
  • Bank of India
  • Jharkhand Gramin Bank
  • Co-operative Bank
  • UCO Bank
  • United Bank Of India
  • Bank of Baroda
  • Punjab National Bank
  • Allahabad Bank Aoura

Education[edit | edit source]

  • Ram Krishna Vivekananda College of Education was established at Bagodar in 2009. Affiliated to Vinoba Bhave University, it offers courses in arts, science, commerce and education.[11]
  • Govt Teachers Training College
  • High School Bagodar
  • Gyanodya Public School, Bagodar
  • Children's Guide Academy School, Bagodar
  • Primary Girls' School, Bagodar (Niche Bazaar)
  • Govt. Basic School, Bagodar
  • Girls' High School
  • Beko High School (Gopald)
  • Arun Kumar Memorial School Residential
  • Model School
  • Ghaghra Inter Science College
  • Swami Dayanand Residential School Krishna Nagar, Bagodar
  • J.C. Bose High School (Residential)
  • St. Thomas Public School
  • Gayatri Vidya Mandir
  • Ram Krishna Vivekanand Vidyalaya
  • Jharkhand Public School
  • Sardar Ballabh Bhai Patel High School, Mahauri
  • Manan Vidya, Mahuri, Bagodar
  • Bhawna Edutech Tutorial, Block more, Bagodar
  • Saraswati Vidya Niketan High School, Bagodar
  • High School Hesla

Main colonies[edit | edit source]

  • Suriya Road
  • G.T Road, Sonturpi
  • Mulla Muslim Mohalla
  • Krishna Nagar
  • Vivek Nagar
  • Mahavir Nagar (Niche Bazaar, Bagodar)
  • Ghaghra (Kasiyadih, Badkadih)
  • Manjhaladih
  • Atka (Laxibagi)
  • Yamuna Nagar
  • Hesla (Gendodih)
  • Shiv Nagar
  • Banpura
  • Tirla (Aamtar)
  • Mandhala Chowk NH-2,(G.T Road),

Cricket clubs[edit | edit source]

  • Kranti Club Jarmune
  • Sonturpi Club
  • Savera Sporting Club
  • Mahavir Friends Club (Niche Bazar)
  • Bagodardih Cricket Club
  • Mahuri Cricket Club (G.T.Road)
  • Ghaghra Cricket CLub (Kasiyadih)
  • Five Star Club (Banpura)
  • Tirla Cricket Club

Temples[edit | edit source]

  • Harihardham (Baba Dham)
  • Sri Shakti Mandir (Bagodar)
  • Vaishno Devi Mandir
  • Banhe Baba Jarmune
  • Durgamata Mandir (Atkadih, DMUAA)
  • Mahavir Mandir (Niche Bazaar)
  • Gupt Nath Dham
  • Sai Mandir, Bagodar
  • Surya Mandir, Hazaribag Road, Bagodar
  • Vaishno Devi Mandir, Hazaribag Road, Bagodar
  • Sona Pahad, Beko
  • Khataya Hanumaan Mandir
  • Kali Mandir Tirla
  • Khataya Pahadi Mandir

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "District Census Handbook 2011 Giridih, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Natural Divisions, Forests: pages 8 and 9. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  2. "2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  3. "District Statistical Handbook, Giridih". Tables 2.1, 2.4, 2.6. Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Department of Planning and Development, Jharkhand. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  4. "2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  5. "District Statistical Handbook, Giridih". Tables 2.1, 2.4. Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Department of Planning and Development, Jharkhand. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  6. "District Census Handbook Giridih, 2011, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 5-7. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  7. "2011 District Census Handbook Giridih, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Map on Page 3. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  8. "Giridih". District Administration, Giridih. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  9. "Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways" (PDF). New Delhi: Department of Road Transport and Highways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  10. Google maps
  11. "RKV College of Education". way2college. Retrieved 2 December 2017.