Bagodar (community development block)

Bagodar
—  community development block  —
Bagodar
Location of Bagodar
in Jharkhand and India
Coordinates
Country India
State Jharkhand
District(s) Giridih
Parliamentary constituency Kodarma
Assembly constituency Bagodar
Population 236,482 (2001)
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)
Area

Elevation
• Coastline


356 metres (1,168 ft)
0 kilometres (0 mi)

Website giridih.nic.in/

Bagodar is a community development block in Giridih district of Jharkhand state of India.

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Geography

It is located at at an elevation of 356 m from MSL.[1]

Bagodar intermediate panchayat covers the following gram panchayats: Adwara, Algdiha, Amnari, Atka (E), Atka (E), Atka (W), Bagodardih(E), Bagodardih(W), Bagodih, Bandkharo, Bandkharo, Barwadih, Beko (E), Beko (W), Chichaki, Chirua, Choudharybandh, Dewradih, Dharguli, Donadlo, Ghutiyapesra, Hesla, Jarmune (E), Jarmune (W), Kailatand, Keshwari, Khetko, Koeridih, Kudar, Kushmadih, Kushmarja, Mandramo(E), Mandramo(W), Mandro, Mokamo, Nagar Keshwari, Nawadih, Oura, Parsiya, Pokhariya, Purnidih, Sabalpur, Sariya (E), Sariya (N), Sariya (W), Sariya Khurd, and Trila.[2]

The Jamunia River originates near Bishungarh. It runs near the Grand Trunk Road from around Bagodar to past Dumri.[3][4]

Demographics

Bagodar community development block had a population of 236,482, out of which 117,697 were males and 118,785 were females. 83,962 persons were literate.[5]

Transport

Bagodar stands at the crossing of National Highway 2 and National Highway 100. The nearest railway station, Hazaribagh Road, is located 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) from Bagodar.

Economy

Banks

Education

Main Colonies

Cricket clubs

References