| Baharagora | |
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| Country | India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District(s) | East Singhbhum |
| MLA | Bidyut Mahato ( JMM ) |
| Population • Density |
149,530 (2001[update]) • 345 /km2 (894 /sq mi) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
| Area |
433.331 square kilometres (167.310 sq mi) • 79 metres (259 ft) |
Baharagora is a small town in East Singhbhum district & situated on the south-east corner of Jharkhand, India. It is 95 km away from Jamshedpur. Kolkata-Mumbai National Highway 6 passes through this place. National Highway 33 connects NH 6 at Baharagora and NH 2 at Barhi, Jharkhand.
Baharagora became a block in the year 1956.
Since it is located at the border, Orissa is 5 km and West Bengal is 15 km away from this place. Although the official language of the state is Hindi, the local language in this area is a blend of Oriya and Bengali. This region was a part of erstwhile Gajapati Empire of Orissa. In fact except some govt. employees, all localites use either Bengali or Oriya as primary mode of education. In the erstwhile state of Bihar, textbooks were also released in Oriya and Bengali.
Baharagora is located at [1]. It has an average elevation of 79 m (259 ft).
Late Sri Haradhan Ghosh, Educationist and Social Worker
Late Pt. Kaliprasanna Satpathy, Sanskrit Scholar
Dr.Dinesh Sarangi, Ex-Health Minister, Jharkhand
Sri Debipada Upadhyay, Ex-MLA (for 20 years)
Sri Rabindra Nath Das,Ex mukhiya & social worker
Sri Shiv shankar dey,trusty of SSVM, business man and social worker
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