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 22.28°N, 86.72°W. It has an average elevation of 79 m. The Subarnarekha River flows along its adjoining areas (approx at a distance of 7 km). It is situated on the south-east corner of Jharkhand. It is 60 km from Kharagpur, 90 km from Jamshedpur, 50 km from Ghatshila, 50 km from Baripada and 200 km 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 12 km and Odisha is approx 7 km from there.

Civic administration

There is a police station at Baharagora. The headquarters of Baharagora CD block is located at Baharagora village.

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). (*For language details see Baharagora block) Dialect spoken: Bahraagi

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 30.6 km, Ghatsila 47 km, Jhargram 50 km, Kharagpur 60 km, Tatanagar 90 km & Kolkata (Howrah) 189 km. Nearest International Airport Kolkata, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport.

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