Baharagora

Baharagora is a village in the Baharagora CD block in the Ghatshila subdivision of the East Singhbhum district, in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Baharagora
Village
Baharagora
Location in Jharkhand, India
Baharagora
Baharagora (India)
Coordinates: 22.28°N 86.72°E / 22.28; 86.72
CountryIndia
StateJharkhand
DistrictEast Singhbhum
Area
 • Total433.331 km2 (167.310 sq mi)
Elevation
79 m (259 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total153,510
 • Density350/km2 (920/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, Santali, Kudmali, Odia
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
832101
Telephone code91-6594
Vehicle registrationJH 05

It is situated on the south-east corner of Jharkhand. It is 60 km (37 mi) from Kharagpur, 90 km (56 mi) from Jamshedpur, 50 km (31 mi) from Ghatshila, 50 km (31 mi) from Baripada and 200 km (120 mi) from Kolkata.

Baharagora became a block in the year 1956. It is located at the southern end of Jharkhand.

Baharagora is the entry point of Jharkhand from the two states, namely West Bengal and Odisha. Since it is located at the border, West Bengal is approx 12 km (7.5 mi) and Odisha is approx 7 km (4.3 mi) from there.

Language spoken: Bahraagi[1]

Transportation

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 (19.0 mi), Ghatsila 47 km (29 mi), Jhargram 50 km (31 mi), Kharagpur 60 km (37 mi), Tatanagar 90 km (56 mi) & Kolkata (Howrah) 189 km (117 mi).

Nearest International Airport Kolkata, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport.

Places of worship

Geography

Baharagora is located at 22.28°N 86.72°E / 22.28; 86.72.[2] Baharagora Krishi Mela [3] It has an average elevation of 79 m (259 ft). The river Subarnarekha flows along its adjoining areas (approx at a distance of 7 km [4.3 mi]).

Education

Schools

Colleges

References
  1. Singh, Manish (April 2018). "TAM Analysis of Baharagora Dialect". ResearchGate. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  2. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Baharagora
  3. baharagora.com Archived 2014-02-24 at the Wayback Machine
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