Cities, towns and locations in the Giridih district in North Chotanagpur Division M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious/ tourist centre Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
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
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
Police station
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
The headquarters of the Bagodar CD block are located at Bagodar village.[7][8]
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
^"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.
^"District Statistical Handbook, Giridih". Tables 2.1, 2.4. Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Department of Planning and Development, Jharkhand. Retrieved 23 September 2017.