Bagodar is a village in the Bagodar CD block in the Bagodar-Saria subdivision of the Giridih district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Geography
Location
Bagodar is located at .
Area overview
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 . The district has coal and mica mines. It is an overwhelmingly rural district with small pockets of urbanisation.
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).
Civic administration
Police station
Bagodar police station has jurisdiction over the Bagodar CD block. According to old British records, Bagodar PS was opened in 1838, following the opening of the Grand Trunk Road.
CD Block HQ
The headquarters of the Bagodar CD block are located at Bagodar village.
Transport
NH 19 (old numbering NH 2)/ Grand Trunk Road and the Hazaribagh town-Hazaribagh Road railway station road pass through Bagodar.
Economy
Banks
State Bank of India
Bank of India
Jharkhand Rajya Gramin Bank
Co-operative Bank
UCO Bank
United Bank Of India
Bank of Baroda
Punjab National Bank
Allahabad Bank Aoura
ESAF Small Finance Bank
Education
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. 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 J.C. Bose High School (Residential) St. Thomas Public School Gayatri Vidya Mandir Ram Krishna Vivekanand Vidyalaya Jharkhand Public School Sardar Ballabh Bhai Patel High School, Mahauri Manan Vidya, Mahuri, Bagodar Bhawna Edutech Tutorial, Block more, Bagodar Saraswati Vidya Niketan High School, Bagodar High School Hesla IDEAL PUBLIC SCHOOL
Main colonies
Suriya Road
G.T Road, Sonturpi
Mulla Muslim Mohalla
Krishna Nagar
Vivek Nagar
Mahavir Nagar (Niche Bazaar, Bagodar) Ghaghra (Kasiyadih, Badkadih) Manjhaladih Atka (Laxibagi) Yamuna Nagar Hesla (Gendodih) Shiv Nagar Banpura Tirla (Aamtar) Mandhala Chowk NH-2,(G.T Road), KANDUTOLA NICHE BAZER BAGODAR
Cricket clubs
Kranti Club Jarmune
Sonturpi Club
Savera Sporting Club
Mahavir Friends Club (Niche Bazar) Bagodardih Cricket Club Mahuri Cricket Club (G.T.Road) Ghaghra Cricket CLub (Kasiyadih) Five Star Club (Banpura) Tirla Cricket Club
Temples
Harihardham (Baba Dham) Sri Shakti Mandir (Bagodar) Vaishno Devi Mandir Banhe Baba Jarmune Durgamata Mandir (Atkadih, DMUAA) Mahavir Mandir (Niche Bazaar) Gupt Nath Dham Sai Mandir, Bagodar Surya Mandir, Hazaribag Road, Bagodar Vaishno Devi Mandir, Hazaribag Road, Bagodar Sona Pahad, Beko Khataya Hanumaan Mandir Kali Mandir Tirla Khataya Pahadi Mandir