Bagodar
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. 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