Bongabar

Bongabar
Census Town
Bongabar Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Bongabar Bongabar (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 23°42′31″N85°31′27″E / 23.7086°N 85.5242°E / 23.7086; 85.5242 Coordinates: 23°42′31″N85°31′27″E / 23.7086°N 85.5242°E / 23.7086; 85.5242
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Ramgarh
Area
• Total	14.117 km2 (5.451 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	5,236
• Density	370/km2 (960/sq mi)
Languages (*For language details see Mandu (community development block)#Language and religion)
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	829150
Telephone/ STD code	06545
Vehicle registration	JH
Lok Sabha constituency	Hazaribagh
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Mandu
Website	ramgarh.nic.in

Bongabar is a census town in the Mandu CD block in the Ramgarh subdivision of the Ramgarh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

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Cities, towns and locations in Ramgarh district in North Chotanagpur Division
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, T: tourist centre, P: power plant
Abbreviation used- TPP: thermal power project
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Bongabar is located at 23°42′31″N85°31′27″E / 23.7086°N 85.5242°E / 23.7086; 85.5242 .

Area overview

Ramgarh has a vibrant coal-mining sector. The map alongside provides links to five operational areas of Central Coalfields spread across South Karanpura Coalfield, Ramgarh Coalfield and West Bokaro Coalfield. Four of the six CD blocks in the district have coal mines – Patratu, Ramgarh, Mandu and Chitarpur. The high concentration of census towns in these blocks are noticeable on the map. Only two blocks, Gola and Dulmi, are totally rural areas. Ramgarh district lies in the central part of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The Damodar valley covers most of the district. The forested areas in highlands to the north and the south of the valley can be seen in the map (mark the shaded areas). ^[1] "Chotanagpur has a charm of its own… The entire area forms one of the most charming series of views imaginable. The far-off hills in the background in exquisite tints of blue or purple as the light falls, the nearer hills picturesquely shaped and luxuriant in every shade of green with their bold escarpments in black or grey, and the brown plains below furnishing their quota of colours." ^{[2] [lower-alpha 1]}

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Bongabar had a total population of 5,236, of which 2,688 (51%) were males and 2,548 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 862. The total number of literate persons in Bongabar was 3,066 (70.10% of the population over 6 years). ^[3]

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Ramgarh, Bongabar covered an area of 14.117 km². Among the civic amenities, it had 6 km roads with both open and closed drains, the protected water supply involved hand pump, uncovered well. It had 904 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities, it had 1 hospital, 3 dispensaries, 3 health centres, 7 family welfare centres, 8 maternity and child welfare centres, 6 maternity homes, 5 nursing homes, 1 medicine shop. Among the educational facilities it had 1 primary school, 1 middle school, 1 secondary school, 2 senior secondary schools. It had 3 non-formal educational centres (Sarva Siksha Abhiyan). Two important commodities it produced were coal, pathar, chuna pathar. ^[4]

Transport

There is a station nearby at Kuju on the Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line. ^[5]

Bongabar is on National Highway 20. ^[6]

Notes

1. 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.

References

1. "District Census Handbook, Ramgarh, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 7-8: Physiography, Drainage, Pages 8-11: Minerals and mining. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
2. Prasad, Ram Chandra (2003). Bihar . New Delhi: National Book Trust, India. p.  5. ISBN   81-237-0151-9.
3. "District Census Handbook, Ramgarh, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 369099, page 94. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
4. "District Census Handbook Ramgarh, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 227-237. Directorate of census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
5. "73371 => 53371 Koderma-Barkakhana Passenger". Time Table. Indiarailinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
6. Google maps