Bagbera Colony (also referred to as Bagbera) is a

census town In India and some other countries, a census town is designated as a town that satisfies certain characteristics. India In India, a census town is one which is not statutorily notified and administered as a town, but nevertheless whose population ...

in the Golmuri-cum-Jugsalai CD block in the

Dhalbhum subdivision Dhalbhum subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the East Singhbhum district in the Kolhan division in the state of Jharkhand, India. History Dhalbhum subdivision was created in 1920 with Jamshedpur as headquarters. Administrative se ...

of the

Purbi Singhbhum district East Singhbhum is one of the 24 districts of Jharkhand, India. It was created on 16 January 1990. More than 50% of the district is covered by dense forests and mountains, where wild animals once roamed freely. It is known for being a centre of ind ...

in the state of Jharkhand, India.

Geography

Location

Bagbera Colony is located at .

Jamshedpur Urban Agglomeration

With its recognition as an industrial town as early as the 1911 census, Jamshedpur was set on the road of steady population growth, as large number of emigrants flocked in for work opportunities. While in the earlier decades the central nucleus grew, in the later decades towns around Jamshedpur grew rapidly. In 2011, Jamshedpur Urban Agglomeration included 13 urban centres, with a total population of 1.3 million people. However, in more recent years, Jamshedpur UA “has lacked the growth and development observed around other similar industrial towns in western and southern India.” Note: The map alongside presents the Jamshedpur Urban Agglomeration. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Civic administration

There is a police station at Bagbera.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Bagbera had a total population of 78,356, of which 40,626 (52%) were males and 37,730 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 10,039. The total number of literate persons in Bagbera was 56,047 (82.04% of the population over 6 years). (*For language details see Golmuri-cum-Jugsalai block#Language and religion) Jamshedpur Urban Agglomeration includes:

Jamshedpur Jamshedpur (; ), also known as Tatanagar, is a major industrial city in eastern India. It is the List of cities in Jharkhand by population, largest city in the state of Jharkhand. With a population of 629,658 in the city limits and 1.3 million ...

(Industrial Town),

(NAC), Tata Nagar Railway Colony (OG),

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(NAC), Jugsalai (M), Bagbera (CT), Chhota Gobindpur (CT), Haludbani (CT), Sarjamda (CT), Gadhra (CT), Ghorabandha (CT), Purihasa (CT), Adityapur (M Corp.), Chota Gamahria (CT) and Kapali (CT). India

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, Bagbera had a population of 67,100. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Bagbera has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 59% of the males and 41% of females literate. 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Infrastructure

According to the ''District Census Handbook 2011, Purbi Singhbhum'', Bagbera covered an area of . It has an annual rainfall of . Among the civic amenities, it had of roads with both closed and open drains, the protected water supply involved hand pump, tube well/ borewell, overhead tank. It had 14,426 domestic electric connections, 100 road lighting points. Among the medical facilities, it had 1 hospital (with 40 beds), 2 dispensaries, 2 health centres, 1 family welfare centre, 4 maternity and child welfare centres, 4 maternity homes, 1 nursing home, 4 veterinary hospitals. Among the educational facilities it had 43 primary schools, 17 middle schools, 11 secondary schools, 1 senior secondary school, the nearest general degree college at Bistupur, away. Three important products it produced were bucket, iron product, flour mill product. It had the branch offices of 1 nationalised bank, 2 cooperative banks, 1 agricultural credit society.

References

Cities and towns in East Singhbhum district Neighbourhoods in Jamshedpur {{Jharkhand-geo-stub