Mahagama is a

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in the Mahagama CD block in the

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subdivision of the

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in the Indian

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Urja Nagar

Urja Nagar is a major part of the town. It is a very organised and well planned township done by Eastern Coalfields Ltd., Dhankunda, a colony of more than 1,441 house blocks, a hospital, a shopping complex, Rajendra Stadium, and D.A.V Public School. The town premises consist of several fields and courts as playgrounds for children, parks, and three clubs for holding meetings, parties and occasional celebrations. As the whole area is quite spiritual, there are various temples of several deities.

Nearby cities and towns

Geography

Location

Mahagama is located at . The average elevation is above sea level. Mahagama is surrounded by hilly areas, with Kaleshari mountain on the east side of town. Laterite soil and red soil are the types of soil found in this block. Mahagama and Mohanpur together form a

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within Mahagama block and are therefore a major economic center of the district. The Mahagama township is full planned and all the amenities can be seen here. Mahagama is located 25.88 km from

, the main city in Godda district, and 278 km from the state capital

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. Mahagama has an area of .

Overview

The map shows a hilly area with the

Rajmahal hills The Rajmahal Hills are located in the Santhal Pargana division of Jharkhand, India. They were located on the northern margin of the Gondwana supercontinent, and its hills are today inhabited by the Sauria Paharia people whilst its valleys are do ...

running from the bank of the

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in the extreme north to the south, beyond the area covered by the map into Dumka district. ‘Farakka’ is marked on the map and that is where Farakka Barrage is, just inside West Bengal. Rajmahal coalfield is shown in the map. The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with only small pockets of urbanisation. Note: The full screen map is interesting. All places marked on the map are linked and you can easily move on to another page of your choice. Enlarge the map to see what else is there – one gets railway links, many more road links and so on.

Members of Assembly

*2000: (Ashok Kumar),

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*2005:

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*2009: Rajesh Ranjan,

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*2014: Ashok Kumar,

*2019: Dipika Pandey Singh,

*2024: Dipika Pandey Singh,

Climate

Mahagama experiences a hot dry summer, a good rainy season and a cool winter. Thunderstorms accompanied with severe squalls occur in pre-

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months. Average daytime highs are in the mid 80s°F to low 90s°F (around 30–32 °C) throughout the state in July, with overnight lows in the mid 60s°F to low 70s°F (20–22 °C). Dust storms occur occasionally in April and May. Morning fogs are seen in winter season.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Mahagama had a total population of 10,969, of which 5,771 (53%) were males and 5,198 (47%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,834. The total number of literate persons in Mahagama was 7,268 (79.56% of the population over 6 years).

Infrastructure

According to the ''District Census Handbook 2011, Godda'', Mahagama covered an area of 2.21 km². Among the civic amenities, it had 15 km roads with both open and closed drains, the protected water supply involved hand pump, uncovered well, overhead tank. It had 1,451 domestic electric connections, 42 road light points. Among the educational facilities it had 2 primary schools, 2 middle schools, 2 secondary schools, 1 non-formal education centre (Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan). Among the social, cultural and recreational facilities, it had 1 auditorium/ community hall. It had the branch offices of 3 nationalised banks, 1 cooperative bank.

Civic administration

Police station

Mahagama police station serves Mahagama CD block.

CD block HQ

Headquarters of Mahagama CD block is at Mahagama town.

Development

The establishment of the Rajmahal Coal Mining Project in the 1980s triggered the development of Mahagama. Since then it has grown from a small village to a potential town. Basua Chowk and Shopping Complex are the main attraction for shoppers. Multiple hotels and complexes are opening due to growing demand. The town is also the home for the Shree Shyam Seva Trust Foundation, a charity organization that aims at helping poor and needy people of this territory. Land rates and inflation have risen significantly in past years. Several development work (Social cause) have been taken up the Marwari community. Ishwar Das smriti Bhawan (Dhramshala) and Shyam seva Trust are example of such initiatives. These trusts provide services at minimal cost or no cost. Free eye camps and artificial limb distribution camps are frequently organized. The Shyam Mahotsav is also a centre of attraction which is an annual devotional event.

Education

Around 103 primary schools, 20 middle schools, eight secondary schools, one senior secondary school and many private schools are functional in Mahagama block as per census 2001. Little flower school is very old school and very reputed school in Mahagama area situated in Basuwa Chowk since 1985. In the last few years, many privately run secondary and higher-secondary schools have opened. Recently, Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV) opened in the town area to provide elementary level education, with boarding facilities for girls belonging predominantly to the SC, ST, OBC and minorities in backward areas. D.A.V Public School is the most reputed school which is also the best amongst nearby districts. Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya is situated in the outer periphery of Mahagama. Government-run schools are affiliated to Jharkhand Academic Council, while most of the private schools are affiliated to CBSE boards. Some of them are recognized at the state level. One

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(Badrul Uloom) is also functional in Mahagama, where underprivileged Muslim children get education free of cost. There are many Computer Institutes functional in Mahagama Block. IACT (Institute for Advance Computer Technology) is the most reputed computer Institute in Teacher's colony, Mahagama. IT Zone website developing and Hosting centre deals in Website making of all school, college and other institute and company since last 4 years, situated in main road mahagama, near Kachwa Chowk, Static and dynamic both website are making here in low cost price.

Transport

The town has frequent connections with

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, Kahalgaon and Pirpanti. Public transport is provided by buses,

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s and local vans. Bus services are also available for

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, Tata,

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and

. The territory has no rail link and air link. Helipad can be seen in the Urjanagar township of Mahagama. The nearest railway station is Godda Railway Station & Bhagalpur Railway Station. .

railway stations serve as the primary gateway for travel to other parts of country. While

Railway Station is improving day per day. Many long route train for many big cities are starting from Godda railway station. In Coming days, it will the main hub for catch train.

Sports and lifestyle

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is the most popular sport in Mahagama. People can be seen playing cricket on the streets.

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, and

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are some other popular sports played in this region. Rajendra Stadium is situated in the heart of Urjanagar town. Football Game is also most spiritual game in Urjanagar played by Santhals United Club, established in 2008. This stadium has been hosting many state level games and other sport events. Durga Puja and Chhat Puja are two major Parvas celebrated in this region. People from distant places come to worship and enjoy puja season as well as fair organized in Mela Maidan. At the end of Durga Puja that is, during Dusshera, Ravan Dahan program celebrated in the campus of Rajendra Stadium Urjanagar. Many people from nearby villages and towns also enjoy this festive with citizen also.

References

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External links

Jharkhand village profile ©2006 JSAC, Dept. of IT, Govt. of Jharkhand]
List of the Assembly Constituencies in Jharkhand

Pursuits & Knowledge Reference: Encyclopaedic, Specialised

Villages information at villages.ws with village classified

Government of Jharkhand List of Nationalised (Rajkiya krit) schools

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