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Baghmara observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Jharkhand.
Baghmara is a village in Baliapur mandal, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand, with 7,655 residents spread across 1,470 households. Located at 24.905°N, 87.503°E, it has a literacy rate of 55.1% and PIN code 828201.
By population, Baghmara ranks #1 of 64 villages in Baliapur mandal — the largest.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Baghmara हे झारखंडच्या धनबाद जिल्ह्यातील Baliapur ब्लॉकमधील 7,655 लोकसंख्येचे 1,470 कुटुंबांत (जनगणना 2011) गाव आहे, जे Baliapur ब्लॉकमधील 64 गावांत सर्वात मोठे आहे. साक्षरता 55% आहे, ब्लॉक सरासरी 60% पेक्षा 5 गुण कमी आणि लिंग गुणोत्तर दर 1,000 पुरुषांमागे 943 स्त्रिया. हे धनबाद जिल्हा केंद्रापासून 125 किमी, जवळचे शहर Majhuaपासून 15 किमी, Tinpahar Junction रेल्वे स्थानकापासून 26 किमी आहे (सरळ रेषेतील अंतर). पिनकोड 828201 आहे, Baliapur पोस्ट ऑफिसद्वारे; एलजीडी गाव कोड 361924 आहे. जवळचे रुग्णालय Primary Health Centre, 3 किमी अंतरावर. सरपंच KALPANA GORAI आहेत; गाव Sarath विधानसभा मतदारसंघात येते, आमदार Uday Shankar Singh. 2026 मध्ये अंदाजे लोकसंख्या 9,025, 2011 पेक्षा 18% जास्त.
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Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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