Bekobar

Bekobar is a census town in the Koderma CD block in the Koderma subdivision of the Koderma district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Bekobar
Census Town
Bekobar Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Bekobar Bekobar (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 24.430789°N 85.589513°E / 24.430789; 85.589513
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Koderma
Government
• Type	Gram panchayat
Area
• Total	7 km2 (3 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	7,184
• Density	1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Languages (*For language details see Koderma (community development block)#Language and religion)
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	825409
Telephone/ STD code	06543
Vehicle registration	JH 12
Lok Sabha constituency	Kodarma
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Kodarma
Website	koderma.nic.in

Geography

8km
5miles

B

I

H

A

R

S

Sakri River

R

Barakar River

T

Koderma
Wildlife
Sanctuary

P

Koderma Thermal Power Station

D

Tilaiya
Dam

CT

Karma

CT

Bekobar

CT

Domchanch

M

Jhumri Telaiya

M

Kodarma

R

Urwan

R

Tilaiya

R

Satgawan

R

Nawalsahi

R

Nawadih

R

Markacho

R

Jainagar

R

Dhab

R

Chandwara

   

Cities, towns and locations in Koderma district in North Chotanagpur Division
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, D: dam, P: power plant, T: tourist centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Bekobar is located at 24.430789°N 85.589513°E / 24.430789; 85.589513.

Overview

Koderma district is plateau territory and around 60% of the total area is covered with forests. The first dam of the Damodar Valley Corporation, at Tilaiya, was built across the Barakar River and inaugurated in 1953. Koderma Junction railway station has emerged as an important railway centre in the region. It is a predominantly rural district with only 19.72% urban population.^[1][2][3]

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.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Bekobar had a total population of 7,184, of which 3,629 (51%) were males and 3555 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,414. The total number of literate persons in Bekobar was 3,565 (73.85% of the population over 6 years).^[4]

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Kodarma, Bekobar covered an area of 7 km². Among the civic amenities, it had 19 km roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved uncovered well, hand pump. It had 800 domestic electric connections. Among the educational facilities it had 2 primary schools, 2 middle schools, 2 secondary schools, the nearest senior secondary school at Koderma 4 km away.^[5]