Bengabad block
| Bengabad | |
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| Community development block | |
 Bengabad
Location in Jharkhand, India
Bengabad
Bengabad (India)
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| Coordinates: 24°18′6″N 86°21′39″E / 24.30167°N 86.36083°ECoordinates: 24°18′6″N 86°21′39″E / 24.30167°N 86.36083°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Giridih |
| Government | |
| • Type | Representative democracy |
| Area | |
| • Total | 402.50 km2 (155.41 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 298 m (978 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 153,198 |
| • Density | 380/km2 (990/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Urdu |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 815312 (Bengabad) |
| Telephone/STD code | 06552 |
| Vehicle registration | JH - 11 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kodarma |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Gandey |
| Website | giridih |
Bengabad is a community development block that forms an administrative division in the Giridih Sadar subdivision of Giridih district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Giridih is a plateau region. The western portion of the district is part of a larger central plateau. The rest of the district is a lower plateau, a flat table land with an elevation of about 1,300 feet. At the edges, the ghats drop to about 700 feet. The Pareshnath Hills or Shikharji rises to a height of 4,480 feet in the south-eastern part of the district. The district is thickly forested. Amongst the natural resources, it has coal and mica.Inaugurating the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana in 2016, Raghubar Das, Chief Minister of Jharkhand, had indicated that there were 23 lakh BPL families in Jharkhand.There was a plan to bring the BPL proportion in the total population down to 35%.
Jharkhand is one of the states affected by Maoist activities. As of 2012[update], Giridih was one of the 14 highly affected districts in the state.As of 2016[update], Giridih was identified as one of the 13 focus areas by the state police to check Maoist activities. In 2017, the Moists, in Giridih district, have torched more than 50 vehicles engaged in road construction or carrying goods.
Bengabad is located at 24°18′6″N 86°21′39″E / 24.30167°N 86.36083°E.
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