Deoghar

This article is about the municipality in India. For its namesake district, see Deoghar district.
Deoghar
देवघर
Devghar
city
Deoghar
Coordinates: 24°29′N 86°42′E / 24.48°N 86.7°E / 24.48; 86.7Coordinates: 24°29′N 86°42′E / 24.48°N 86.7°E / 24.48; 86.7
Country India
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Area
 • Total 337 km2 (130 sq mi)
Elevation 254 m (833 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 203,116
 • Rank 5th in Jharkhand
 • Density 602/km2 (1,560/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 814112
Telephone code 00916432
Vehicle registration JH-15
Sex ratio 921 ♂/♀
Lok Sabha constituency Godda
Vidhan Sabha constituency Deoghar

Deoghar is the main city of the Deoghar District in the Santhal Parganas division of the state of Jharkhand, India.

Geography

Deoghar is located at 24°29′N 86°42′E / 24.48°N 86.7°E / 24.48; 86.7.[1] It has an average elevation of 254 metres (833 feet).

Education

Major educational institutes in Deoghar include:

Demographics

As of 2011 India census,[2] Deoghar has a population of 203,116 and 17.62% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Transport

Roadways: Deoghar is connected to Ranchi, Patna, Calcutta, Bhagalpur, Munger and all nearby major cities by road.[3]

Deoghar Town has two railway stations, Baidyanathdham (BDME) and Deoghar (DGHR). Deoghar is linked to Dumka while Baidyanathdham is linked only to Jasidih, though several trains originate from here to cities like Ranchi, Varanasi, Asansol.[3]

Airways: Deoghar International Airport is under construction. Reaching Deoghar via flight is limited to Patna (PAT), Kolkata (CCU) or Ranchi (IXR). The nearest airport is Patna from where you can take a train journey or hire a taxi.[3] Deoghar signed an MoU with Airports Authority of India in 2013 to develop an International Airport at Deoghar to encourage tourism. This is a Rs. 350 crore project which was supposed to be completed within 2 years. But for some reasons the project got delayed.

References

  1. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Deoghar
  2. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
  3. 1 2 3 "How to reach Baidyanathdham Deoghar ?". Explore Bihar. Retrieved 7 December 2013.

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