Baharagora Block was established in the year 1956. The distance of this block from Jamshedpur is 95 KM and is located besides NH-33 on southeast bank of Subarnarekha River near the border of Orissa & West Bengal.
The Chitreswar Shiv Mandir, at village Chitreswar situated 35 miles from the Chakulia Railway Station is marked with a splendid fair held on Shiva Chaturdasi. The fair is so popular that people from the adjacent neighbourhood and even from the bordering villages of Medinapur, West Bengal and Mayurbhanj, Orissa congregate at the fair.
Total No. of Panchayats 27
Total Geographical Area 167.31 Sq.Meal. Total Rayat 68882.64 Acres Total Holding 65137 Forest Area 21162.94 Acres Uncultivable Land 12418.08 Acres
College High school Meddle School Primary School 1 12 50 133
| Block | Area | Total Population | SC Population | Population % | ST Population | Population % |
| Baharagora | Rural | 149530 | 9776 | 6.5 | 55880 | 37.4 |
| Urban | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 149530 | 9776 | 6.5 | 55880 | 37.4 |
The overall percentage of rural electrification in this block is 30%.
The nearest railway station to this block is at Dhalbhumgarh which is 30 Km from Block Headquarter
Block Hqr. is accessible by bus as well as Auto. It has a bus stand where buses arrive from Sakchi(Jamshedpur), Calcutta (West Bengal), Bhubaneswar, Puri, Paradeep, Berhampur (Orissa).
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The nearest Airport to Block Hq. Is Jamshedpur Airport at Sonari Which is Under Direct Control under TISCO. – 95 Km.By Road.
Out of 508 villages 411 villages have been provided safe drinking water facility i.e 85 % of villages have safe drinking water facility in the Bahargora Block..
The people under the perview of this block have been benefited by the below listed National level Schemes :
Sl. No Name of the Scheme a Old Age Pension Scheme b National Family Benefit Scheme c National Maternity Benefit Scheme d Indra Awas Yojna e Jawahar Gram Samridhi Yojna f Assured Employment Scheme g Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Gurantee Act (MNREGA)
Names of freedom fighters hailing from this block are Sri Keshri Mohan Upadhaya from Gamharia, Sri Paramaeshwar Mishra from bahragora & Sri Sahuji Benda.