title: Bagodar-Saria subdivision
text: # Bagodar-Saria subdivision
  
  Bagodar-Saria subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Giridih district in the state of Jharkhand, India.
  
  ## Subdivisions
  
  Giridih district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:
  
  | Subdivision | Headquarters | Area $km^2$ (2001) | Population (2011) | Rural Population % (2011) | Urban Population % (2011) |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Bagodar-Saria | Suriya | 887.59 | 476,613 | 96.02 | 3.98 |
  | Dumri | Dumri | 823.44 | 266,318 | 95.23 | 4.77 |
  | Giridih Sadar | Giridih | 1200 | 586,322 | 93.17 | 6.83 |
  | Khori Mahuwa | Khori Mahua | 2020.81 | 932,485 | 98.95 | 1.05 |
  
  ## Police stations
  
  Police stations in Bagodar-Saria subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:
  
  | Police station | Area covered $km^2$ | Municipal town | CD Block |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Bagodar | n/a | - | Bagodar |
  | Suriya | n/a | - | Suriya |
  | Birni | n/a | - | Birni |
  
  ## Blocks
  
  Community development blocks in Bagodar-Saria subdivision are:
  
  | CD Block | Headquarters | Area $km^2$ | Population (2011) | SC % | ST % | Hindus % | Muslims % | Literacy Rate % | Census Towns |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Bagodar | Bagodar | 287.49 | 158,094 | 10.35 | 2.40 | 82.11 | 17.54 | 64.43 | - |
  | Suriya | Suriya | 280.12 | 149,068 | 12.14 | 2.92 | 85.35 | 14,32 | 66.25 | Barki Saraiya |
  | Birni | Birni | 319.98 | 169,451 | 15.26 | 1.46 | 77.59 | 22.07 | 63.22 | - |
  
  ## Education
  
  Given in the table below (data in numbers) is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Giridih district, with data for the year 2013-14:
  
  | Subdivision | Primary School | Primary School | Middle School | Middle School | High School | High School | Higher Secondary School | Higher Secondary School | General College, Univ | General College, Univ | Technical / Professional Instt | Technical / Professional Instt | Non-formal Education | Non-formal Education |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Subdivision | Institution | Student | Institution | Student | Institution | Student | Institution | Student | Institution | Student | Institution | Student | Institution | Student |
  | Bagodar-Saria | 333 | 54,217 | 225 | 23,670 | 53 | 11,943 | 3 | 2,817 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Dumri | 342 | 43,033 | 209 | 18,561 | 27 | 8,901 | 4 | 6,673 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Giridih Sadar | 590 | 80,952 | 314 | 33,912 | 50 | 19,187 | 6 | 11,701 | 2 | 7098 | 5 | 447 | - | - |
  | Khori Mahuwa | 905 | 133,026 | 508 | 49,979 | 73 | 24,318 | 8 | 13,067 | 1 | 1,568 | - | - | - | - |
  | Giridih district | 2,170 | 311,228 | 1,256 | 126,122 | 203 | 64,349 | 21 | 34,258 | 3 | 8,676 | 5 | 447 | - | - |
  
  ### Educational institutions
  
  The following institutions are located in Bagodar-Saria subdivision:
  
  * Sariya College was established at Suriya in 1984. It is affiliated with Vinoba Bhave University and offers courses in arts and commerce.
  * Ram Krishna Vivekananda College of Education was established at Bagodar in 2009. Affiliated to Vinoba Bhave University, it offers courses in arts, science, commerce and education.
  