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.
Geography.
Location.
Bekobar is located at .
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.
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).
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.