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26-484: NH 18 , NH 218 Dhanbad district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state , India, and Dhanbad is the administrative headquarters of this district. As of 2011, it is the second most populous district of Jharkhand (out of 24 ), after Ranchi . It also has the lowest sex ratio in Jharkhand, at 908. Dhanbad is also known as the coal capital of India, due to extensive coal mining industry that dominates

52-429: A literacy rate of 74.52%. 58.13% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 16.29% and 8.68% of the population respectively. Languages of Dhanbad district (2011) At the time of the 2011 Census of India , 26.80% of the population in the district spoke Hindi , 25.20% Khortha , 17.95% Bengali , 8.47% Urdu , 7.24% Santali , 5.19% Magahi , 4.46% Bhojpuri and 1.44% Kurmali

78-559: A certain battle. The district being extremely vast and far-flung soon got divided into Birbhum, Manbhum and Singhbhum, for administrative purposes. However, on 24 October 1956 Dhanbad was declared a District on the Recommendation of the State Reconstitution Commission vide notification 1911. Its geographical length, extending from north to south, was 43 miles and breadth 47 miles, stretching across east to west. In 1991

104-803: A first language. There are 10 Community Development Blocks in Dhanbad . Dhanbad (community development block) Baliapur (community development block) Baghmara (community development block) Nirsa (community development block) Tundi (community development block) Purbi Tundi (community development block) Gobindpur block Kaliasole (community development block) Topchanchi 23°47′24″N 86°25′48″E  /  23.79000°N 86.43000°E  / 23.79000; 86.43000 National Highway 18 (India) Purulia Balarampur Chandil Jamshedpur Ghatshila Baharagora National Highway 18 ( NH 18 )(combination of old NH 32, NH 33 and NH 5)

130-461: A part of Dhanbad was sliced away from Bokaro district, diminishing thereby its total area to 2995 km. Earlier, the district was split into two sub – divisions – Dhanbad Sadar and Baghmara. The former incorporated 6 blocks, while the latter had four and together they enclosed 30 Nagar Palikas, 228 Panchayats and 1654 villages. The then vastness of the district called for two police headquarters, based at Bokaro and Dhanbad respectively. Meanwhile,

156-528: A small and insignificant part of Manbhum. In the Settlement Report for Manbhum (1928) it has been stated that no rock inscriptions, copper plates or old coins were discovered and not a single document of copper plate or palm leaf was found in course of the Survey and Settlement operations. The oldest authentic documents produced were all on paper and barely even a hundred years old. In view of these circumstances

182-484: Is a National Highway in India . It originates from Gobindpur , Dhanbad and terminates at Balasore , Odisha covering 400 kilometres (250 mi) distance. It passes through Dhanbad city, Bhuli, Katrasgarh , Chas , Bokaro , Purulia , Balarampur , Jamshedpur , Ghatshila , Baharagora , Baripada and Balasore . It was earlier NH32 between Dhanbad & Baharagora & NH5 between Baharagora & Balasore. But it

208-569: Is about 500–1000 feet above Sea level. Its soil is, by and large lateritic in nature. The district is currently a part of the Red Corridor . The district is bounded on the west by Giridih and Bokaro on the north by Giridih and Dumka and on the east and south by Purulia district of West Bengal. It is situated in the state of Jharkhand and lies between 23°37'3" N and 24°4' N latitude and between 86°6'30" E and 86°50' E longitude. The district can be divided into three broad natural divisions, namely, (I)

234-457: Is built on river Damodar. The hydel station there generates 40,000 kW. The Barakar, which forms the northern boundary of the district, traverses about 77 km in the district. It flows in south westerly direction up to Durgapur and then south till it joins the Damodar near Chirkuda. The Maithon dam is located on this river about 13 km off its confluence with the Damodar. Attached to it

260-624: Is headed by a Divisional Railway Manager (DRM). The name of the division denotes the name of the city where the divisional headquarters is located. Eastern Railway oversees the largest and second largest rail complexes in the country, Howrah Junction and Sealdah railway station , and also contains the highest number of A1 and A Category Stations like Howrah , Malda Town , Sealdah , Asansol , Kolkata , Durgapur , Barddhaman , Rampurhat Junction , Bhagalpur , Jamalpur , Jasidih , Bandel and Naihati . Eastern Railways operates India's oldest train, Kalka Mail . The East Indian Railway (EIR) Company

286-544: Is known for its coal mines and industrial establishments; the city is surrounded by about 112 coal mines [24] with a total production of 27.5 million tonnes and an annual income of 7,000 million rupees through coal business. There are a number of coal washeries there. As of 8 September 2009 it is one of the 21 districts in Jharkhand currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF). See Economy of Dhanbad . DH According to

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312-583: Is the Maithan Power Station with a generating capacity of 60,000 kW. Among other small rivers in the district are Gobai, the Irji, the Khudia besides the river Katri. The climate of the district is characterised by general dryness. It is very pleasant during the cold weather from November to February. Thereafter the climate becomes warm. It remains hot until the monsoon breaks towards the middle of June. With

338-534: The 2011 census Dhanbad district has a population of 2,684,487, roughly equal to the nation of Kuwait or the US state of Nevada . This gives it a ranking of 148th in India (out of a total of 640 ). The district has a population density of 1,316 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,410/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 11.91%. Dhanbad has a sex ratio of 908 females for every 1000 males, and

364-623: The Jamunia , a stream which marks the western boundary of Dhanbad with Hazaribagh District. Further east, the Damodar is joined by the Katri River which rises in the foothills below Parasnath and traverses through the Coal-field Area. The Damodar flows for about 77 km through the district being joined by the Barakar at its eastern border near Chirkunda. The Panchet dam extending to roughly 6 km

390-1065: The Central area and up to Katni in the North Central Region were separated from Eastern Railway and became the South Eastern Railway . Three more divisions: Dhanbad , Mughalsarai and Malda were formed later. Till 30 September 2002 ER consisted seven divisions. On 1 October 2002 a new zone, the East Central Railway , headquarters at Hajipur , was carved out by separating the Eastern Railway's Danapur , Dhanbad and Mughalsarai divisions from it. Presently, it comprises four divisions and they are Malda Town, Howrah, Sealdah and Asansol . In 2021, Eastern Railway completed full electrification of its 2010 km rail network in West Bengal , while in 2022, its entire network of 2848 km

416-626: The Dhangi hills, situated in the strip falling between the Grand trunk road in the north and the Grand chord line of the Eastern Railway . In the south, these hills extend from Pradhankhanta to Govindpur, reaching a maximum altitude of 1,256 feet at Dhangi. Further north, a branch of the Parasnath hill runs through Topchanchi and Tundi, the highest point of 1,500 feet being reached at Lalki. The southern part of

442-578: The District Gazetteer for Dhanbad (1964) merely reproduces the chapter on history in the Settlement Report of 1928 which pertains to the entire district of Manbhum. It was a small village of the erstwhile district of Manbhum which had its headquarters in Purulia (now in West Bengal). Manbhum in turn, derived its name from Raja Man Singh, who was gifted this territory by Emperor Akbar, following his victory in

468-691: The East Indian Railway: Howrah, Asansol and Danapur, the entire Bengal Nagpur Railway (BNR) and the Sealdah division of the erstwhile Bengal Assam Railway (which was already added to the East Indian Railway on 15 August 1947). On 1 August 1955, the portions of BNR stretching from Howrah to Visakhapatnam in the South which is now the Headquarters of South Coast Railway zone , Howrah to Nagpur in

494-591: The district as its stands today, has only one sub-division called the Dhanbad Sadar. There are presently, 8 blocks here viz. Jharia, Baghmara, Dhanbad, Nirsa, Govindpur, Baliapur, Tundi, and Topchanchi. The blocks in turn have 181 panchayats and 1348 villages. As per the 1991 Census, the total population of the districts stands at 19,49,526 of which the number of males have been recorded as 10,71,913 along with 8,77,613 females. There are 100,850 acres (408.1 km) of hillocks and 56,454 acres (228.46 km) of forests. It

520-628: The district is largely undulating land. The general slope is from west to east, the direction followed by the two major rivers, Damodar and Barakar. The Damodar is the most important river of the Chotanagpur plateau. It rises in Palamu and flows eastward between the plateaus of Ranchi and Hazaribag. It is joined by the Bokaro, the Konar and the Barakar rivers. The Damodar enters Dhanbad district at its confluence with

546-505: The district. Dhanbad district was constituted in 1956 by carving out the old Dhanbad subdivision Chas and Chandankiyari police stations of the Sadar subdivision of the erstwhile Manbhum district. Dhanbad is Police district since 1928. The re-organisation of the districts in the State of Bihar which took place after 1971 did not affect the district of Dhanbad. Dhanbad Municipality is the chief town and

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572-469: The headquarters of the district. In the year 1991, Bokaro District was constituted by carving out Chas Sub-division of Dhanbad district and Bermo Subdivision of Giridih District. The early history of the greater part of the Chotanagpur Plateau is shrouded in mystery and that of Dhanbad district is particularly so. Details of even later periods are difficult to trace as the present district formed but

598-400: The north and north western portions consisting of the hilly region, (ii) the uplands containing coal mines and most of the industries and (iii) the remaining uplands and plains lying to the south of the Damodar river consisting of cultivable flat lands. The north and north western division is separated for the entire length by the Grand trunk road. In the western middle part of the district are

624-467: The setting in of rains, the temperature falls and humidity rises; July to October are the rainy months. July and August are the wettest months. The average rainfall during July is 287 mm and that in August 445 mm. The average annual rainfall in the district is approximately 1300 mm. Dhanbad has one of the oldest and largest markets in the region and is also a centre of large scale industries. It

650-509: Was changed in 2012 after reorganization of National Highway and renumbered. This article about a National Highway in India is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Eastern Railway (India) The Eastern Railway (abbreviated ER ) is among the 19 zones of the Indian Railways . Its headquarters is at Fairley Place, Kolkata and comprises four divisions: Howrah , Malda , Sealdah , and Asansol . Each division

676-479: Was incorporated in 1845 to connect eastern India with Delhi . The first train ran here between Howrah and Hooghly on 15 August 1854. The train left Howrah station at 8:30 a.m. and reached Hooghly in 91 minutes. The management of the East Indian Railway was taken over by the British Indian government on 1 January 1925. The Eastern Railway was formed on 14 April 1952 by amalgamating three lower divisions of

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