Dhanbad

This article is about the municipality in India. For its namesake district, see Dhanbad district.
Dhanbad
धनबाद,دھنباد
Metropolitan City

From top clockwise: Dhanbad Railway Station, Golchakkar,
Nickname(s): 'The Coal Capital of India'
Dhanbad

Location of Dhanbad in Jharkhand

Coordinates: 23°48′N 86°27′E / 23.8°N 86.45°E / 23.8; 86.45Coordinates: 23°48′N 86°27′E / 23.8°N 86.45°E / 23.8; 86.45
Country India India
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Government
 • Body Municipal corporation
 • Mayor Chandrashekhar Agarwal[1]
Area
 • Total 2,052 km2 (792 sq mi)
Elevation 222 m (728 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 1,195,298
 • Rank 42nd
 • Density 1,284/km2 (3,330/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Hindi, Urdu
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 826001
Telephone code +91-326
Vehicle registration JH 10
Website www.dhanbad.nic.in

Dhanbad is a city in the Indian state of Jharkhand, India.[2] It is the second most populated city in Jharkhand.[3] Dhanbad along with its urban areas population ranks 42nd in population amongst other cities in India.

Dhanbad is famous for its coal mining, has some of the largest mines in India[4] and is called Coal Capital of India[5] Tata Steel, Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL), Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL) and Indian Iron And Steel Company (IISCO) are some of the companies who operate coal mines in the district.[6][7][8] The Indian School of Mines (ISM) is located in Dhanbad.[9]

Among the rail divisions of Indian Railway, Dhanbad Rail Division is the second largest in terms of revenue generation after the Mumbai division.[10]

The city has one parliamentary seat and six seats in the Legislative Assembly.

Etymology

The Dhanbad originated from the district of Manbhum occupied by Mundari or Kolarian races in the wilderness of South undivided Bihar. In the seventh century A.D. some information is available from the account of the travels of Hieun Tsang. These accounts narrate existence of a powerful kingdom which comprised the district and adjoining areas, ruled by Sasanka.[11]

Manbhum was one of the districts of the East India during the British Raj. After India’s independence, the district became a part of Bihar state, and upon re-organization of the Indian states in the mid-1950s, the district became a part of the West Bengal. Present Purulia district was carved out of the district of Manbhum.[12]

Manbhum region has thick forests, with good mineral resources, and has a mixed demographic profile with people from different religious and social groups, including adivasis, particularly the Santals and the Mundas.[12]

Geography and climate

Dhanbad
Climate chart (explanation)
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Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
Precipitation totals in mm
Source: IMD

Dhanbad has an average elevation of 227 m (745 ft). Its geographical length (extending from north to south) is 15 miles (24 km) and the breadth (stretching across east to West) is 10 miles (16 km). It shares its boundaries with West Bengal in the eastern and southern part, Dumka and Giridih in the North and Bokaro in the west. Dhanbad comes under the Chota Nagpur Plateau.

Dhanbad features climate that is transitional between a humid subtropical climate and a tropical wet and dry climate. Summer starts from last week of March and ends in mid-June. Peak temperature in summer can reach 48 °C. Dhanbad also receives heavy rainfall. In winter, the minimum temperature remains around 10 °C with a maximum of 22 °C. Damodar River is the main river flowing through the district. Katri, Jamunia, Gobai, Khudia and Irji are the other rivers flowing through the district.

Climate data for Dhanbad
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 25
(77)		 28
(82)		 33
(91)		 38
(100)		 39
(102)		 35
(95)		 31
(88)		 31
(88)		 31
(88)		 31
(88)		 28
(82)		 25
(77)		 31.3
(88.2)
Average low °C (°F) 11
(52)		 14
(57)		 18
(64)		 23
(73)		 25
(77)		 25
(77)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 23
(73)		 20
(68)		 16
(61)		 11
(52)		 19.5
(67)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 17
(0.67)		 18
(0.71)		 18
(0.71)		 22
(0.87)		 49
(1.93)		 192
(7.56)		 342
(13.46)		 311
(12.24)		 282
(11.1)		 105
(4.13)		 7
(0.28)		 5
(0.2)		 1,368
(53.86)
Source: IMD

History

The present district used to be a part of Manbhum. In the Settlement Report for Manbhum (1928) it was 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, during the Survey and Settlement operations. The oldest authentic documents produced were all on paper and barely even a hundred years old.[13] Dhanbad was in Manbhum district from 1928 up to 1956.[13] However, on 24 October 1956, Dhanbad was declared a District on the Recommendation of the States Reorganisation Commission vide notification 1911. This was done under the strong commitment and leadership from a renowned journalist Mr. Satish Chandra. In the year 2006, Dhanbad celebrated 50 years of being an independent District. From 1956 to 14 November 2000 it was under Bihar. At present it is in Jharkhand, after the creation of state on 15 November 2000.[14]

Demography

As of 2011 India provisional census[15] Dhanbad had a population of 1,195,298. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. It has a sex ratio of 908. Dhanbad has an average literacy rate of 80.78%, higher than the national average of 74.04%: male literacy is 87.93% and female literacy is 72.69%.[16] In Dhanbad, 10.57% of the population is under 5 years of age.

Government and PSU organisations

Bharat Coking Coal Limited - BCCL is a Public Sector Undertaking (subsidiary of Coal India Ltd.) engaged in mining of coal and allied activities. BCCL meets almost 50% of the total prime coking coal requirement of the integrated steel sector. BCCL was incorporated in January, 1972 to operate coking coal mines operating in the Jharia & Raniganj Coalfields, taken over by the Govt. of India on 16 October 1971 to ensure planned development of the scarce coking coal resources in the country. The Directorate General of Mines Safety is the Indian government regulatory agency for safety in mines and oil-fields.[17]

Education

Universities and colleges

Schools

Transport

Rail

Double-decker train standing on the platform of Dhanbad railway station
Coal Train in Dhanbad yard
Main article: Dhanbad Junction

Dhanbad Rail Division comes under East Central Railway zone. Grand Chord rail-line passes through Dhanbad junction, it connects Howrah and New Delhi. CIC rail line starts from Dhanbad and ends at Singrauli in Madhya Pradesh. There is one more rail line passing through the district, it starts at Kharagpur and ends at Gomoh, this rail line comes under South Eastern Railway. Dhanbad is connected with almost all states through rail network.

On 1 October 2011, India's first AC double-decker train was flagged off to connect Howrah and Dhanbad. With this India joins the league of Europe and North America that run multi-deck trains. As on October 2011, the train runs daily except Sunday, departing from Howrah at 8:30 am to arrive at Dhanbad at 12:45 pm, and on return trip it departs Dhanbad at 6:30 pm to arrive at Howrah at 10:40 pm. It has a maximum permissible speed of 110 kilometres (68 mi)/hr with stops at Bardhaman, Durgapur, Asansol, Barakar and Kumardhubi on both legs of the route. This new AC design has several features namely stainless steel body, high-speed Eurofima design bogies with air springs and other safety-features. The coaches have a control discharge toilet system.[23][24][25][26]

Roads

National Highway 2 and National Highway 32 are the major highways passing through Dhanbad.[27] NH 2 is part of Golden Quadrilateral (GQ) highway network; Dhanbad lies in Kolkata-Delhi link of the Golden Quadrilateral network.[28] NH2 is being converted into six lane expressway; NH 32 connects Dhanbad to Bokaro, Purulia and Jamshedpur. Private and State buses are available for inter-city traveling.[28]

Air

Dhanbad Airport is used for private small aircraft and helicopters, currently there is no public air-link at the airport. The nearest public airports to Dhanbad are[29]

  1. Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport, Asansol-Durgapur 85 kilometres (53 mi)
  2. Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi 140 kilometres (87 mi)
  3. Gaya Airport 207 kilometres (129 mi)
  4. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata 269 kilometres (167 mi)
  5. Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna 271 kilometres (168 mi)

Politics

Chandra Shekhar Agrawal is the mayor, otherwise known as the first citizen, of Dhanbad Municipal Corporation. He won by the margin of 42,525 votes.[30][31][32]

Raj Sinha of BJP won in the 40-Dhanbad assembly constituency defeating Mannan Malick of Congress in 2014.[33] Pashupati Nath Singh of BJP defeated Mannan Mallik of Congress in 2005, Prasadi Sao of RJD in 2000, and Ramadhar Yadav of JD in 1995. Surendra Prasad Roy of Congress defeated S.K. Shriva of JD in 1990 and Ram Chander Singh of Janata Party in 1985. Yogeshwar Prasad Yogesh of Congress defeated Gopi Kant Bakshi of CPI(M) in 1980 and Kalawati Devi of Janata Party.[34][35]

Dhanbad assembly constituency is part of Dhanbad (Lok Sabha constituency).[36]

Sports

Cricket is the most popular sport in Dhanbad, followed by Football. Dhanbad is one of the centres where 34th National Games[37] was organised. Cricket Stadiums at present are at Tata Steel Stadium Digwadih, Nehru Stadium Jealgora and Railway Stadium where Ranji Trophy matches are organised. Women's International Cricket were also played at Railway Stadium. Football matches of national level were played at Railway Stadium but now it is converted into Cricket Stadium by the Railway management and Sijua Stadium.

People from Dhanbad

References

  1. ↑ "Chandrashekhar is Dhanbad Mayor". Daily Pioneer. 30 May 2015.
  2. ↑ Eleven Indian cities among 100 fastest growing cities in the world. Merinews.com. Retrieved on 2012-04-14.
  3. ↑ Census- Jharkhand
  4. ↑ "Racketeering in coal: 'Coal crisis' in India presents a highly confusing picture : Cover Story - India Today". India Today. 18 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "The Sad State of India’s Coal Capital". Wall Street Journal. 5 April 2010.
  6. ↑ "List of Coal Mines:Dhanbad District Of Jharkhand". dhanbad.nic.in.
  7. ↑ "Coal mines bleed in job mafia wars". The Telegraph. 9 April 2015.
  8. ↑ "Pollution choking Dhanbad as coal companies flout rules". Times of India. 9 August 2013.
  9. ↑ "Mines' school faces big dip in popularity as it readies to don IIT avatar". Times of India. 12 March 2015.
  10. ↑ "Dhanbad Rail Division OVERVIEW". The Telegraph (Calcutta, India). 4 April 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  11. ↑ "DHANBAD DISTRICT OVERVIEW". Archived from the original on 17 March 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
  12. 1 2 Encyclopædia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain
  13. 1 2 Dhanbad Introduction/Jharkhand-Dhanbad Sightseeing-Dhanbad Jharkhand Transport-Places of Interest in Dhanbad. Indiatravelite.com. Retrieved on 2012-04-14.
  14. ↑ BIHAR REORGANISATION ACT,2000
  15. ↑ "Jharkhand Provisional Result-Census 2011" (PDF). Censusindia,gov,in. Census India. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
  16. ↑ Provisional 2011 Results. censusindia.gov.in
  17. ↑ http://www.dgms.gov.in/ Directorate General of Mines Safety
  18. ↑ http://www.cmriindia.nic.in/ CIMFR
  19. ↑ http://www.cfriindia.nic.in/ CIMFR, Digwadih Campus
  20. ↑ http://www.cmpfo.gov.in/ Coal Mines Provident Fund Organisation
  21. 1 2 http://dhanbad.nic.in/Education/colleges.html
  22. ↑ "Welcome to Law College Dhanbad". Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  23. ↑ "Double-decker train to run from howrah". Deccan Chronicle. 1 October 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  24. ↑ Kanwar, Disha (2 October 2011). "First AC double-decker train flagged off from Bengal". Business Standard. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  25. ↑ "India's first AC double-decker train flagged off". Videos News (The Times of India). Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  26. ↑ "Double decker train frequency increased". Business Line. 2 January 2012.
  27. ↑ National Highways and their Length National Highway Authority of India (NHAI)
  28. 1 2 The Public Website of Dhanbad (Black Diamond City of India). dhanbad.jharkhand.org.in. Retrieved on 2015-08-15.
  29. ↑ "Dhanbad Railway Station". onefivenine.com. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
  30. ↑ http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150530/jsp/jharkhand/story_22836.jsp#.ViYs_vmqqko
  31. ↑ http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/ranchi/chandrashekhar-is-dhanbad-mayor.html
  32. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/chandrashekharagrawaldhanbad/
  33. ↑ "Jharkhand State Election Results 2009". Travel India Guide. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
  34. ↑ "State Elections 2006 – Partywise Comparison for 40-Dhanbad assembly constituency of Jharkhand". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
  35. ↑ "State Elections 2006 – Partywise Comparison for 40-Dhanbad assembly constituency of Jharkhand". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
  36. ↑ "Dhanbad Loksabha Constituency (Jharkhand)". India Study Channel.com. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
  37. ↑ COMPUTER Ed. "Official website for the 34th National Games 2009, Jharkhand - Ranchi - Jamshedpur - Dhanbad - India". Archived from the original on 24 September 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  38. ↑ http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/10/7XUE.html

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