Bhojudih

Bhojudih is located at 23.63°N 86.45°E / 23.63; 86.45.[1] It has an average elevation of 138 metres (452 feet).

Bhojudih is a small town in the state of Jharkhand and is situated between Dhanbad and Bokaro. It has all the basic facilities like Primary Schools, High Schools, Colleges and Hospitals. Despite being a backward area, Bhojudih has good literacy rate.

There is a Railway Station here which is known as Bhojudih (BJE) Junction. There is a Bank of India's Branch near the 'Maa Durga' temple in the Niche Bazar area. Recently, SBI has opened its branch in Chhatatand area which currently provides basic facilities. There is a Police Station too.

There are three rivers surrounding Bhojudih, called Damodar, Ijari and Guwai.

There is a holy place here known as 'Bhairav-Sthan' (भैरवस्थान). There is a small temple of Bhairav baba where people perform traditional rituals and worship him. There is also a Pavitra Kund here in Bhairav dham which is full of clean water. It is said that Arjuna created this Kund using his Arrow during Pandvas banwaas years in Dvapara Yuga. It is found that water from this kund flows continuously but its level remains the same, even at the time of summer. Slowly, it is developing into a tourist spot.

Recently, Sri Amar Bauri (local MLA & Minister) organized 'भैरवधाम महोत्सव' (Bhairav Dhaam Mahotsav) here which was inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Jharkhand Sri Raghubar Das. Many artistes performed during the 'Bhairav Dhaam Mahotsav' at Bhojudih. Main attraction of the event were the Sufi Singer Kailash Kher and Bollywood singer udit narayan. Nearly 150,000 people visited Bhairav-Sthan during 3 days long festival.

There are other lots of religious places here. Durga Pandal (Niche Bazar), Shiv Mandir (Chhatatand), Janamashtami Pandal (Linepar) are some of the temples here. There is a Church and a Masjid too. People of all communities live in harmony here.

Durga Maa, Durga Pandal, Niche Bazar

Like other Indian towns, Durga Puja, Ganesh Puja, Vishwakarma Puja, Saraswati Puja, Janamashtami, Diwali, Kali Puja, Muharram, Christmas and Chhat Puja are the popular festivals here.

Bhojudih Coal Washery of Bharat Coking Coal Limited has an annual capacity of washing 1.7 million tonnes of coking coal.[2]

There is a small market in the centre, known as 'Mini Market'. Linepar, Niche Bazar, Chattatand and Mahatha Para are other areas in Bhojudih.

Bhojudih has schooling facility up to 10+2. There is a Government School as well as a Railway School. And then there is one Graduation College, which is known as Swami Vivekananda College and it is affiliated with the S.S.College (Chas/Bokaro) and follows the guidelines of Vinoba Bhave University, Hazaribag. It is also known as Bhojudih College Bhojudih. Arts, Science and Commerce all available as subjects here.

S.E. Railway Inter College is a Hindi medium school and has all the facilities. From 2014, this school is affiliated with CBSE. Class 1 and Class 2 are now fully English medium and it will progress to other classes with this new batch of students.

There is one Saraswati Vidya Mandir too. One English medium school is known as Shishu Niketan, which is attended by small children to learn the basics of English and other subjects. English medium facility is available up to Standard 5 here.

There is a Railway Institute too. S.E. Railway School Ground and SERSA (South Eastern Railway Sports Association) ground are two most biggest playing fields here and they keep organizing Zonal and District Cricket/Football/Badminton matches, and the youth also plays cricket and football regularly in these grounds.

As per 2011 Census of India Bhojudih had a population of 7,005, of which 3,688 were males and 3,306 females. Scheduled Castes numbered 2,020 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 123.[3]

According to 2001 India census,[4] Bhojudih has a population of 8,936. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Bhojudih has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 75% and female literacy of 51%. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Bhojudih railway station is on the Adra-Netaji SC Bose Gomoh branch line. Train is the best transport service to reach Bhojudih (BJE). It is possible to reach here by road too.

There is an outdoor health clinic facility available here which is known as Railway Hospital. Also, there are at least three doctors available here. And then, there are some compounders too, who provide home services.