Dhanbad

Dhanbad is the second-most populated city in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It ranks as the 33rd largest city in India and is the 42nd largest million-plus urban agglomeration in India. It is the 96th fastest growing city of the world by the City Mayors Foundation.[7]Dhanbad shares its land borders with Paschim Bardhaman district, West Bengal.

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

Dhanbad
Metropolis
Dhanbad Junction, Downtown Dhanbad, Pndey Muhalla and Combined Building More
Nicknames: 
'The Coal Capital of India', 'Koylanchal'
Motto(s): 
City For All
Location of Dhanbad in Jharkhand
Coordinates: 23.7998°N 86.4305°E / 23.7998; 86.4305
CountryIndia
StateJharkhand
DistrictDhanbad
Government
 • BodyDhanbad Municipal Corporation
 • MayorChandrashekhar Agarwal (BJP)[1][2]
Area
 • Metropolis275 km2 (106 sq mi)
 • Metro577 km2 (223 sq mi)
Elevation
222 m (728 ft)
Population
 (2011)[3][5]
 • Metropolis1,162,472
 • Rank33th
 • Density4,200/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
 • Metro1,333,719
 • Metro rank
42nd
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, English, Bengali, Khortha, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
826001
Telephone Code0326
Vehicle registrationJH-10
Metro GDP (PPP)$95 million to $110 million[6]
Websitewww.dhanbad.nic.in

The city is called the 'Coal Capital of India' for housing one of the largest coal mines of India.[8] The prestigious institute, Indian School of Mines (now IIT Dhanbad) is situated in Dhanbad.[9]Apart from coal, it is also grown in information technology,

Dhanbad is the 56th cleanest city of India, according to the 2019 Swachh Survekshan cleanliness survey.[10] It showed a great change in the city which was considered the dirtiest city in the 2018 Swachh Survekshan.[11] Dhanbad Municipal Corporation works for increasing green cover in the city.[12] Among the rail divisions of Indian Railway, Dhanbad Rail Division is the second-largest in revenue generation after the Mumbai division.[13] Dhanbad ranked as the top city in India with the highest 4G mobile phone network availability in India by a survey of Opensignal.[14]

History

The present district used to be a part of Manbhum region and was occupied by Mundari tribals 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 the existence of a powerful kingdom which comprised the district and adjoining areas, ruled by Sasanka.[15] Manbhum was one of the districts of the East India during the British Raj.

The region has thick forests, with rich mineral resources, and had a mixed demographic profile with people from different religious and social groups, including adivasis, particularly the Santals and the Mundas before the city was established.[16] After the Partition of India, 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. Purulia district was carved out of the district of Manbhum.[16]

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.[17] Dhanbad city was in Manbhum district from 1928 up to 1956.[17] However, on 24 October 1956, the city was declared a district[18] on the recommendation of the States Reorganization Commission vide notification 1911.

This was done under the commitment and leadership of journalist, Satish Chandra. In the year 2006, Dhanbad celebrated 50 years of being an independent district and city. From 1956 to 14 November 2000, it was under Bihar. At present, it is in Jharkhand, after the creation of the state on 15 November 2000.[19] The discovery of rich deposits of coal in the region caused the city to flourish financially, but also bought notorious coal-mafia and gang wars[20] which continues to this day with areas of city like Wasseypur being most affected by the conflict.[20]

Geography
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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 District in the west. Dhanbad comes under the Chota Nagpur Plateau.

Rivers and Lakes

The Damodar is a major river of the Chota Nagpur 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.[21] The Damodar enters Dhanbad district at its confluence with the Jamuria, 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.[22] The Barakar, which forms the northern boundary of the district, traverses about 77 km. It flows in south westerly direction up to Durgapur and then south till it joins the Damodar near Chirkuda.

Climate

Dhanbad features climate that is transitional between a humid subtropical climate.[23] 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.

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
(88)
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)		 20
(67)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 17
(0.7)		 18
(0.7)		 18
(0.7)		 22
(0.9)		 49
(1.9)		 192
(7.6)		 342
(13.5)		 311
(12.2)		 282
(11.1)		 105
(4.1)		 7
(0.3)		 5
(0.2)		 1,368
(53.9)
Source: IMD

Demographics
Religions Dhanbad City (2011)[5]
Hinduism
 
 81.22%
Islam
 
 17.10%
Sikhism
 
 0.65%
Christianity
 
 1.43%
Jainism
 
 0.09%
Buddhism
 
 0.02%
Others
 
 0.45%
Distribution of religions

Population
See also: List of cities in Jharkhand

As of 2011 census, Dhanbad City had a population of 1,162,472.[5] Males (614,722) constitute 53% of the population and females (547,750) 47%. It has a sex ratio of 891. Dhanbad has an average literacy rate of 79.47%, higher than the national average of 74.04%: male literacy is 86.14% and female literacy is 71.96%.[5] 10.57% of the population is under 5 years of age.

Religion

Hinduism is the dominant religion with over 81% adherents. The minority religions are Islam, Sikhism and Christianity.[5]

Economy
Main article: Economy of Dhanbad
See also: Economy of Jharkhand State

Dhanbad has one of the oldest markets in the region and is also a centre of large scale industries. It 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.

Bharat Coking Coal (BCCL) has its headquarter in Dhanbad and Steel Authority of India (SAIL), Tata Steel and Eastern Coalfields (at Mugma) also operates their mines. Om Besco Rail Products.Ltd,[25] a public limited rail wagon manufacturing company at Mugma, Hindustan Zinc Ltd (now Vedanta Resources) had a lead smelting pilot plant at Tundu,[26] Maithon Power Ltda J.V of Tata Power and Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) (first PPP project of India), Hindusthan Malleables & Forgings Ltd. are operational around Dhanbad.

Fertilizer Corporation of India Ltd. (closed), Projects and Development India Limited and ACC. Ltd at Sindri are also available and being one of the 5 divisions of South Eastern Railway zone, Indian Railways is also a big employer in Dhanbad. Kandra Industrial Area at Gobindpur houses some small and middle scale industries.

Education

Universities and colleges
Heritage Building at Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad
BIT Sindri at Sindri, Dhanbad

Schools

Politics

Dhanbad city and district is considered a BJP stronghold with majority of its MPs MLA's being of the party since the 1990s. Chandra Shekhar Agrawal of BJP is the mayor, otherwise known as the first citizen, of Dhanbad Municipal Corporation. He won by the margin of 42,525 votes.[35][36][37]

Raj Sinha of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won in the 40-Dhanbad assembly constituency defeating Mannan Malick of the Indian National Congress in 2014.[38] 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.[39][40]

Dhanbad assembly constituency is part of Dhanbad (Lok Sabha constituency).[41]

Members of Parliament for Dhanbad
ElectionMemberParty
1991 Rita Verma Bharatiya Janata Party
1996 Rita Verma Bharatiya Janata Party
1998 Rita Verma Bharatiya Janata Party
1999 Rita Verma Bharatiya Janata Party
2004 Chandra Shekhar Dubey Indian National Congress
2009 Pashupati Nath Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
2014 Pashupati Nath Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
2019 Pashupati Nath Singh Bharatiya Janata Party

Transport

Rail
Main article: Dhanbad Junction

Dhanbad has a very good rail connectivity with the other major parts of the country such as Delhi, Mumbai, Patna, Kolkata, Bhagalpur, Munger, Gaya, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Kochi, Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Jaipur, Visakhapatnam Jodhpur, Nagpur, Pune, Varanasi, Guwahati and Bangalore etc.

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

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. Each and every train through this has a stop at Dhanbad. Now, even Sealdah and Howrah Duronto have their stoppage at Dhanbad.

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 of 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.[42][43][44]

Roads

National Highway 19 and National Highway 18 are the major highways passing through Dhanbad.[45] NH 19 is part of Golden Quadrilateral (GQ) highway network; Dhanbad lies in Kolkata-Delhi link of the Golden Quadrilateral network.[46] NH19 is being converted into six lane expressway; NH 18 connects Dhanbad to Bokaro-Jamshedpur.[46]

Private and State buses are available for inter-city traveling.[46]

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

Sports

Cricket is the most popular sport in Dhanbad, followed by Football. Dhanbad is one of the centres where 34th National Games[47] was organised. Cricket Stadiums at present are at Tata Steel Stadium Digwadih, Nehru Stadium Jealgora and Railway Stadium where Ranji Trophy matches are organised.[48] 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.[49] For the preparation of Mission Olympic 2020 and 2024, the Dhanbad District Olympic Games Association is working day and night. Dhanbad officially became the second town in the state to boast a cricket stadium with floodlights, with the inauguration of floodlights at Tata Digwadih Stadium.[50]

Media

Hindi newspapers are mainly published from the city, among them Hindustan Dainik is the most popular, followed by Prabhat Khabar, Dainik Jagran and Dainik Bhaskar. "Dhanbad Bokaro Live" is published from Dhanbad.

Doordarshan relay station is present in Dhanbad near Koyla Nagar. There are some local news channels in the city such as, Antarkatha which are creative media houses which broadcast on local cable on Dhanbad, Jharia, Bokaro, Chatra, Hazaribag, Kodrma, Ramgarh etc.

FM radio is available as Vividh Bharti Service of All India Radio at 101.8 MHz.

Notable people

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