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Dhanbad is a leading center of education in eastern India. [33] [34] The city's education system is followed as of the Indian Education System. Schooling is followed by 10+2+3 plan. Most of the schools in Dhanbad are of CBSE, ICSE and state board. The medium of instruction in schools are Hindi, Santali and Urdu and as well as Bengali and ...
Dhanbad district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India, and Dhanbad is the administrative headquarters of this district. [1] As of 2011, it is the second most populous district of Jharkhand (out of 24 ), after Ranchi .
Dhanbad CD Block has a forest area of 776.1 hectares, covering 6.02% of the area of the CD Block. [9] Dhanbad CD Block has an area of 64.20 km 2 (24.79 sq mi). [10] It has 67 gram panchayats and 85 villages. [11] Dhanbad, Putki, Dhaunsar, Bank More, Saraidhela, Loyabad, Kenduadih and Jogta police stations serve this block. [12]
During the British period, Dhanbad was a subdivision of Manbhum district. Bagsuma, located 4 miles east of Gobindpur, was the first headquarter of the subdivision. The headquarter was later shifted to Gobindpur and finally to Hirapur mouza in Dhanbad in 1908. Dhanbad was constituted as a separate district in 1956 by carving it out of Manbhum ...
Pages in category "Cities and towns in Dhanbad district" The following 46 pages are in this category, out of 46 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Open-cast mining in the outskirts of Dhanbad. Dhanbad is the second largest city in Jharkhand, India both by area and by population; it is 33rd in India by population. The economy of Dhanbad is primarily known for mining, utilities, retail, IT and cement industries. It is called "the coal capital of India".
The entire area shown in the map is under Dhanbad Municipal Corporation, except Belgaria which is under Baliapur (community development block). The places in the DMC area are marked as neighbourhoods. The DMC area shown in the map is around the core area of Dhanbad city. Another major area of DMC is shown in the map of the southern portion of ...
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