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Dhanbad ranks as the 42nd largest city in India and is the 33rd largest million-plus urban agglomeration in India. Dhanbad Railway Division generates highest revenue [11] in India . Dhanbad shares its land borders with Paschim Bardhaman district and Purulia district of West Bengal and Bokaro, [12] Giridih and Jamtara districts of Jharkhand.
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 .
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 ...
Dhanbad district forms a part of the Chota Nagpur Plateau, but it is more of an upland than a plateau.The district has two broad physical divisions – the southern part is a coal mining area with mining and industrial towns, and the northern part has villages scattered around hills.
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".
Election Member Party Bihar Legislative Assembly; 1952: Purushotam Chouhan: Indian National Congress: 1957: 1962: Sheoraj Prasad 1967: Raghubansh Singh 1969
Pages in category "Dhanbad district" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
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 .