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| State : | Jharkhand | ||
| District : | Dhan bath | ||
| Location : | 23 ° 48 ' N , 86 ° 26' E | ||
| Height : | 236 m | ||
| Area : | 575 km² | ||
| Residents : | 1,161,561 (2011) | ||
| Population density : | 2020 Ew./km² | ||
| Website : | www.mcdhanbad.com | ||
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Dhanbad ( Santali : ᱫᱷᱟᱱᱵᱟᱫᱽ , Dhanabād ) is an industrial city in the Indian state of Jharkhand . It has about 1.2 million inhabitants (2011 census) and is the administrative seat of the Dhanbad district .
geography
Geographical location
The city is located 10 km north of the Damodar river , about 280 km northwest of Kolkata .
climate
Maximum temperature in winter: 22 ° C
Minimum temperature in winter: 8 ° C
Maximum temperature in summer: 44 ° C
Minimum temperature in summer: 22 ° C
Precipitation: 1,400 mm
In winter, heavy smog often forms over Dhanbad. The air pollution comes from the many coking plants in the region that operate without any exhaust gas treatment. The area around Dhanbad has one of the highest levels of air pollution in all of India.
Culture and sights
Buildings
The Damodar Valley Corporation reservoirs can be visited in the area. The largest of them is Maithon Dam , which is about 50 km from Dhanbad.
Economy and Infrastructure
The city is an important center of the coal and steel industry. Many coal mines and steel works are located in the region. The electrical energy supply of the industrial area is ensured by the reservoirs of the flood dams in the region.
traffic
Dhanbad is well developed in terms of traffic:
The city is on the direct railway line New Delhi - Kolkata. Rajdhani Express and Shatabdi Express stop in Dhanbad. In freight transport, both steel for the port in Kolkata and coal for the power stations in New Delhi are loaded in Dhanbad. The city has the second highest volume of freight traffic in all of India. The transports from Dhanbad are the main source of income for the Eastern Railway .
The NH-2 (former Grand Trunk Road ) road also passes Dhanbad. It is the direct connection between New Delhi and Kolkata.
Established businesses
Bharat Coking Coal Limited ( BCCL ) - this state-owned company mines the coal for the steel mills in the open pit
Public facilities
Central Mining Research Station ( CMRS ) - Central Laboratory for Mining Research
Central Fuel Research Institute ( CFR ) - Central institute for fuel research mainly concerned with coal
Directorate General of Mines Safety (DGMS) - Directorate for Mine Safety
education
Indian Mining School ( IMS ) - Indian Mining School
Sons and daughters of the town
- Alfred Fane (1911–1942), British racing car driver and aviator
