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Dhanbad
Native nameDhanbad
Typecity
Geocode23.8� 86.45�
State nameJharkhand
DistrictDhanbad
Elevation222m (728.4 ft)
Population Total1065,423 (2001)
Population Density1120 sq km (2900.8 sq mi)
Total Area2052 sq km (792.1 sq mi)
Area code Code0326
Postal code826001
Vehicle codeJH-10
LanguagesHindi, Bengali, Khhottha, English
Dhanbad is a city in the state of Jharkhand, and is also known as the 'Coal Capital of India'. Dhanbad is 79th among the top fastest growing cities of world. According to 2001 census, Dhanbad is among the 35 cities of India with population more than one million. Among the Rail Divisions of Indian Railway, Dhanbad Rail Division is in second position in terms of revenue generation.
Dhanbad is famous for coal mining. Tata Steel, BCCL, ECL and IISCO are some of the companies having coal mines in the district. Coal-mining, Coal washing and coke making are the main coal related industries in the city. IISCO (Indian Iron And Steel Company) is now owned by SAIL, BCCL & ECL comes under CIL (Coal India Ltd), these two companies are the largest operators of coal mines in Dhanbad, and have open cast mines as well as underground mines, whereas Tata Steel has mostly underground mines. These companies have developed townships for their employees.Dhanbad is the most developed city in bihar & jharkhand.
Dhanbad is growing in IT sector too.
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Over four lakh aspirants to appear for JEE - domain-B Tweet this news

domain-B---...- JEE, an average of 60000-80000 students would appear in each of the seven IIT zones in the country for 10000 seats in 15 IITs, IT-BHU and ISM -Dhanbad-. ...
Date : Mon, 12 Apr 2010 09:01:39 GMT+00:00

Jharkhand school timings changed due to soaring mercury - The Hindu Tweet this news

The Hindu--A heat wave in Jharkhand has seen temperatures touching 44 degrees Celsius in Jamshedpur, Bokaro and -Dhanbad-. “The climate of Ranchi has changed in the past ...
Date : Mon, 12 Apr 2010 05:20:25 GMT+00:00

IITJEE 2010 Solutions and Answers key by various institutes - Daily Latest Results (press release) (blog) Tweet this news

Daily Latest Results (press release) (blog)--Around 4.7 lacs candidates participated in the IIT JEE 2010 Exam for entrance to prominent 15 IITs, ISM -Dhanbad- & IT-BHU. The no. of students has increased ...
Date : Mon, 12 Apr 2010 04:34:39 GMT+00:00

Striking the right chord - Express Buzz Tweet this news

Express Buzz--I was born and raised in -Dhanbad-, Bihar � Jharkhand for a while. But I have lived in places like Mussoorie, Darjeeling, Bengaluru for a while and then ...
Date : Mon, 12 Apr 2010 03:23:05 GMT+00:00

Over 4.7 lakh take IIT-JEE this year - MyNews.in Tweet this news

MyNews.in--Besides the IITs, those qualifying the IIT-JEE, get admission to the Indian School of Mines, -Dhanbad-, and IT Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.---
Date : Sun, 11 Apr 2010 09:43:30 GMT+00:00

IIT JEE 2010 Solved Papers | IIT JEE 2010 Solution - UnserKraft Tweet this news

UnserKraft--Apart from IIT, Institute of Technology- Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, and ISM -Dhanbad-, also consider JEE test scores for their admission process. ...
Date : Sun, 11 Apr 2010 13:07:42 GMT+00:00

MTS launches MBlaze in Jharkhand - Stock Watch Tweet this news

Stock Watch--The service will be launched in Ranchi, -Dhanbad- and Jamshedpur in the state. MTS is unit of Sistema Shyam Teleservices Ltd from Russia.---
Date : Sat, 10 Apr 2010 10:04:44 GMT+00:00

Over four lakh students to appear in IIT-JEE - Press Trust of India Tweet this news

Press Trust of India---...- that an average of 60000-80000 students were expected to appear in seven IIT zones in the country for 10000 seats in 15 IITs, IT-BHU and ISM, -Dhanbad-. ...
Date : Sat, 10 Apr 2010 13:16:00 GMT+00:00

Over 80000 from IIT Bombay zone to take entrance exam - Daily News & Analysis Tweet this news

Daily News & Analysis--The total number of seats available across all IITs, IT-BHU and ISM--Dhanbad- is 10000. Of the 15 IITs, the seven older ones are implementing the final phase ...
Date : Fri, 09 Apr 2010 19:27:07 GMT+00:00

Reliance Jewels opens at Mantri Square mall - indiaretailing.com Tweet this news

indiaretailing.com--The brand is present in 14 cities in India at Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, -Dhanbad-, Gurgaon, Hyderabad, Jalandhar, Jamnagar, Jamshedpur, Jodhpur, Ludhiana, Mumbai, ...
Date : Fri, 09 Apr 2010 10:21:07 GMT+00:00




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