DHANBAD: The 'City of Coals'

Dhanbad is one of the most important industrial centers in India. In and around Dhanbad is the richest mineral wealth of India.

This was originally part of the Asansol Division and it was only in 1962 that Dhanbad Division was formed with a new administrative unit. This division is set among the general background of collieries and has the proud distinction of loading the highest number of coal wagons on the Indian Railways. Apart from thermal power stations, it serves both State owned and private Coal companies, Cement Plants, Fertilizer Plants, Limestone, Bauxite and Explosive industries

The mining town of Dhanbad is internationally famous for its rich coal fields. It is 171kms from Jamshedpur. This industrial and commercial town in the Chotanagpur Plateau has the distinction of lying in the heart of India's richest coal-fields at

Jharia.

Dhanbad district was constituted in 1956 by carving out the old Dhanbad subdivision and Chas and Chandankiyari police stations of the Sadar subdivision of the erstwhile Manbhum district. The re-organization of the districts in Bihar, which took place after 1971, did not affect the district of Dhanbad. The district is bounded on the west by Giridih and Bokaro on the north by Giridih and Dumka and on the east and south by Purulia district of West Bengal. 

The early history of the greater part of the Chotanagpur plateau is shrouded in mystery and that of Dhanbad district is particulary so. Details of even later periods are difficult to trace as the present district formed but a small and insignificant part of Manbhum. It was a small village of the erstwhile district of Manbhum which had its headquarter in Purulia (now in West Bengal). Manbhum in turn, derived its name from Raja Man Singh who was gifted this territory by Emperor Akbar , following his victory in a certain battle. The district being extremely vast and far-flung soon got divided into Birbhum, Manbhum and Singhbhum, for administrative purposes. 

However, on 24 th October, 1956, Dhanbad was declared a District on the recommendation of the State Reconstitution Commission vide notification 1911. In 1991 a part of Dhanbad was sliced away from Bokaro district. Earlier, the district was split into two sub-divisions - Dhanbad Sadar and

Baghmara. 

Important Tourists Locations :-



The Collieries, various technical institutions and research centers of high order, attractive neighborhood and the landscape are the attraction of this industrial city.

Topchanchi Lake: The Topchanchi lake lies 37kms from Dhanbad and is almost on N.H.2. it is an artificial lake surrounded by green hills and forests and a wonderful place for picnics and spending quiet holidays.

Jharia: A suburb of Dhanbad is a rich colliery center and has extensive commerce.

Sindri: 30 kms. - Fertiliser and other factories and Bihar institute of Technology is there.

Maithon Dam: It is 52kms from Dhanbad. Maithon can also be translated as "Mother's Abode". Maithon has the biggest reservoir in the Damodar valley Corporation. This dam, designed for flood control, has been built on the Barakar river. It has a unique underground power station which is first of its kind in S.E. Asia. Just a little away from the dam lies an ancient temple at

Kalyaneshwari.

The lake at Maithon is spread over an area of 65 sq.kms. On an island in the lake is a rest house which offers accommodation. Boating and fishing facilities are available. Close by, a deer park and a bird sanctuary have been established.


Panchet Dam: Panchet Dam is constructed on Damodar river, is 22,155 ft. long and 134 ft. high. A hydel station has also been constructed against the back ground of Panchet Hill in the eastern side of the dam

Bokaro



Next door from Dhanbad is Bokaro, India's biggest steel complex. It is located on the southern bank of river Damodar along the Dhanbad - Ranchi highway. Bokaro is 47 kms from Dhanbad which is on Delhi - Howrah line. Besides the Steel plant other places of interest are Garga Dam, City Park, Stadium, Cooling Pond, Etc. Hotels and guest house are available here.

Industrialisation



Dhanbad is the most industrialised district in the state of Jharkhand. The dominant industry of the district is coal mining and it is coal which has attracted and brought about a concentration of numerous other industries within its limits. The metallurgical coal of the Jharia coalfield within

the district has given Dhanbad a very important place in the industrial map of the nation.

Next in importance among the industries in this district is the Fertilisers and Chemical industry at Sindri and the Bihar State Superphosphate Factory, a Govt. of Jharkhand undertaking. Another major industry in the district is the Refractory and Ceramic Industry. Among the few other large industrial establishments of the district, mention may be made of (i) Kumardhubi Fireclay and Silica Works Ltd., Kumardhubi, (ii) Reliance Firebricks & Pottery Co. Ltd., Chanch, Chirkunda, (iii) The Bihar Firebricks and Potteries Ltds., Mugma, (iv) Hindustan General Electrical Corporation Ltd., Karampura, (v) Khandelwal Glass Works, Ambona, (vi) Loyabad Coking Byproducts Recovery Plant, Bansjora, (vii) M/s. Shalimar Tar Products Ltd., Jharia (viii) The A.C.C. Ltd., Sindri Cement Works, Sindri, (ix) The Sijua (Jharia) Electric Supply Co. Ltd., Loyabad. (X) The Hindustan Malleables and Forgings Ltd. and (xi) Mcnally

Bharat.

Apart from these heavy, medium and small industries, there are quite a number of small scale units scattered all over the district. In Chas, there are number of shellac factories, in Chandankiyari, quite a large number of weavers have been carrying on their trade from generation to generation. In Tundi and Gobindpur, there are weavers of silk yarn and a number of potters, carpenters and blacksmiths engaged in their family trade. Besides these there are a number of flour mills, rice mills and small bidi manufacturing units.

Important Institutes, PSUs, Government offices and Private Sector in Dhanbad District

Central Mining Research Institute


Central Fuel Research Institute


Indian School of Mines


Director General of Mines Safety

• Bharat Coking Coal Limited
• Eastern Coalfields Limited 
• Damodar Valley Corporation
• Fertilizer Corporation of India Limited.
• Hindustan Zinc Limited
• Project & Development India Limited
• Mineral Area Development Authority
• Divisional Railway Office (East-Central Railway)
• Telecom
• Central Industrial Security Force
• Central Bureau of Investigation
• Income Tax
• Custom & Central Excise
• Patliputra Medical College
• Patliputra Medical College Hospital
• Bihar Institute of Technology
• TISCO
• IISCO
• CCWO
• CMPF, Commissioner

IT importance in Dhanbad


NIC Dhanbad district unit was formally set up in the year 1989 .The topmost

priority before the district unit was to initiate a computer culture among

various departments and their employees. The entire efforts by NIC Dhanbad,

backed by the wholehearted co-operation from the district administration finally

bore fruit with time; and now the Center has been rendering effective IT

services in different sector of the district administration. Ever since the

inception of the Dhanbad Center, many projects have been accomplished

successfully for facilitating e-governess in the region.

NIC Dhanbad has been involved in detail study of activities of various

branches of Deputy Commissioner office to have complete understanding of working

of the prevailing system for introduction of e-governess, identification of user

requirements for creating Citizen-IT interface at DC office. Identification of

required infrastructure details such as Site preparation, Telephone line etc. to

be provided by District Administration, providing training to the users and

giving implementation support.

Some Key Application Areas:

• Implementation of arm license package
• Computerization of social security department, Dhanbad
• Personnel Information System:
• LAN (Local Area Network) Installation
• GPF Computerization
• Revenue collection system of commercial tax dept:
• Treasury Computerization System:
• Computerization of road Tax collection and registration of vehicles
• Teacher and #8217s transfer and posting system
• Monitoring of Antyoday and Annapurna Schemes :

Organizations working for IT development in Dhanbad

• Apostle Software (P) Ltd.
• Arena Multimedia Bank
• Asset International Bank
• CMC Bank
• Lakhotia (Lcc)
• Modern Computer
• NIIT
• Penta Soft
• Raj Computer
• Sterlite Foundation Training Institute
• ZED-Career

Major Resellers

Mr. Sanjeev Jalota


J B Consultant


B. M. Agarwal Colony,


P.o. Dhansar, Dhanbad


Dhanbad


Bihar

Mr. Sandeev Lodha


Cosmos Computer


2, Katrasgarh, Post Box No. 2


Dhanbad


Bihar

Mr. J. K. Sinha


Kunal Consultants


101, Shanti Bhawan Market,


Bank More,


Dhanbad


Bihar 826001

Reliable Industries


38, Katras Road,


Dhanbad


Bihar 826001

Infotel


Kapoor Nivas,


Exchange Road


Dhanbad


Bihar 826001


Tel: 302147

Mr Debasish Chakraborty


Micron System


29, Housing Colony


Dhanbad


Bihar 826001


Tel: 206432

Niranjan Agarwal


Minesource India


Ratanjee Road(Beside India Hotel)


Purana Bazar


Dhanbad


Bihar 826001


Tel: 305850 303136


Fax: 303195