Dhanbad (Hindi: धनबाद, Bengali: ধানবাদ)The Coal Capital of India is a city in the state of Jharkhand.[1] It is the most populous city in Jharkhand.[2]
Dhanbad is famous for coal mining. It has the largest mine in India.Tata Steel, BCCL, ECL and IISCO (Indian Iron And Steel Company) are some of the companies having coal mines in the district. Among the rail divisions of Indian Railway, Dhanbad Rail
Division is the second largest in terms of revenue generation after Mumbai division.[3]
There are records of settlements in the area from the 7th century. In the modern era, Dhanbad was originally in a district named Dhanbad before becoming part of Manbhum and then Bihar districts before finally becoming part of Jharkhand District in 2000. As of 2011 India provisional census[7] Dhanbad had a population of 1,195,298. It has a s*x ratio of 908. Dhanbad has an average literacy rate of 75.71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 85.78% and female literacy is 64.70%.[8] In Dhanbad, 10.57% of the population is under 5 years of age.
