City reference · India / North Jharkhand

Dhanbad

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A first look at Dhanbad

Dhanbad is a city in Jharkhand; it is considered the coal capital of India. The coalfields around Dhanbad are known as the Jharia coalfields. They cover an area of around 448 km2, the total reserve of coal is estimated at 5,000 million tonnes. Jharia coalfields are the only major source of coking or metallurgical coal in the country. There are 112 coal mines in the…

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