Dhanbad
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Dhanbad features climate that is transitional between a humid subtropical climate
and a tropical wet and dry climate. Summer starts from last week of March and ends in mid-June. Peak temperature in summer can reach 47oC. Dhanbad also receives heavy rainfall. In winter, the minimum temperature remains around 12oC with a maximum of 22oC.
Damodar River
is the main river flowing through the district. Katri, Jamunia, Gobai, Khudia and Irji are the other rivers flowing through the district. The Red soil is found in the area and is not that much fertile for good agricultural produce. Due to presence of two large dams in the district, many people are involved in pisciculture. Forests present in the district are of northern tropical dry deciduous type. In many of these forests, people are engaged in sericulture.
. In the Settlement Report for Manbhum (1928) it was stated that no rock inscriptions, copper plates or old coins were discovered and not a single document of copper plate or palm leaf was found, during the Survey and Settlement operations. The oldest authentic documents produced were all on paper and barely even a hundred years old.
Dhanbad was in Manbhum
district from 1928 up to 1956. However, on 24 October 1956, Dhanbad was declared a District on the Recommendation of the States Reorganization Commission vide notification 1911. And from 1956 to 14 November 2000 it was under Bihar. At present it is in Jharkhand
, after the creation of state on 15 November 2000.
Dhanbad had a population of 11,95,298. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%.It has a sex 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%. In Dhanbad, 10.57% of the population is under 5 years of age. Majority of the population are people of Jharkhand
, Bihar
and West Bengal
. Besides people of Eastern Uttar Pradesh
, West Bengal
followed by Marwari's and Punjabi have also settled in Dhanbad.
NAC, Sindri
, NAC, Chhatandih NAC, Katras
NAC. Dhanbad city elects one Member of Parliament
. Also some part of the district comes under Giridih
seat of Lok Sabha
. There are six Legislative Assembly
seat; they are Sindri
, Baghmara, Dhanbad, Jharia
, Nirsa
, Tundi.
Dhanbad has District court and Labour Court-Industrial tribunal. Along with Mumbai
, Dhanbad is the only city having two Labour Court-Industrial tribunals. Mineral Area Development Authority (MADA) looks after the development of the district.
Dhanbad is famous for its coal mines and industrial establishments; it has 112 coal mines with a total produce of 27.5 million tonnes and an annual income of 7000 Million Rupees through coal business. There are also number of coal washeries present here. This city is also known for its power generation plants. Hydel Power is being generated at Maithon
and Panchet
. Tata Power
and Damodar Valley Corporation
(DVC) are setting up 1050 MW Thermal power plant at Maithon
. ONGC is using CBM (Coal beded Methane) for power generation at some of the coal mines. It is also famous for the prestigious Indian School of Mines
where students from all over India
come to study undergraduate and graduate courses.
Sindri
is an industrial township situated in Dhanbad district. Sindri
is among the first industrial townships of India. ACC Cement factory and Projects & Development India Ltd. (PDIL) are present in Sindri
.In Sindri
is the Jharkhand Government's only engineering institute BIT Sindri which was founded in 1949 for graduate courses and at present it has 10 branches of engineering and M.tech courses. Many sponge iron factory, refractory and ceramic factory are present in Dhanbad district. Dhanbad will also come under Indian Railways
Freight Corridor.
is widely spoken. English
is widespread in business and tourist areas. Additionally, speakers of Maithili
, Tamil
, Bhojpuri, Punjabi
and Santhali are present in significant numbers. Finally, several tribal languages are also spoken in the city, including Santali
, Kurukh
and Ho
.
, Bhuli, SteelGate, Sijua, Bhadri Chack, Katras, Park Market, Birsa Munda park,Luby Circular road,koyala nagar, Rajganj (Gali Kulhi)
,was started by Britishers in 1926. Located in Dhanbad, it draws students from all over India
through IIT-JEE, as well as other countries. It is one of the pioneer universities of its kind in Asia
. Indian School of Learning (ISM Annexe) is developing under ISM.
BIT, Jharkhand Government's only engineering college, located in (Sindri
), known as Birsa Institute of Technology (BIT Sindri).
PMCH, Patliputra Medical College and Hospital.
Apart from these, there are many other colleges.
Some renowned schools are as follows in Dhanbad.
Some local schools of Dhanbad are as follows:
Among the all above mentioned schools, the Abhoya Sundri Girls School is the oldest one.
and National Highway 32
are the major highways passing through Dhanbad. NH 2 has now been converted into Golden Quadrilateral
(GQ). Golden Quadrilateral
starts from Kolkata
and ends at Delhi
. From Dhanbad to Kolkata
, Golden Quadrilateral
will be converted into six lane expressway; NH 32 connects Govindpur
to Bokaro
-Jamshedpur.One thing about Dhanbad's road transportation system is that anyone can find any vehicle during day time but at night time it is quite difficult to search even an auto so people has to wait till the morning time to reach their destination.
, Mumbai
, Kolkata
, Chennai
, Ahmedabad
, Hyderabad, Kochi
, Indore
, Bhopal, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Jaipur
, Nagpur
, Pune
, Guwahati
etc. Dhanbad Rail Division comes under East Central Railway
zone. Grand Chord
rail-line passes through Dhanbad junction, it connects Howrah and New Delhi
. CIC rail line starts from Dhanbad and ends at Singrauli
in Madhya Pradesh
. There is one more rail line passing through the district, it starts at Kharagpur
and ends at Gomoh
, this rail line comes under South Eastern Railway
. Dhanbad is connected with almost all states through rail network.
On October 1, 2011 India
's first AC
double-decker train flagged off to connect Howrah and Dhanbad. Subsequently, India moves into the league of Europe
and North America
where multi-deck trains are a reality for more than a decade. The train is scheduled to run five days a week between Howrah and Dhanbad. It will leave Dhanbad at 5 am on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, to reach Howrah at 9.15 am, and leave Howrah at 3.20 pm on Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays to reach Dhanbad at 7.40 pm. It will have a maximum permissible speed of 110 km/hr and have stops at Bardhaman, Durgapur, Asansol, Barakar and Kumardhubi on both legs of the journey.This new AC design has features such as stainless steel
body, high-speed Eurofima design bogies with air springs and many other safety-related measures. The coaches are fitted with control discharge toilet system.
won in the 40 Dhanbad assembly constituency defeating Raj Kumar Sinha of BJP
in 2009. Pashupati Nath Singh of BJP defeated Mannan Mallik of Congress in 2005, Prasadi Sao of RJD
in 2000, and Ramadhar Yadav of JD
in 1995. Surendra Prasad Roy of Congress defeated S.K.Shriva of JD in 1990 and Ram Chander Singh of Janata Party
in 1985. Yogeshwar Prasad Yogesh of Congress defeated Gopi Kant Bakshi of CPI(M)
in 1980 and Kalawati Devi of Janata Party
.
Dhanbad assembly constituency is part of Dhanbad (Lok Sabha constituency)
.
newspaper are mainly published from the city, among them Hindustan Dainik
is the most popular, followed by Prabhat Khabar
, Dainik Jagran
and Dainik Bhaskar
,HindustanTimes Supplementary, "Dhanbad Bokaro Live" is published from Dhanbad.
Doordarshan relay station is present in Dhanbad. There are some local news channels in the city such as Udaan,Aj ka such,Chhotanagpur Times,D News etc. Among these news channels Udaan & D News is being telecast in seven district of Jharkhand. Udaan is better known for its presentation and language of News. Udaan has a team of experienced journalists and intellectuals.
FM Radio is available as Vividh Bharti Service of All India Radio at 101.8 MHz.
In most of the places in Dhanbad, Cable TV is popular, operated by the local operators. DTH (Direct To Home) of all major companies are available. In terms of cinema, shooting of Bengali movies are done at Topchanchi
. A documentary movie on Jharia
"Hot as Hell" has been made recently.
Cricket
is the most popular sport in Dhanbad, followed by Football. Dhanbad is one of the centres where 34th National Games http://www.34thnationalgamesjharkhand.in/index.htm was organised. Cricket Stadiums at present are at Tata Steel
Stadium Digwadih and Nehru Stadium Jealgora, where Ranji Trophy
matches are organised. Football matches of national level are played at Railway Stadium and Sijua
Stadium.
The Damodar is the most important river of the Chotanagpur plateau. It rises in Palamu and flows eastward between the plateaus of Ranchi and Hazaribag. It is joined by the Bokaro, the Konar and the Barakar rivers. The Damodar enters Dhanbad district at its confluence with the Jamuria, a stream which marks the western boundary of Dhanbad with Hazaribagh District. Further east, the Damodar is joined by the Katri River which rises in the foot hills below Parasnath and traverses through the Coal-field Area. The Damodar flows for about 77 km. through the district being joined by the Barakar at its eastern border near Chirkunda. The Panchet dam extending to roughly 6 km is built on river Damodar. The hydal station there generates 40,000 K.W. per hour (sicsic).
The Barakar, which forms the northern boundary of the district, traverses about 77 km. In the district. It flows in south westerly direction up to Durgapur and then south till it joins the Damodar near Chirkuda. The Maithon dam is located on this river about 13 km off its confluence with the Damodar. Attached to it is the Maithan Power Station with a generating capacity of 60,000 K.W.H.
Among other small rivers in the district are Gobai, the Ijri, and the Khudia besides the river Katri.
, Ozone Plaza (Bank More), Sri Ram Plaza, Urmila Tower, The family Store, New Market, Park Market (Hirapur). These are the places where one can shop and many more upcoming, namely Prabhatam Grand, Center-Point Mall(With Bank, Retail Shops, Food Court containing Restaurants,PVR Cinemas Multiplex), Shristi Plaza (First Green Project of Jharkhand) creating shopping paradises and housing major brands for people of Dhanbad.
Presently Fame is the only Multiplex in the Jharkhand
state situated in the Ozone Galleria Mall, Saraidhela. Fame is the First Multiplex of Bihar and Jharkhand!, Fame Dhanbad, the multiplex has 4 screens with a seating capacity of 996 people.
, Chhath
, Deepawali, Holi
, Eid
, Moharram, Guru Purnima
and Christmas
are among the long list of festivals celebrated in Dhanbad.
Humid subtropical climate
A humid subtropical climate is a climate zone characterized by hot, humid summers and mild to cool winters...
and a tropical wet and dry climate. Summer starts from last week of March and ends in mid-June. Peak temperature in summer can reach 47oC. Dhanbad also receives heavy rainfall. In winter, the minimum temperature remains around 12oC with a maximum of 22oC.
Damodar River
Damodar River
Damodar River originates near Chandwa village, Palamau district, on the Chota Nagpur Plateau in the Jharkhand state in eastern India, and flows eastward for about 592 km through the states of Jharkhand and West Bengal to the estaury of the River Hooghly...
is the main river flowing through the district. Katri, Jamunia, Gobai, Khudia and Irji are the other rivers flowing through the district. The Red soil is found in the area and is not that much fertile for good agricultural produce. Due to presence of two large dams in the district, many people are involved in pisciculture. Forests present in the district are of northern tropical dry deciduous type. In many of these forests, people are engaged in sericulture.
History
Dhanbad has a rich history of growth, urbanisation and migration of people. The early history of the Dhanbad is shrouded in mystery. Details of even later periods are difficult to trace. The present district used to be a part of ManbhumManbhum
Manbhum was one of the districts of the East India during the British Raj. After India’s independence, the district became a part of Bihar state, and upon re-organization of the Indian states in the mid-1950s, the district became a part of the West Bengal...
. In the Settlement Report for Manbhum (1928) it was stated that no rock inscriptions, copper plates or old coins were discovered and not a single document of copper plate or palm leaf was found, during the Survey and Settlement operations. The oldest authentic documents produced were all on paper and barely even a hundred years old.
Dhanbad was in Manbhum
Manbhum
Manbhum was one of the districts of the East India during the British Raj. After India’s independence, the district became a part of Bihar state, and upon re-organization of the Indian states in the mid-1950s, the district became a part of the West Bengal...
district from 1928 up to 1956. However, on 24 October 1956, Dhanbad was declared a District on the Recommendation of the States Reorganization Commission vide notification 1911. And from 1956 to 14 November 2000 it was under Bihar. At present it is in Jharkhand
Jharkhand
Jharkhand is a state in eastern India. It was carved out of the southern part of Bihar on 15 November 2000. Jharkhand shares its border with the states of Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to the west, Orissa to the south, and West Bengal to the east...
, after the creation of state on 15 November 2000.
Demography
India provisional censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
Dhanbad had a population of 11,95,298. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%.It has a sex ratio
Sex ratio
Sex ratio is the ratio of males to females in a population. The primary sex ratio is the ratio at the time of conception, secondary sex ratio is the ratio at time of birth, and tertiary sex ratio is the ratio of mature organisms....
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%. In Dhanbad, 10.57% of the population is under 5 years of age. Majority of the population are people of Jharkhand
Jharkhand
Jharkhand is a state in eastern India. It was carved out of the southern part of Bihar on 15 November 2000. Jharkhand shares its border with the states of Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to the west, Orissa to the south, and West Bengal to the east...
, Bihar
Bihar
Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....
and West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
. Besides people of Eastern Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
, West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
followed by Marwari's and Punjabi have also settled in Dhanbad.
Civic administration
Dhanbad is the Headquarter of the District and also the Headquarter of DMC (Dhanbad Municipal Corporation). DMC was formed as per the State Government Notification dated 1/02/06 with merger of areas JhariaJharia
Jharia is a notified area and one of eight development blocks in Dhanbad district in Jharkhand state, India. More than one town in India shares this name.- City :...
NAC, Sindri
Sindri
- Overview :Sindri is an industrial township within the Dhanbad municipal limits of the Dhanbad District of Jharkhand state. Sindri was well known because of a large Fertilizer factory conceived here in the early industrialized India...
, NAC, Chhatandih NAC, Katras
Katras
Katras is a town equivalent to a city in terms of facilities and a notified area in Dhanbad district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.-Geography:Katras is located at . It has an average elevation of 201 metres .-Demographics:...
NAC. Dhanbad city elects one Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
. Also some part of the district comes under Giridih
Giridih
Giridih is headquarters of the Giridih district of Jharkhand state, India. The literal meaning of Giridih is the land of hills & hillocks - giri, a Hindi word, means hills and dih, another word of the local dialect, indicates upland...
seat of Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...
. There are six Legislative Assembly
Legislative Assembly
Legislative Assembly is the name given in some countries to either a legislature, or to one of its branch.The name is used by a number of member-states of the Commonwealth of Nations, as well as a number of Latin American countries....
seat; they are Sindri
Sindri
- Overview :Sindri is an industrial township within the Dhanbad municipal limits of the Dhanbad District of Jharkhand state. Sindri was well known because of a large Fertilizer factory conceived here in the early industrialized India...
, Baghmara, Dhanbad, Jharia
Jharia
Jharia is a notified area and one of eight development blocks in Dhanbad district in Jharkhand state, India. More than one town in India shares this name.- City :...
, Nirsa
Nirsa
Nirsa is a census town in Dhanbad district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.-Geography:Nirsa is located at . It has an average elevation of 139 metres .-Demographics:...
, Tundi.
Dhanbad has District court and Labour Court-Industrial tribunal. Along with Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
, Dhanbad is the only city having two Labour Court-Industrial tribunals. Mineral Area Development Authority (MADA) looks after the development of the district.
Economy
Maithon
Maithon is a census town in Dhanbad district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is situated on the banks of river Barakar.The name has been derived from Maithan or Mai-Ka-Than or Ma-Er-Than, the "than" being a apa-bhransha or a local pronunciation of Sanskrit/Bangla "Sthan" for "place"...
and Panchet
Panchet
Panchet is a census town in Dhanbad district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.-Demographics: India census, Panchet had a population of 8,353. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Panchet has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy...
. Tata Power
Tata Power
Tata Power is India’s oldest and largest private sector power utility with an installed generation capacity of over 2977 MW.On the 22 March 2011 it has announced partnership with Sunengy an Australian firm, to build India's first floating solar plant....
and Damodar Valley Corporation
Damodar Valley Corporation
The Damodar Valley Corporation, popularly known as DVC, is the first multipurpose river valley project of independent India. The corporation came into being on July 7, 1948 by an Act of the Constituent Assembly of India . It is modelled on the Tennessee Valley Authority of the USA. Jawaharlal...
(DVC) are setting up 1050 MW Thermal power plant at Maithon
Maithon
Maithon is a census town in Dhanbad district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is situated on the banks of river Barakar.The name has been derived from Maithan or Mai-Ka-Than or Ma-Er-Than, the "than" being a apa-bhransha or a local pronunciation of Sanskrit/Bangla "Sthan" for "place"...
. ONGC is using CBM (Coal beded Methane) for power generation at some of the coal mines. It is also famous for the prestigious Indian School of Mines
Indian School of Mines
The Indian School of Mines is a fully residential and co-educational university located in the mineral-rich belt of India in the city of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. It was established in 1926 on the lines of the Royal School of Mines, London...
where students from all over India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
come to study undergraduate and graduate courses.
Sindri
Sindri
- Overview :Sindri is an industrial township within the Dhanbad municipal limits of the Dhanbad District of Jharkhand state. Sindri was well known because of a large Fertilizer factory conceived here in the early industrialized India...
is an industrial township situated in Dhanbad district. Sindri
Sindri
- Overview :Sindri is an industrial township within the Dhanbad municipal limits of the Dhanbad District of Jharkhand state. Sindri was well known because of a large Fertilizer factory conceived here in the early industrialized India...
is among the first industrial townships of India. ACC Cement factory and Projects & Development India Ltd. (PDIL) are present in Sindri
Sindri
- Overview :Sindri is an industrial township within the Dhanbad municipal limits of the Dhanbad District of Jharkhand state. Sindri was well known because of a large Fertilizer factory conceived here in the early industrialized India...
.In Sindri
Sindri
- Overview :Sindri is an industrial township within the Dhanbad municipal limits of the Dhanbad District of Jharkhand state. Sindri was well known because of a large Fertilizer factory conceived here in the early industrialized India...
is the Jharkhand Government's only engineering institute BIT Sindri which was founded in 1949 for graduate courses and at present it has 10 branches of engineering and M.tech courses. Many sponge iron factory, refractory and ceramic factory are present in Dhanbad district. Dhanbad will also come under Indian Railways
Indian Railways
Indian Railways , abbreviated as IR , is a departmental undertaking of Government of India, which owns and operates most of India's rail transport. It is overseen by the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India....
Freight Corridor.
Language
Hindi is the language of Dhanbad.Additionally, BengaliBengali language
Bengali or Bangla is an eastern Indo-Aryan language. It is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal, which comprises present day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and parts of the Indian states of Tripura and Assam. It is written with the Bengali script...
is widely spoken. English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
is widespread in business and tourist areas. Additionally, speakers of Maithili
Maithili
Maithili may refer to:* Maithili language, a language spoken in the eastern part of India and south - eastern part of Nepal and it is a second national language of Nepal. It belongs to the ancient Kingdom Mithila....
, Tamil
Tamil language
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
, Bhojpuri, Punjabi
Punjabi language
Punjabi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by inhabitants of the historical Punjab region . For Sikhs, the Punjabi language stands as the official language in which all ceremonies take place. In Pakistan, Punjabi is the most widely spoken language...
and Santhali are present in significant numbers. Finally, several tribal languages are also spoken in the city, including Santali
Santali language
Santhali is a language in the Santhali subfamily of Austro-Asiatic, related to Ho and Mundari. It is spoken by about six million people in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan . Most of its speakers live in India, in the states of Jharkhand, Assam, Bihar, Orissa, Tripura, and West Bengal. It has...
, Kurukh
Kurukh language
Kurukh , also called Kurux, Kuṛux or Kuruḵẖ, is a Dravidian language spoken by the Oraon and Kisan tribal peoples of Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and West Bengal, India, as well as in northern Bangladesh. It is most closely related to Brahui and Malto...
and Ho
Ho language
Ho is a Munda language of the Austroasiatic language family spoken primarily in India by about 3,803,126 people. It is written with the Devanagari and the Varang Kshiti scripts. It is spoken by the Ho people. 0.103% of India's Population speaks this language as per the 2001 census.The Script was...
.
Famous places
Bank More, JhariaJharia
Jharia is a notified area and one of eight development blocks in Dhanbad district in Jharkhand state, India. More than one town in India shares this name.- City :...
, Bhuli, SteelGate, Sijua, Bhadri Chack, Katras, Park Market, Birsa Munda park,Luby Circular road,koyala nagar, Rajganj (Gali Kulhi)
Education
ISM,The Indian School of MinesIndian School of Mines
The Indian School of Mines is a fully residential and co-educational university located in the mineral-rich belt of India in the city of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. It was established in 1926 on the lines of the Royal School of Mines, London...
,was started by Britishers in 1926. Located in Dhanbad, it draws students from all over India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
through IIT-JEE, as well as other countries. It is one of the pioneer universities of its kind in Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
. Indian School of Learning (ISM Annexe) is developing under ISM.
BIT, Jharkhand Government's only engineering college, located in (Sindri
Sindri
- Overview :Sindri is an industrial township within the Dhanbad municipal limits of the Dhanbad District of Jharkhand state. Sindri was well known because of a large Fertilizer factory conceived here in the early industrialized India...
), known as Birsa Institute of Technology (BIT Sindri).
PMCH, Patliputra Medical College and Hospital.
Apart from these, there are many other colleges.
Some renowned schools are as follows in Dhanbad.
- Zila School, Dhanbad.
- P.K Roy M. College, Dhanbad.
- Guru Gobind Singh Public School, Bank More, Dhanbad GGSPS Dhanbad
- De-Nobili School,CFRI/CMRI/Maithon/Mugma/Bhuli/Sijua/Sindri/Chandrapura(CTPS) (one of the best schools in jharkhand)
- TATA D.A.V SCHOOL, SIJUA/Jamadoba
- Delhi Public School, DhanbadDelhi Public School, DhanbadDelhi Public School, Dhanbad was established in 1988 in collaboration with Bharat Coking Coal Limited. It is an English medium co-educational school affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi, India. This is one of the schools run by the Delhi Public School Society, New...
- Mount Carmel, CFRI/CMRI/Jharudih
- Dhanbad Public School
- Lions Public School, Sindri
- Saraswati Vidya Mandir, Sindri
- Kendriya Vidyalaya, Station Road/Steel Gate/Maithan Dam
- Indian School of Learning, ISM/Jharia
- St. Xavier's International School, Hirak Ring Road
- Rajkamal Saraswati Vidya Mandir, (RSVM), Ashok Nagar/BhuliBhuliBhuli is a census town in Dhanbad district in the state of Jharkhand, India. It is the largest labour colony in Asia. . There are 5 blocks in this township namely A, B, C, D & E, "D- Block" contains '11-sectors' and "E- Block" contains '5-sectors. This is a well defined structure living...
- D.A.V Public School Baniahir (Lodna)/Barora/Koyla Nagar/Dari Muhalla/CFRI (Digwadih)/Lodna/Moonidih/Purana/Sijua/mahuda
- Doon Public School,Kusum Vihar
- Holy Mother's Academy, Katras
- Kamal Katesaria Montessori, Hirak Road
Some local schools of Dhanbad are as follows:
- Chhotanagpur Academy, Housing Colony
- Kids Garden,Hirapur,Dhanbad
- Abhoya Sundri Girls School,Harimandir Road, Dhanbad
- HE School,Bhisti Para, Dhanbad
- pran jivan academy
- Imperial school of learning 'bhuli',Dhanbad
Among the all above mentioned schools, the Abhoya Sundri Girls School is the oldest one.
By Road
Anything from Cycle rickshaws, Auto Rickshaws to all modern means of transportation are available within the city. Private and State Buses are available for inter-city traveling. National Highway 2National Highway 12 (India)
National Highway 12 , is a National Highway in India that runs within the states of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. The eastern terminal is in Jabalpur at the intersection of NH 7 and the western terminal is in Jaipur at the intersection of NH 8...
and National Highway 32
National Highway 32 (India)
National Highway 32 is a National Highway of India that connects Gobindpur in Dhanbad district with Jamshedpur in East Singhbhum district in Jharkhand. The total length of NH 32 is , of which is in Jharkhand and is in West Bengal....
are the major highways passing through Dhanbad. NH 2 has now been converted into Golden Quadrilateral
Golden Quadrilateral
The Golden Quadrilateral is a highway network connecting India's four largest metropolises: Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata, thus forming a quadrilateral of sorts. Four other top ten metropolises: Bangalore, Pune, Ahmedabad, and Surat, are also served by the network...
(GQ). Golden Quadrilateral
Golden Quadrilateral
The Golden Quadrilateral is a highway network connecting India's four largest metropolises: Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata, thus forming a quadrilateral of sorts. Four other top ten metropolises: Bangalore, Pune, Ahmedabad, and Surat, are also served by the network...
starts from Kolkata
Kolkata
Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...
and ends at Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
. From Dhanbad to Kolkata
Kolkata
Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...
, Golden Quadrilateral
Golden Quadrilateral
The Golden Quadrilateral is a highway network connecting India's four largest metropolises: Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata, thus forming a quadrilateral of sorts. Four other top ten metropolises: Bangalore, Pune, Ahmedabad, and Surat, are also served by the network...
will be converted into six lane expressway; NH 32 connects Govindpur
Govindpur
Govindpur is one of the oldest colonies established by Allahabad Development Authority back in 1981 at the bank of river Ganges. It is very well connected by local transport with the rest of the city with indegineously developed vehicles called Vikrams supported by limited bus service. The...
to Bokaro
Bokaro (Thermal)
Bokaro Thermal is a census town in Bokaro district in the state of Jharkhand, India.-Geography:Bokaro Thermal is located at . It has an average elevation of 234 metres . It is situated on the banks of the river Konar.-Demographics:...
-Jamshedpur.One thing about Dhanbad's road transportation system is that anyone can find any vehicle during day time but at night time it is quite difficult to search even an auto so people has to wait till the morning time to reach their destination.
By Rail
Dhanbad has a very good rail connectivity with the other major parts of the country such as DelhiDelhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
, Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
, Kolkata
Kolkata
Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...
, Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
, Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad also known as Karnavati is the largest city in Gujarat, India. It is the former capital of Gujarat and is also the judicial capital of Gujarat as the Gujarat High Court has its seat in Ahmedabad...
, Hyderabad, Kochi
Kochi
-Places:* Kochi, a city in the state of Kerala, India, formerly known as Cochin* Kingdom of Cochin, a former feudal city-state on Malabar Coast, India** Fort Kochi, one of the three main urban components which constitute the present day city of Kochi, Kerala, India...
, Indore
Indore
Indore is one of the major city in India, the largest city and commercial center of the state of Madhya Pradesh in central India. Indore is located 190 km west of the state capital Bhopal. According to the 2011 Indian census, Indore city has a population of 1,960,631...
, Bhopal, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Jaipur
Jaipur
Jaipur , also popularly known as the Pink City, is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. Founded on 18 November 1727 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, the ruler of Amber, the city today has a population of more than 3.1 million....
, Nagpur
Nagpur
Nāgpur is a city and winter capital of the state of Maharashtra, the largest city in central India and third largest city in Maharashtra after Mumbai and Pune...
, Pune
Pune
Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...
, Guwahati
Guwahati
Guwahati, Pragjyotishpura in ancient Assam formerly known as Gauhati is a metropolis,the largest city of Assam in India and ancient urban area in North East India, with a population of 963,429. It is also the largest metropolitan area in north-eastern India...
etc. Dhanbad Rail Division comes under East Central Railway
East Central Railway
The East Central Railway is one of the sixteen railway zones in India. It is headquartered at Hajipur and comprises Sonpur Samastipur Danapur, Mughalsarai, and Dhanbad divisions .-History:...
zone. Grand Chord
Grand Chord
Grand Chord- also known as The Life line of India is a section of the Indian Railways and is one of the two parts of the main Delhi-Howrah route. It acts as a link between Sitarampur, and Mughal Sarai, Uttar Pradesh, and covers a stretch of 450 km...
rail-line passes through Dhanbad junction, it connects Howrah and New Delhi
New Delhi
New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
. CIC rail line starts from Dhanbad and ends at Singrauli
Singrauli
Singrauli is a town in Singrauli district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.-History:The area in the eastern part of the state of MP and the adjoining southern part of Sonbhadra district in the state of UP is collectively known as Singrauli...
in Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....
. There is one more rail line passing through the district, it starts at Kharagpur
Kharagpur
Kharagpur is an industrial city in India. It is located in the Midnapore West district of the state of West Bengal.Kharagpur was chosen as the location of the first campus of the prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology . The IITs are the premier technical education institutes in India and...
and ends at Gomoh
Gomoh
Gomoh is a census town in Dhanbad district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is a major railway junction situated on the Grand Chord Line under Dhanbad division of the East Central Railway...
, this rail line comes under South Eastern Railway
South Eastern Railway (India)
The South Eastern Railway is one of the sixteen railway zones in India. It is headquartered at Garden Reach, Kolkata. It comprises four divisions:# Adra Railway Division# Chakradharpur Railway Division# Kharagpur Railway Division...
. Dhanbad is connected with almost all states through rail network.
On October 1, 2011 India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
's first AC
AC
AC or Ac may refer to:* Air conditioning, the mechanical process of cooling air in enclosed spaces* Air conditioner, a machine that produces cool air* Anarcho-capitalism, a form of free-market anarchism...
double-decker train flagged off to connect Howrah and Dhanbad. Subsequently, India moves into the league of Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
where multi-deck trains are a reality for more than a decade. The train is scheduled to run five days a week between Howrah and Dhanbad. It will leave Dhanbad at 5 am on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, to reach Howrah at 9.15 am, and leave Howrah at 3.20 pm on Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays to reach Dhanbad at 7.40 pm. It will have a maximum permissible speed of 110 km/hr and have stops at Bardhaman, Durgapur, Asansol, Barakar and Kumardhubi on both legs of the journey.This new AC design has features such as stainless steel
Stainless steel
In metallurgy, stainless steel, also known as inox steel or inox from French "inoxydable", is defined as a steel alloy with a minimum of 10.5 or 11% chromium content by mass....
body, high-speed Eurofima design bogies with air springs and many other safety-related measures. The coaches are fitted with control discharge toilet system.
By Air
Currently there is no air-link though there is an airstrip near Barwadda. A commercial Airport was planned to be set up at Barwadda, but no significant progress has been made yet.Politics
Mannan Mallick of CongressIndian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
won in the 40 Dhanbad assembly constituency defeating Raj Kumar Sinha of BJP
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...
in 2009. Pashupati Nath Singh of BJP defeated Mannan Mallik of Congress in 2005, Prasadi Sao of RJD
Rashtriya Janata Dal
The Rashtriya Janata Dal is a political party in India, based in the state of Bihar. The party was founded in 1997 by Laloo Prasad Yadav. The party came about as a result of Lalu Prasad Yadav, ex-president of Janata Dal, being evicted by Sharad Yadav, the then president, on corruption charges ...
in 2000, and Ramadhar Yadav of JD
Janata Dal
Janata Dal is an Indian political party which was formed through the merger of Janata Party factions, the Lok Dal, Congress, and the Jan Morcha led by V. P...
in 1995. Surendra Prasad Roy of Congress defeated S.K.Shriva of JD in 1990 and Ram Chander Singh of Janata Party
Janata Party
The Janata Party was an amalgam of Indian political parties opposed to the state of emergency imposed by the government of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her Indian National Congress...
in 1985. Yogeshwar Prasad Yogesh of Congress defeated Gopi Kant Bakshi of CPI(M)
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
The Communist Party of India is a political party in India. It has a strong presence in the states of Kerala, West Bengal and Tripura. As of 2011, CPI is leading the state government in Tripura. It leads the Left Front coalition of leftist parties in various states and the national parliament of...
in 1980 and Kalawati Devi of Janata Party
Janata Party
The Janata Party was an amalgam of Indian political parties opposed to the state of emergency imposed by the government of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her Indian National Congress...
.
Dhanbad assembly constituency is part of Dhanbad (Lok Sabha constituency)
Dhanbad (Lok Sabha constituency)
Dhanbad Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in Jharkhand state in eastern India. This constituency covers parts of Bokaro and Dhanbad districts.-Assembly segments:...
.
Media and sports
HindiHindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
newspaper are mainly published from the city, among them Hindustan Dainik
Hindustan Dainik
Hindustan Dainik or Hindustan is published by Hindustan Media Ventures Limited. Earlier it was part of HT Media Ltd group, which spun off its Hindi business into a separate company named Hindustan Media Ventures Limited in December 2009. It ranks as the third largest-read daily in the country....
is the most popular, followed by Prabhat Khabar
Prabhat Khabar
Prabhat Khabar is a Hindi language newspaper published daily in Jharkhand, Bihar and West Bengal. The newspaper is circulated in several states in India, including Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and some part of Orissa. It was founded in August 1984 in Ranchi, the capital of Jharkhand...
, Dainik Jagran
Dainik Jagran
Dainik Jagran is a Hindi language daily broadsheet newspaper in India. According to the IRS Q1 2010, Dainik Jagran ranks No. 1 among the dailies with a Total Readership of 54,254,000.-Overview:...
and Dainik Bhaskar
Dainik Bhaskar
Dainik Bhaskar is an Indian Hindi-language daily newspaper published by D B Corp Ltd.. It was started in year 1958 from Bhopal, the capital city of Madhya Pradesh...
,HindustanTimes Supplementary, "Dhanbad Bokaro Live" is published from Dhanbad.
Doordarshan relay station is present in Dhanbad. There are some local news channels in the city such as Udaan,Aj ka such,Chhotanagpur Times,D News etc. Among these news channels Udaan & D News is being telecast in seven district of Jharkhand. Udaan is better known for its presentation and language of News. Udaan has a team of experienced journalists and intellectuals.
FM Radio is available as Vividh Bharti Service of All India Radio at 101.8 MHz.
In most of the places in Dhanbad, Cable TV is popular, operated by the local operators. DTH (Direct To Home) of all major companies are available. In terms of cinema, shooting of Bengali movies are done at Topchanchi
Topchanchi
Topchanchi is a census town in Dhanbad district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.-Geography:Topchanchi is located at . It has an average elevation of 304 metres ....
. A documentary movie on Jharia
Jharia
Jharia is a notified area and one of eight development blocks in Dhanbad district in Jharkhand state, India. More than one town in India shares this name.- City :...
"Hot as Hell" has been made recently.
Cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
is the most popular sport in Dhanbad, followed by Football. Dhanbad is one of the centres where 34th National Games http://www.34thnationalgamesjharkhand.in/index.htm was organised. Cricket Stadiums at present are at Tata Steel
Tata Steel
Tata Steel is a multinational steel company headquartered in Jamshedpur, India and part of Tata Group. It is the world's seventh-largest steel company, with an annual crude steel capacity of 31 million tonnes, and the largest private-sector steel company in India measured by domestic production...
Stadium Digwadih and Nehru Stadium Jealgora, where Ranji Trophy
Ranji Trophy
The Ranji Trophy is a domestic first-class cricket championship played in India between different city and state sides, equivalent to the County Championship in England and the Sheffield Shield in Australia...
matches are organised. Football matches of national level are played at Railway Stadium and Sijua
Sijua
Sijua is a census town in Dhanbad district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.-Geography:Sijua is located at . It has an average elevation of 181 metres .-Demographics:...
Stadium.
Tourist attractions
- MaithonMaithonMaithon is a census town in Dhanbad district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is situated on the banks of river Barakar.The name has been derived from Maithan or Mai-Ka-Than or Ma-Er-Than, the "than" being a apa-bhransha or a local pronunciation of Sanskrit/Bangla "Sthan" for "place"...
- The Lake at Maithon is spread across an area of 65 km2. Boating is available here. A Bird Sanctuary and Deer park is also present near this place. From Dhanbad Railway Station, the distance is 45 km.This is the most popular picnic spot. During the 15th December to 20 January lacs of people comes for picnic.
- Kalyaneshwari templeKalyaneshwari templeKalyaneshwari temple at Kalyaneshwari in Asansol subdivision of Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal is located on the banks of Barakar River, about downsream from Maithon Dam of Damodar Valley Corporation. The Barakar River forms the West Bengal-Jharkhand border. It is about ...
- This temple of Maa Kalyaneshwari is very close to MaithonMaithonMaithon is a census town in Dhanbad district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is situated on the banks of river Barakar.The name has been derived from Maithan or Mai-Ka-Than or Ma-Er-Than, the "than" being a apa-bhransha or a local pronunciation of Sanskrit/Bangla "Sthan" for "place"...
.
- TopchanchiTopchanchiTopchanchi is a census town in Dhanbad district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.-Geography:Topchanchi is located at . It has an average elevation of 304 metres ....
Lake - This lake is a very famous Picnic spot. Situated at Golden quadrilateral, 37 km from Dhanbad railway station. This lake is surrounded by green hills of Parasnath and forest.
- Bhatinda Falls - The Waterfall is near Moonidih, 14 km from Dhanbad railway station. Surrounded by greenery, this place draws lot of crowd specially in winter.
- Panra - Panra is near Nirsa. This place has derived its name from Pandavas. According to the locals, pandavas spent some time here during their exile. A temple of Pandeshwar mahadev is also present.
- Shakti Mandir - This is one of the most famous Hindu Temple in Dhanbad. It is situated in the main city. Temple of Goddess Durga draws large crowd throughout the year.
- Lillori-sthan Mandir - An ancient temple of Goddess Kali is present here. Situated on the bank of river katri. This Place is 19 km from Dhanbad Railway station.
- Chark- khurd - This place is known for its hot water spring. It is in tundi.
- Gopalpur - Situated in Nirsa. This place contains ancient structures built during the period of emperor AshokaAshokaAshok Maurya or Ashoka , popularly known as Ashoka the Great, was an Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent from ca. 269 BC to 232 BC. One of India's greatest emperors, Ashoka reigned over most of present-day India after a number of military conquests...
. A large stone image of emperor Ashok is also present here.
- Panchet DamPanchet DamPanchet Dam was the last of the four multi-purpose dams included in the first phase of the Damodar Valley Corporation. It was constructed across the Damodar River at Panchet in Dhanbad district in the Indian state of Jharkhand, and opened in 1959....
- Around 54 km from Dhanbad Railway station is a popular picnic spot.
- Birsa Munda Park - Around 8 km from Dhanbad Railway station is a Park in around 25 Acre land and prime picnic spot for the people. -->
- Jagannath Temple, Dhansar—One of the most famous Hindu temple in the city, about 1 km. from Bank More on the left side of the road connecting Jharia, opposite of reliance fresh. Temple of Lord Jagannath, famous for the car festival.
Rivers
The Barakar, which forms the northern boundary of the district, traverses about 77 km. In the district. It flows in south westerly direction up to Durgapur and then south till it joins the Damodar near Chirkuda. The Maithon dam is located on this river about 13 km off its confluence with the Damodar. Attached to it is the Maithan Power Station with a generating capacity of 60,000 K.W.H.
Among other small rivers in the district are Gobai, the Ijri, and the Khudia besides the river Katri.
Shopping centres and malls
Bank More being the central hub for Shopping, now the city has malls and shopping centres spread across length and breadth of Dhanbad city namely City Centre, City Style-Dutta Tower(Hirpur), Ozone Galleria Big BazaarBig Bazaar
Big Bazaar is a chain of hypermarket in India. Currently, there are 210 stores across 80 cities and towns in India. Big Bazaar is designed as an agglomeration of bazaars or Indian markets with clusters offering a wide range of merchandise including fashion and apparels, food products, general...
, Ozone Plaza (Bank More), Sri Ram Plaza, Urmila Tower, The family Store, New Market, Park Market (Hirapur). These are the places where one can shop and many more upcoming, namely Prabhatam Grand, Center-Point Mall(With Bank, Retail Shops, Food Court containing Restaurants,PVR Cinemas Multiplex), Shristi Plaza (First Green Project of Jharkhand) creating shopping paradises and housing major brands for people of Dhanbad.
Presently Fame is the only Multiplex in the Jharkhand
Jharkhand
Jharkhand is a state in eastern India. It was carved out of the southern part of Bihar on 15 November 2000. Jharkhand shares its border with the states of Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to the west, Orissa to the south, and West Bengal to the east...
state situated in the Ozone Galleria Mall, Saraidhela. Fame is the First Multiplex of Bihar and Jharkhand!, Fame Dhanbad, the multiplex has 4 screens with a seating capacity of 996 people.
Festivals
Dhanbad is home to people from all across India. Vishwakarma Puja, Saraswati Puja, Durga PujaDurga Puja
Durga puja ; দুর্গা পূজা,ଦୁର୍ଗା ପୂଜା,‘Worship of Durga’), also referred to as Durgotsava ; , is an annual Hindu festival in South Asia that celebrates worship of the Hindu goddess Durga. It refers to all the six days observed as Mahalaya, Shashthi, Maha Saptami, Maha Ashtami, Maha Navami and...
, Chhath
Chhath
Chhath is an ancient Hindu festival dedicated to the Hindu Sun God, Surya, also known as Surya Shashti. The Chhath Puja is performed in order to thank Surya for sustaining life on earth and to request the granting of certain wishes. The Sun, considered the god of energy and of the life-force, is...
, Deepawali, Holi
Holi
Holi , is a religious spring festival celebrated by Hindus. Holi is also known as festival of Colours. It is primarily observed in India, Nepal, Pakistan, and countries with large Indic diaspora populations following Hinduism, such as Suriname, Malaysia, Guyana, South Africa, Trinidad, United...
, Eid
Eid ul-Fitr
Eid ul-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr, Id-ul-Fitr, or Id al-Fitr , often abbreviated to Eid, is a Muslim holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting . Eid is an Arabic word meaning "festivity," while Fiṭr means "breaking the fast"...
, Moharram, Guru Purnima
Guru Purnima
Guru Purnima is a festival traditionally celebrated by Hindus and Buddhists.On this day, disciples offer puja or pay respect to their Guru . It falls on the day of full moon, Purnima, in the month of Ashadh of the Shaka Samvat, Indian national calendar and Hindu calendar...
and Christmas
Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
are among the long list of festivals celebrated in Dhanbad.