- Total Area 2,052 sq. kms.
- Elevation 728 ft.
- Population (2011) 1,195,298
- Population Density 1,284 per sq. kms.
- Telephone Code +91-326
- Vehicle Registration JH 10
- Literacy Rate
- Male: 85.68 %
- Female: 64.70 %
- Male Female Ratio 1000:908
Boundaries
North: Giridih district (Jharkhand)
South: West Bengal
East: Jamtara district (Jharkhand)
West: Bokaro district (Jharkhand)
Average Rainfall 1154.4 mm.
Average Temperature in Summer 32.160 C
Average Temperature in Winter 17.930 C
Languages spoken Santhali, Hindi
Major Rivers Damodar, Konar, Barakar, Jamuria, Katri, Gobai, Irji, Khudia
Districts 1 (Dhanbad)
Sub-Districts 1 (Dhanbad)
Blocks There are 8 Blocks: Baghmara, Gobindpur, Jharia, Nirsa, Topchanchi, Tundi and Purbi Tundi, Baliapur, Dhanbad
Assembly Constituencies Giridih, Tundi, Baghmara, Dhanbad, Sindri, Jharia, Nirsa
Villages 1349 (As per 1991 Census).
Panchayats 256 (As per new Gazetteer).
Revenue Inspector Circle 8 (Dhanbad, Jharia, Baghmara, Nirsa, Topchanchi, Tundi and Purbi Tundi, Govindpur, Baliapur).
Major Agricultural Products Paddy, wheat, oilseeds
Major Industrial Products
Firebricks, glass products, cement, ceramics, iron and steel, engineering products
Major Exportable Items
Engineering Products, Magnetite, Ceramic Products, Refractories Products and
Cement etc.
