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Dhanbad district | |
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Country | India |
State | Jharkhand |
Division | North Chotanagpur |
Headquarters | Dhanbad |
Government | |
• Deputy Commissioner | Miss Madhvi Mishra (IAS) |
• Senior Superintendent of police | Shri Hrudeep P Janardhanan (IPS) |
• Lok Sabha constituencies | Dhanbad |
• MP | Dhulu Mahtho (BJP) |
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies | 6 |
Area | |
• Total | 2,040 km2 (790 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,684,487 |
• Density | 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi) |
• Urban | 1,560,394 |
Demographics | |
• Literacy | 74.52 per cent |
• Sex ratio | 908 |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Major highways | NH 19 NH 419 |
Website | dhanbad |
Dhanbad district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India, and Dhanbad is the administrative headquarters of this district.[1] As of 2011, it is the second most populous district of Jharkhand (out of 24), after Ranchi. It also has the lowest sex ratio in Jharkhand, at 908.[2]
Dhanbad is also known as the coal capital of India, due to extensive coal mining industry that dominates the district.[3]