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Dhanbad Destination Guide

Touring Dhanbad in India

Dhanbad in the region of Jharkhand with its 219,636 citizens is a city located in India - some 662 mi or ( 1065 km ) South-East of New Delhi , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Dhanbad

Time in Dhanbad is now 08:16 AM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Kolkata " with a UTC offset of 5.5 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Dhaka, Thimphu, Sijua, Ranchi, and Patna. Being here already, consider visiting Dhaka . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Dhanbad ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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The Real Wasseypur

4:18 min by inextlive
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inextlive.com takes you on a journey to the by lanes of Wasseypur. The town made famous by the Anurag Kashyap's upcoming movie Gangs of Wasseypur based on the revenge of coal mafias of Dhanbad. The fi ..

Durga idol immersion in amader baadi Pujo, Dhanbad 08

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Durga Puja idol immersion in Dhanbad by the Chatterjee's ..


Durga Puja 2012 Visarjan

1:21 min by Vishal Kurmi
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Durga Puja 2012 Visarjan

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Interesting facts about this location

1965 Dhanbad coal mine disaster

The Dhanbad coal mine disaster in mining industry' 'occurred on May 28, 1965, in a coal mine near Dhanbad, a town in India. On the fateful day, there was an explosion in Ghori colliery near Dhanbad, which led to fire in the mines. The fire killed 375 miners. Dhori Colliery is located near Bermo.

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Located at 23.80 86.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: 1965 disasters, 1965 in India, Coal mining disasters in India, Dhanbad, Dhanbad district, History of Jharkhand (1947–present), Mining disasters in India

Delhi Public School, Dhanbad

Delhi Public School, Dhanbad, Delhi, India, 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. This is one of the schools run by the Delhi Public School Society, New Delhi, a non-profit making society. It was inaugurated by Shri. Salman Khurshid. The name of its second principal was Col. (Retd. ) B.R. Sharma. The current principal is K.B. Bhargava.

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Located at 23.80 86.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Central Board of Secondary Education, Delhi Public School Society, Education in Dhanbad, Schools in Jharkhand

Indian School of Mines

The Indian School of Mines is a Deemed University under the Section 3 of University Grants Commission Act, 1956. ISM is located in the mineral-rich region of India, in the city of Dhanbad. It was established by British India Government on the lines of the Royal School of Mines, London, and was formally opened on December 9, 1926 by Lord Irwin, the then Viceroy of India. What started as an institution to impart mining education has now grown into a multi-departmental technical university.

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Located at 23.81 86.44 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Association of Commonwealth Universities, Dhanbad, Engineering colleges in Jharkhand, Mining in India, Schools of mines, Universities and colleges in Jharkhand

Dhanbad district

Dhanbad district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India, and Dhanbad is the administrative headquarters of this district. As of 2011 it is the second most populous district of Jharkhand, after Ranchi. Dhanbad is also known as the coal capital of India.

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Located at 23.79 86.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: 1956 establishments in India, Coal mining districts in India, Dhanbad district, Districts of Jharkhand

Dhanbad Junction railway station

Dhanbad Junction, station code DHN, is railway station of the Indian railway serving the city of Dhanbad, the head quarter of Dhanbad district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Dhanbad is also is the headquarter of the Dhanbad Rail Division of the East Central Railway zone. Grand Chord rail-line that connects Howrah and New Delhi passes through Dhanbad junction. Dhanbad is located at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:23|47|32|N|86|25|42|E| | |name= }}.

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Located at 23.79 86.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Dhanbad, Dhanbad railway division, Railway junction stations in India, Railway stations in Dhanbad district

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Dhanbad