Dhanbad district
Dhanbad district | |
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From Top: Maithon Dam, RamRaj Mandir(Baghmara) | |
Location of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand | |
| Country | India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| Division | North Chotanagpur |
| Headquarters | Dhanbad |
| Government | |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Shri Aditya Ranjan (IAS) |
| • Senior Superintendent of police | Shri Prabhat Kumar (IPS) |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Dhanbad |
| • MP | Dulu Mahato (BJP) |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituencies | 6 |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,040 km2 (790 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,684,487 |
| • Density | 1,320/km2 (3,410/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,560,394 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| 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. 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.
Dhanbad is also known as the coal capital of India, due to extensive coal mining industry that dominates the district.