Dhanbad
City Guide
The
Mining Town of Dhanbad is internationally famous for coal mines. This
industrial and commercial town in the Chotanagpur Plateau has the
distinction of lying in the heart of India's richest coal - fields at
Jharia.
How to reach :
Rail : Dhanbad
has an important Railway Station on Eastern Railway and is very well
connected with Patna, Kolkata and other important cities of India.
Road
:Dhanbad is very well connected by road with important Towns of
Bihar.
General Info. :
Area : 241
sq. kms.
Altitude : 841 Sq. ft. above sea level.
Climate
:
Winter : Maximum 22 °C Minimum 8 °C
Summer
: Maximum 44 °C Minimum 22 °C
Rainfall :1,418 m
Season :
October to March
Clothing
required :
Summer : Cotton/tropical
Winter :
Light woollen.
Languages spoken : Hindi,
English, Bengali.
Places To
See: Central Mining Research Center, Central Fuel Research
Institute, Directorate General of Mines Safety, Mining College
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