Bhagatdih {also spelled Bhuggatdih) is a

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Dhanbad Dhanbad is the second-most populated city in the Indian state of Jharkhand after Jamshedpur. It ranks as the 42nd largest city in India and is the 33rd largest million-plus urban agglomeration in India. Dhanbad shares its land borders with Pa ...

Dhanbad Sadar subdivision Dhanbad Sadar subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Dhanbad district in the state of Jharkhand, India. History The earliest administrative mention of Dhanbad, refers to the transfer of the headquarters of Gobindapur subdivision of e ...

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 (out of 24), after Ranchi. It al ...

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Geography

Location

Bhagatdih is located at . Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the area. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map. The earlier

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was combined with other urban units to form

Dhanbad Municipal Corporation Dhanbad is the second-most populated city in the Indian state of Jharkhand after Jamshedpur. It ranks as the 42nd largest city in India and is the 33rd largest million-plus urban agglomeration in India. Dhanbad shares its land borders with ...

in 2006. Bhagatdih is part of Ward No. 35 of Dhanbad Municipal Corporation.

Overview

The region shown in the map is a part of the undulating

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bustling with coalmines in the lowest rung of the

Chota Nagpur Plateau The Chota Nagpur Plateau is a plateau in eastern India, which covers much of Jharkhand state as well as adjacent parts of Chhattisgarh, Odisha, West Bengal and Bihar. The Indo-Gangetic plain lies to the north and east of the plateau, and the bas ...

. The entire area shown in the map is under

, except

Belgaria Belgaria is a village in Baliapur CD block in Dhanbad Sadar subdivision of Dhanbad district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Geography Location Belgaria is located at . Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the ar ...

which is under

Baliapur (community development block) Baliapur is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Dhanbad Sadar subdivision of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand state, India. Overview Dhanbad district forms a part of the Chota Nagpur Plateau, but it is more of an u ...

. The places in the DMC area are marked as

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. The DMC area shown in the map is around the core area of

city. Another major area of DMC is shown in the map of the southern portion of the district. A small stretch of DMC, extending up to

Katras Katras (also known as Katrasgarh) is a neighbourhood in Dhanbad City in Dhanbad Sadar Subdivision in the Jharkhand state, India. Geography Location Katras is located at . It has an average elevation of 201 metres (659 feet). Note ...

is shown in the map of the western portion. The region is fully urbanised.

Jharia (community development block) Jharia was a community development block that formed an administrative division in Dhanbad district, Jharkhand state, India. Jharia (community development block) has been merged with Dhanbad Municipal Corporation. Overview Dhanbad district forms ...

has been merged into DMC. Three operational areas of BCCL operate fully within the region –

Sijua Area Sijua Area is one of the 12 operational areas of BCCL located in Dhanbad Sadar subdivision of Dhanbad district in the state of Jharkhand, India. History Jharia coalfield first came into the picture in the 19th century. Mining in the early days w ...

Kusunda Area Kusunda Area is one of the 12 operational areas of BCCL located in Dhanbad Sadar subdivision of Dhanbad district in the state of Jharkhand, India. Overview Fire and subsidence in the Jharia coalfield are a legacy of its century old history. The d ...

and

Bastacola Area Bastacolla Area is one of the 12 operational areas of BCCL located in Dhanbad Sadar subdivision of Dhanbad district in the state of Jharkhand, India. History The Bastacolla Area was formed with 33 mines of the pre-nationalised era. The primitive ...

Demographics

India

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, Bhagatdih had a population of 33,263. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Bhagatdih has an average literacy rate of 58%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with 64% of the males and 36% of the females literate. 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Economy

The following collieries function under the Kustore Area: Alkusa, Kustore, Kustore Fire, E/Bhuggatdih, Ena, South Jharia, Burragarh, Simla Bahal, Hurriladih and Bhalgora.

Transport

State Highway 12 (Jharkhand), locally popular as Jharia Road, passes through Bhagatdih.

Education

Raja Shiva Prasad College was established in 1951 at Bhagatdih. It was shifted to

, 5 km away, in 2018, because of underground

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References

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