Dhanbad is the second-most populated city in the Indian state of

Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . It ...

after

Jamshedpur Jamshedpur (, ) or Tatanagar is the largest and most populous city in Jharkhand and the first planned industrial city in India. It is a Notified Area Council and Municipal Corporation and also the headquarter of the East Singhbhum district. It ...

. It ranks as the

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largest city in India and is the 33rd largest million-plus urban agglomeration in India. Dhanbad shares its land borders with

Paschim Bardhaman district Paschim Bardhaman district is a predominantly urban mining-industrial district in West Bengal. The headquarter of the district is Asansol. It was formed on 7 April 2017 after bifurcation of the erstwhile Bardhaman district as the 23rd district o ...

and

Purulia district Purulia district (Pron: puruliːaː) is one of the twenty-three districts of West Bengal state in Eastern India. Purulia is the administrative headquarters of the district. Some of the other important towns of Purulia district are Raghunathpur- ...

West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fourt ...

and Bokaro,

Giridih Giridih is headquarters of the Giridih district of Jharkhand state, India. The city of Giridih is known for its industrial and health sectors, as well as its scenic beauty. Giridih houses the Giridih Coalfield which is one of the oldest coalfi ...

and Jamtara districts of

. The city is called the 'Coal Capital of India' for housing one of the largest coal mines of India. The prestigious institute,

Indian School of Mines Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad (abbreviated IIT (ISM), Dhanbad) is a prestigious Public university, public technical university located in Dhanbad, India. It has main campus of 218 acres in Sardar Patel Nagar a ...

(now

IIT Dhanbad Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad (abbreviated IIT (ISM), Dhanbad) is a prestigious public technical university located in Dhanbad, India. It has main campus of 218 acres in Sardar Patel Nagar area of Dhanbad and ...

) is situated in Dhanbad. Apart from coal, it has also grown in information technology. Dhanbad is the 96th fastest growing city of the world by the

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. It is the 56th cleanest city of India, according to the 2019 Swachh Survekshan cleanliness survey. It showed a great change in the city which was considered the dirtiest city in the 2018 Swachh Survekshan.

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 ...

works for increasing green cover in the city. Among the rail divisions of Indian Railway, Dhanbad Rail Division is the second-largest in revenue generation after the Mumbai division. Dhanbad ranked as the top city in India with the highest 4G mobile phone network availability in India by a survey of

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History

The present district used to be a part of

Manbhum Manbhum District was one of the districts of the East India during the British Raj. After India's independence, the district became a part of Bihar State. Upon re-organisation of the Indian states in the mid-1950s, present Purulia district was ca ...

region and was occupied by Mundari tribals in the wilderness of South undivided

Bihar Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West Be ...

. In the seventh century A.D. some information is available from the account of the travels of

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. These accounts narrate the existence of a powerful kingdom which comprised the district and adjoining areas, ruled by

Sasanka Shashanka ( IAST: Śaśāṃka) was the first independent king of a unified polity in the Bengal region, called the Gauda Kingdom and is a major figure in Bengali history. He reigned in the 7th century, some historians place his rule between cir ...

. Manbhum was one of the districts of the

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during the

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. The region has thick forests, with rich mineral resources, and had a mixed demographic profile with people from different religious and

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s, including

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s, particularly the

Santal The Santal or Santhal are an Austroasiatic speaking Munda ethnic group in South Asia. Santals are the largest tribe in the Jharkhand and West Bengal state of India in terms of population and are also found in the states of Odisha, Bihar and A ...

s and the

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before the city was established. After the

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, the district became a part of

state, and upon re-organization of the Indian states in the mid-1950s, the district became a part of the

was carved out of the district of Manbhum.Encyclopædia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain In the Settlement Report for Manbhum (1928) it was stated that no rock inscriptions, copper plates or old coins were discovered and not a single document of copper plate or palm leaf was found, during the Survey and Settlement operations. The oldest authentic documents produced were all on paper and barely even a hundred years old.Dhanbad Introduction/Jharkhand-Dhanbad Sightseeing-Dhanbad Jharkhand Transport-Places of Interest in Dhanbad
. Indiatravelite.com. Retrieved on 14 April 2012. Dhanbad city was in Manbhum district from 1928 up to 1956. However, on 24 October 1956, Dhanbad district was carved out of Manbhum district with Dhanbad as District headquarter on the recommendation of the States Reorganization Commission vide notification 1911. This was done under the commitment and leadership of journalist, Satish Chandra. In the year 2006, Dhanbad celebrated 50 years of being an independent district and city. From 1956 to 14 November 2000, it was under Bihar. At present, it is in

, after the creation of the state on 15 November 2000. The discovery of rich deposits of coal in the region caused the city to flourish financially, but also bought notorious coal-mafia and gang wars which continues to this day with areas of city like

Wasseypur Wasseypur is a neighbourhood locality in the city of Dhanbad in Dhanbad Sadar subdivision of Dhanbad district in the state of Jharkhand in India. Wasseypur was once in Bengal, then in Bihar and is now in Jharkhand. Surrounded by coal rich regi ...

being most affected by the conflict.

Geography

Dhanbad has an average elevation of . Its geographical length (extending from north to south) is and the breadth (stretching across east to West) is . It shares its boundaries with

in the eastern and southern part,

Dumka Dumka ( Santali: ᱫᱩᱢᱠᱟᱹ), the headquarters of the Dumka district and Santhal Pargana region, is a city in the state of Jharkhand, India. It was made the headquarters of the Santhal Pargana region, which was carved out of the Bha ...

and

in the North and

Bokaro District Bokaro district is one of the most industrialized zones in India. It is one of the twenty-four districts of the Jharkhand state, India. It was established in 1991 by carving out one subdivision consisting of two blocks from Dhanbad District an ...

in the west. Dhanbad comes under 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 ...

Rivers and Lakes

The Damodar is a major river of the

. It rises in

Palamu Palamu district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India. It was formed in 1892. The administrative headquarter of the district is Medininagar (formerly DaltonGanj), situated on the Koel River. History The Palamu district ha ...

and flows eastward between the plateaus of

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and

Hazaribag Hazaribagh is a city and a municipality, municipal corporation in Hazaribagh district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Jharkhand. It is the divisional headquarters of North Chotanagpur division. It is considered as a he ...

. It is joined by the Bokaro, the Konar and the Barakar rivers. The Damodar enters Dhanbad district at its confluence with the

Jamuria Jamuria is a neighbourhood in Asansol of Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is governed by Asansol Municipal Corporation Geography Location Jamuria is located at . It has an average elevation of 111 metres ...

, a stream which marks the western boundary of Dhanbad with

Hazaribagh District Hazaribagh district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India and the district headquarter located in Hazaribagh town. It is currently a part of the Red Corridor. Etymology The district is named after its headquarters, the tow ...

. Further east, the Damodar is joined by the Katri River which rises in the foothills below Parasnath and traverses through the coal-field area. The Barakar, which forms the northern boundary of the district, traverses about 77 km. It flows in south westerly direction up to

Durgapur Durgapur () is a planned tier-II urban agglomeration and a major industrial city in Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the fourth largest urban agglomeration after Kolkata, Asansol and Siliguri in West Bengal ...

and then south till it joins the Damodar near

Chirkunda Chirkunda is a city and a notified area in Dhanbad Sadar subdivision of Dhanbad district in the state of Jharkhand, India. Geography Location Chirkunda is located at . Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the a ...

. File:River Damodar 1.jpg,

Damodar River Damodar River (Pron: /ˈdʌmoˌdaː/) is a river flowing across the Indian states of Jharkhand and West Bengal. Rich in mineral resources, the valley is home to large-scale mining and industrial activity. Earlier known as the Sorrow of Bengal bec ...

File:Topchanchi Lake view.jpg, Topchanchi Lake

Climate

Dhanbad features a climate that is transitional between a

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(

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: ''Cwa'') and a

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(''Aw''). Summer starts from the last week of March and ends in mid-June. The peak temperature in summer can reach 48 °C. Dhanbad also receives heavy rainfall. In winter, the minimum temperature remains around 10 °C with a maximum of 22 °C.

Demographics

Population

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, Dhanbad City had a population of 1,162,472. Males (614,722) constitute 53% of the population and females (547,750) 47%. It has a

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of 891. Dhanbad has an average literacy rate of 79.47%, higher than the national average of 74.04%: male literacy is 86.14% and female literacy is 71.96%. 10.57% of the population is under 5 years of age.

Religion

Hinduism Hinduism () is an Indian religion or '' dharma'', a religious and universal order or way of life by which followers abide. As a religion, it is the world's third-largest, with over 1.2–1.35 billion followers, or 15–16% of the global p ...

is the dominant religion with over 81% adherents. The minority religions are

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Sikhism Sikhism (), also known as Sikhi ( pa, ਸਿੱਖੀ ', , from pa, ਸਿੱਖ, lit=disciple', 'seeker', or 'learner, translit=Sikh, label=none),''Sikhism'' (commonly known as ''Sikhī'') originated from the word ''Sikh'', which comes fro ...

and

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Economy

Dhanbad has one of the oldest and largest markets in the region and is also a centre of large scale industries. It is known for its

coal mines Coal mining is the process of extracting coal from the ground. Coal is valued for its energy content and since the 1880s has been widely used to generate electricity. Steel and cement industries use coal as a fuel for extraction of iron from ...

and industrial establishments; the city is surrounded by about 112 coal mines with a total production of 27.5 million tonnes and an annual income of 7,000 million rupees through coal business. There are a number of coal washeries there.

Education

Dhanbad is a leading center of education in eastern India. The city's education system is followed as of the Indian Education System. Schooling is followed by 10+2+3 plan. Most of the schools in Dhanbad are of CBSE, ICSE and

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. The medium of instruction in schools are

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, Santali and

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
''

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and

Kurmali Kurmali or Kudmali (ISO: Kuṛmāli) is an Indo-Aryan language classified as belonging to the Bihari group of languages spoken in eastern India. As a trade dialect, it is also known as Panchpargania (Bengali: পঞ্চপরগনিয়� ...

. Popular schools in Dhanbad includes the Carmel School Digwadih,

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, De Nobili School Bhuli, De Nobili School CMRI, De Nobili School FRI,

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and Tata D.A.V School.

Binod Bihari Mahto Koyalanchal University Binod Bihari Mahto Koyalanchal University is a state university (India), state university located in Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India. History Binod Bihari Mahto Koyalanchal University, Dhanbad came into existence by the Jharkhand Government notifica ...

is the public university of Dhanbad to which many colleges of the region are affiliated. There are various engineering, medical and arts colleges in Dhanbad. Dhanbad is home to some of the leading engineering colleges of India —the Indian Institute of Technology,

Birsa Institute of Technology Birsa Institute of Technology Sindri (BIT Sindri), formerly Bihar Institute of Technology Sindri, is an affiliated engineering college in Sindri, Jharkhand, India. Established in 1949, BIT Sindri is one of the oldest engineering and technologica ...

and K. K. College of Engineering and Management. The Indian Institute of Technology (formerly Indian School of Mines), was established by the British in 1926. It is a premier engineering college of India.

in Sindri is one of the oldest government engineering college in India.

SSLNT Women's College SSLNT Women's College offers intermediate and bachelor's degree courses in the fields of arts, science, and commerce; and post-graduate degree courses in home science and B.Ed. TheiIntermediate courses are run under Jharkhand Academic Council, J ...

is one of the oldest women's science and art college in east India established in 1956. Raja Shiva Prasad College was established in 1949 by Raja of Jharia. The

Patliputra Medical College and Hospital Shaheed Nirmal Mahto Medical College is a medical school currently in Dhanbad, Jharkhand. It was established in 1971 under private management as Patliputra Medical College at Ashok Raj Path, Patna. The government of Bihar transferred the colleg ...

, established in 1971 is a premier medical college where applicants write the

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exam to get enrolled. Other major institutions includes

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Guru Nanak College *Guru Nanak College (GTB nagar) Mumbai, college in gtb nagar of Mumbai *Guru Nanak College Ground, a cricket ground in Velachery, Chennai. * Guru Nanak College, Chennai, a college in Velachery, Chennai, India. * Guru Nanak College, Budhlada, a colle ...

, P.K. Roy Memorial College, Bholaram Shibal Kharkia College, B.S.S Mahila College and Al Iqra Teacher's Training College.

Politics

Dhanbad city and district is considered a

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stronghold with majority of its MPs MLA's being of the party since the 1990s. Chandra Shekhar Agrawal of BJP is the mayor, otherwise known as the first citizen, of

. He won by the margin of 42,525 votes. Raj Sinha of

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(BJP) won in the 40-Dhanbad assembly constituency defeating Mannan Malick of the

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Em ...

in 2014. Pashupati Nath Singh of BJP defeated Mannan Mallik of Congress in 2005, Prasadi Sao of

RJD The Rashtriya Janata Dal ( RJD; translation: ''National People's Party'') is an Indian political party, based in the states of Bihar, Jharkhand and Kerala. The party was founded in 1997 by Lalu Prasad Yadav. The party's support base has tradit ...

in 2000, and Ramadhar Yadav of JD in 1995. Surendra Prasad Roy of Congress defeated S.K. Shriva of JD in 1990 and Ram Chander Singh of

Janata Party The Janata Party ( JP, lit. ''People's Party'') was a political party that was founded as an amalgam of Indian political parties opposed to the Emergency that was imposed between 1975 and 1977 by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi of the Indian Nati ...

in 1985. Yogeshwar Prasad Yogesh of Congress defeated Gopi Kant Bakshi of

CPI(M) The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (abbreviated as CPI(M)/CPIM/CPM) is a Marxist–Leninist communist political party in India. It is the largest communist party of India in terms of membership and electoral seats and one of the na ...

in 1980 and Kalawati Devi of

. Dhanbad assembly constituency is part of Dhanbad (Lok Sabha constituency).

Members of Parliament for Dhanbad

Transport

Rail

Dhanbad has a very good rail connectivity with the other major parts of the country such as

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Patna Patna ( ), historically known as Pataliputra, is the capital and largest city of the state of Bihar in India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Patna had a population of 2.35 million, making it the 19th largest city in India. ...

Kolkata Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ...

Bhagalpur Bhagalpur is a city in the Indian state of Bihar, situated on the southern banks of the river Ganges. It is the 2nd largest city of Bihar by population and also the headquarters of Bhagalpur district and Bhagalpur division. Known as the Silk ...

Munger Munger, formerly spelt as Monghyr, is a twin city and a Municipal Corporation situated in the Indian state of Bihar. It is the administrative headquarters of Munger district and Munger Division. Munger was one of the major cities in Eastern In ...

, Gaya,

Chennai Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...

Ahmedabad Ahmedabad ( ; Gujarati: Amdavad ) is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. Ahmedabad's population of 5,570,585 (per t ...

Hyderabad Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part ...

Kochi Kochi (), also known as Cochin ( ) ( the official name until 1996) is a major port city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of K ...

Indore Indore () is the largest and most populous Cities in India, city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It serves as the headquarters of both Indore District and Indore Division. It is also considered as an education hub of the state and is t ...

Bhopal Bhopal (; ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of both Bhopal district and Bhopal division. It is known as the ''City of Lakes'' due to its various natural and artificial lakes. It i ...

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, Jabalpur, Jaipur, Visakhapatnam Jodhpur, Nagpur, Pune, Varanasi, Guwahati and Bangalore etc. Dhanbad railway division is the second largest revenue generator in India after Mumbai Rail Division. Dhanbad howrah double decker train

Dhanbad Rail Division comes under East Central Railway zone. Grand Chord rail-line passes through Dhanbad junction, it connects Howrah and New Delhi. CIC rail line starts from Dhanbad and ends at Singrauli in Madhya Pradesh. There is one more rail line passing through the district, it starts at Kharagpur and ends at Gomoh, this rail line comes under South Eastern Railway (India), South Eastern Railway. Dhanbad is connected with almost all states through rail network. Each and every train through this has a stop at Dhanbad. Even Sealdah and Howrah Duronto have their stoppage at Dhanbad Junction railway station, Dhanbad. On 1 October 2011, India's first Air conditioner, AC double-decker train was flagged off to connect Howrah and Dhanbad. With this India joins the league of Europe and North America that run multi-deck trains. As of October 2011, the train runs daily except Sunday, departing from Howrah at 8:30 am to arrive at Dhanbad at 12:45 pm, and on return trip it departs Dhanbad at 6:30 pm to arrive at Howrah at 10:40 pm. It has a maximum permissible speed of /hr with stops at Bardhaman,

, Asansol, Barakar and Kumardubi, Kumardhubi on both legs of the route. This new AC design has several features namely stainless steel body, high-speed Eurofima coach, Eurofima design bogies with air springs and other safety-features.

Roads

National Highway 19 (India), National Highway 19 and National Highway 18 (India), National Highway 18 are the major highways passing through Dhanbad.National Highways and their Length
National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) NH 19 is part of Golden Quadrilateral, Golden Quadrilateral (GQ) highway network; Dhanbad lies in

link of the Golden Quadrilateral network.The Public Website of Dhanbad (Black Diamond City of India)
. dhanbad.jharkhand.org.in. Retrieved on 15 August 2015. NH19 is being converted into six lane expressway; NH 18 connects Dhanbad to Bokaro-

. National Highway 2 (India), National Highway 2 also emerges as a connector and transport system for various purpose connecting Delhi with Kolkata Private and State buses are available for inter-city traveling.

Air

Dhanbad Airport is used for private small aircraft and helicopters, currently there is no public air-link at the airport. The nearest public airports to Dhanbad are *Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport, Asansol-

*Deoghar Airport,

128 kilometres (79.5 mi) *Birsa Munda Airport,

*Gaya Airport *Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport,

*Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport,

Sports

Cricket is the most popular sport in Dhanbad, followed by Association football, Football. Dhanbad is one of the centres where 2011 National Games of India, 34th National Games was organised. Cricket Stadiums at present are at Tata Steel Stadium Digwadih, Nehru Stadium Jealgora and Railway Stadium where Ranji Trophy matches are organised. Women's International Cricket were also played at Railway Stadium, Dhanbad, Railway Stadium. Association football, Football matches of national level were played at Railway Stadium, Dhanbad, Railway Stadium but now it is converted into Cricket Stadium by the Railway management. Dhanbad officially became the second town in the state to boast a cricket stadium with floodlights, with the inauguration of floodlights at Tata Digwadih Stadium.

Media

newspapers are mainly published from the city, among them ''Hindustan Dainik'' is the most popular, followed by ''Prabhat Khabar'', ''Dainik Jagran'' and ''Dainik Bhaskar''. "Dhanbad Bokaro Live" is published from Dhanbad. Doordarshan relay station is present in Dhanbad near Koyla Nagar. There are some local news channels in the city such as, ''Antarkatha'' which are creative media houses which broadcast on local cable on Dhanbad, Jharia, Bokaro Steel City, Bokaro, Chatra, Jharkhand, Chatra, Hazaribagh, Hazaribag, Kodarma, Koderma, Ramgarh etc. FM radio is available as Vividh Bharti Service of All India Radio at 101.8 MHz.

Notable people

* Bibhu Bhattacharya, Bengali film & TV actor * P. C. Bose, freedom fighter, labour activist & politician * Meiyang Chang, Bollywood film & TV actor * Purushottam K. Chauhan - freedom fighter, labour activist & politician, coal miner * Khora Ramji Chawda, Seth Khora Ramji Chawda, railway contractor, coal mines owner, banker and philanthropist * Anurag Dikshit – businessman (ranked 207th-richest person in the world by ''Forbes'' in 2006) * Satya Narayan Gourisaria, British company secretary, Gandhian and a former secretary of the V. K. Krishna Menon, India League * Subodh Kumar Jaiswal, IPS officer, current CBI director * Chetan Joshi, classical Indian flautist * Rishabh Kashyap, Bhojpuri Actor * Shiv Khera, author and professional speaker * Binod Bihari Mahato, politician, advocate, activist, founder of Shivaji Samaj and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, Jharkhand Mukti Morch * Aseem Mishra, Indian cinematographer * Zeishan Quadri, Bollywood actor, film maker * A. K. Roy, founder of Marxist Coordination Committee * Meenakshi Seshadri, former Bollywood actress * Deven Sharma, former global president of Standard & Poor's * Ram Krishna Singh, reviewer, critic, contemporary poet and retired professor of Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, IIT-D * D. D. Thacker, Diwan Bahadur D.D. Thacker, noted coal miner and philanthropist, owner of Pure Jharia Colliery * Randhir Prasad Verma, IPS officer and recipient of Ashoka Chakra * Shahbaz Nadeem, emerging indian cricketer

References

External links

Website of the city of Dhanbad
{{Authority control Dhanbad, Metropolitan cities in India Dhanbad district Mining communities in Jharkhand