Sialgudri is a

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CD block in

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 ...

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in the

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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 ...

Geography

Location

Sialgudri 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.

Overview

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

uplands Upland or Uplands may refer to: Geography *Hill, an area of higher land, generally *Highland, an area of higher land divided into low and high points *Upland and lowland, conditional descriptions of a plain based on elevation above sea level *I ...

bustling with coalmines. The

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 ...

, the most important river 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 ...

, flows along the southern border. A major part of the area shown in the map is part of

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 ...

, an urban area. The places in the DMC area are marked as

neighbourhoods A neighbourhood (British English, Irish English, Australian English and Canadian English) or neighborhood (American English; American and British English spelling differences, see spelling differences) is a geographically localised community ...

. The western part of the region shown in the map is covered by

Dhanbad (community development block) Dhanbad 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 up ...

. 57% of the population of Dhanbad CD block reside in rural areas and 43% reside in urban areas, The east-central part of the region shown in the map is covered by

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 ...

. 86% of the population of Baliapur CD block reside in rural areas and 14% reside in urban areas. The places in the CD block areas are marked mostly as

census towns In India and some other countries, a census town is designated as a town that satisfies certain characteristics. India In India, a census town is one which is not statutorily notified and administered as a town, but nevertheless whose population ...

. Three operational areas of BCCL operate fully within the region –

Pootkee Balihari Area Pootkee Balihari Area is one of the 12 operational areas of BCCL located in Dhanbad Sadar subdivision of Dhanbad district in the state of Jharkhand, India. Geography Location The Pootkee Balihari Area office is located at . The Pootkee Balihari ...

Lodna Area Lodna 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 Bhowra Area was earlier merged with Lodna Area. Geography Location The Lodna Area of ...

and

Eastern Jharia Area Eastern Jharia 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 Jharia coalfield is the only repository of coking coal Metallurgical coal or ...

. The Moonidih sector of

Western Jharia Area Western Jharia Area is one of the 12 operational areas of BCCL located in Dhanbad Sadar subdivision of Dhanbad district in the state of Jharkhand, India. Organisational overview In 1997, Moonidih project, which was earlier treated as a separate ...

also operates in the region.

Demographics

As per the

2011 Census of India The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...

, Sialgudri had a total population of 5,450 of which 2,860 (52%) were males and 2,590 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 770. The total number of literates in Sialgudri was 3,470 (74.15% of the population over 6 years).

Infrastructure

Sialgudri has an area of 1.02 km². It is 15 km from the district headquarters Dhanbad. There is a railway station at Karkendra 3 km away. Buses are available at

Putki Putki (also spelled Pootkee) is a neighbourhood in Dhanbad in Dhanbad Sadar subdivision of Dhanbad district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Geography Location Putki is located at . Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locat ...

2 km away. It has 2 km roads and open drains. The two major sources of protected water supply are tap water from both treated and untreated sources. There are 859 domestic electric connections and 228 road light points. Amongst the medical facilities, it has 1 hospital with 9 beds and 1 medicine shop. Amongst the educational facilities, it has 1 primary school, 1 middle school and 1 secondary school. Senior secondary school is available at Putki and general degree college is at Dhanbad. It has 1 engineering college and 1 management institution. Amongst the recreational and cultural facilities it has 1 cinema theatre. It has got the branches of 1 nationalised bank, 1 private commercial bank and 1 cooperative bank.

Transport

Sialgudri is off National Highway 18 (old number NH 32) (locally popular as Dhanbad-Bokaro Road). There is a station at Karkend nearby on the Gomoh-Adra line.

Education

KICAM Private ITI was established 2015 at Chas Road, PO Kusunda, PS Putki. It is an industrial training institute offering diploma courses.

References

{{Dhanbad District Cities and towns in Dhanbad district