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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Jharia
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Dhanbad district|Dhanbad]]
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 828111 (Jharia)<br/>828126 (Sudamdih)<br/>828309 (Jitpur)
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| area_code = 0326
| registration_plate =[[List of RTO districts in India#JH.E2.80.94Jharkhand|JH]]-10
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
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'''Jharia''' was a [[Community development block in India|community development block]] that formed an administrative division in [[Dhanbad district]], [[Jharkhand]] [[States and territories of India|state]], India. Jharia (community development block) has been merged with [[Dhanbad Municipal Corporation]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://dhanbad.nic.in/maps.html | title = Dhanbad Dsitrict Map | work = Physical Map of Dhanbad | publisher = Jharkhand Government | access-date = 15 October 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171005161335/http://dhanbad.nic.in/maps.html | archive-date = 5 October 2017 | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://dhanbad.nic.in/dhanbad_dmc.html | title = Dhanbad Municipal Corporation | work = प्रादेशिक निर्वाचन क्षेत्रों की सूची (in Hindi) | publisher = Jharkhand Government | access-date = 19 October 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171028073630/http://dhanbad.nic.in/dhanbad_dmc.html | archive-date = 28 October 2017 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

==Overview==
Dhanbad district forms a part of the [[Chota Nagpur Plateau]], but it is more of an [[Highland|upland]] than a [[plateau]]. The district has two broad physical divisions – the southern part is a coal mining area with mining and industrial towns, and the northern part has villages scattered around hills. The landscape of the southern part is undulating and monotonous, with some scars of subsidence caused by underground mining. One of the many [[Spur (topography)|spurs]] of [[Shikharji|Parashnath Hills]] (1,365.50 m), passes through the Topchanchi and Tundi areas of the district. The spur attains a height of 457.29 m but there is no peak as such. The Dhangi Hills (highest peak 385.57 m) run from Pradhankhanta to Govindpur. While the main river [[Damodar River|Damodar]] flows along the southern boundary, its tributary, the [[Barakar River|Barakar]], flows along the northern boundary. [[Damodar Valley Corporation|DVC]] has built two dams across the rivers. The [[Panchet Dam]] is across the Damodar and the [[Maithon Dam]] is across the Barakar.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/28391/9/09_chapter%203.pdf | title= Chapter III - Study Area: Dhanbad District| work= Pages 38-43 |publisher= Shodganga | access-date = 8 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url= http://dhanbad.nic.in/pdf/gztr_2.Chapter%20I%20(GENERAL)%201-38.pdf | title= gztr 2.Chapter I (General) 1-38 | work= Pages 2-5 | publisher= Jharkhand Government | access-date= 8 October 2017 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171118110935/http://dhanbad.nic.in/pdf/gztr_2.Chapter%20I%20(GENERAL)%201-38.pdf# | archive-date= 2017-11-18 | url-status= dead }}</ref>

==Maoist activities==
Jharkhand is one of the states affected by [[Naxalite|Maoist]] activities. {{As of|2012}}, Dhanbad was one of the highly/moderately affected districts in the state.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/india/maoist/Assessment/2013/Jharkhand.htm |title = Jharkhand Assessment 2013 | publisher= Satp | access-date = 8 October 2017}}</ref>{{As of|2016}}, Dhanbad was not identified as a focus area by the state police to check Maoist activities.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.eenaduindia.com/states/east/jharkhand/ranchi/2016/06/14073809/13-focus-areas-identified-in-Jharkhand-to-check-Maoist.vpf | title = 13 focus areas identified in Jharkhand to check Maoist activities | publisher = Eenadu Jndia, 14 June 2016 | access-date = 8 October 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170927113900/http://www.eenaduindia.com/states/east/jharkhand/ranchi/2016/06/14073809/13-focus-areas-identified-in-Jharkhand-to-check-Maoist.vpf | archive-date = 27 September 2017 | url-status = dead }}</ref> However, there were some isolated Maoist activities in the Dhanbad area.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/Anti-Maoist-ops-stepped-up-in-Dhanbad/articleshow/55382326.cms| title= Anti-Maoist ops stepped up in Dhanbad |publisher= The Times of India, 12 November 2016 | access-date = 8 October 2017}}</ref>

==Geography==
[[Jharia]] is located at {{coord|23|44|45|N|86|24|44|E}}.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://wikimapia.org/8027334/B-d-o-C-o-Office-Jharia |title= B.d.o &C.o office Jharia (Dhanbad) | work= Jharkhand| publisher= Wikimapia | access-date = 21 December 2015}}</ref>

Jharia CD Block is bounded by [[Dhanbad (community development block)|Dhanbad]] CD Block, on the north, [[Baliapur (community development block)|Baliapur]] CD Block on the east, [[Raghunathpur II]] CD Block, in Purulia district in West Bengal, on the south and [[Chandankiyari (community development block)|Chandankiyari]] CD Block, in Bokaro district, on the west.<ref name=dchb1>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2009_PART_B_DCHB_DHANBAD.pdf | title= District Census Handbook 2011 Series 21 Part XIIB | work= Map on Page 3 |publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand| access-date = 8 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/jharkhand/tehsil/dhanbad.html | title= CD Block/ Tehsil Map of Dhanbad |publisher= Maps of India| access-date = 8 October 2017}}</ref>

Jharia CD Block has an area of 9,077.15 hectares. It has 63 [[gram panchayat]]s and 58 villages.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.dhanbad.nic.in/Admins/Block_jharia.html |title= Dhanbad – Coal Capital of India |work=Administration-Block Offices| publisher= Government of Jharkhand | access-date = 8 October 2017}}</ref> [[Jharia#Police station|Jharia]], [[Jorapokhar#Police station|Jorapokhar]], [[Tisra#Police station|Tisra]], [[Sudamdih#Police station|Sudamdih]], [[Pathardih#Police station|Pathardih]] and [[Sindri#Police station|Sindri]] Police Stations serve this block.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.dhanbad.nic.in/Admins/structure.html| title = Dhanbad – Welcome to the Coal Capital of India| work = Administrative Structure of Dhanbad District – List of Thana and Outpost of Dhanbad| publisher = Jharkhand Government| access-date = 8 October 2017| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171024095316/http://www.dhanbad.nic.in/Admins/structure.html#| archive-date = 2017-10-24| url-status = dead}}</ref> Headquarters of this CD Block is at Jharia.<ref name=dchb1/>

==Demographics==
===Population===
As per the 2001 Census, Jharia CD Block had a total population of 475,341, of which 2,839 were rural and 472,952 were urban. There were 258,743 (54%) males and 216,598 (46%) females.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.desjharkhand.nic.in/ |title = District Statistical Handbook 2015 Dhanbad | work= Table 2.6: Distribution of Rural & Urban Population by sex in district Dhanbad, 2001 census|publisher= Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Department of Planning and Development, Jharkhand | access-date = 8 October 2017}}</ref>

In 2001, population below 6 years was 69,073. [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Castes]] numbered 81,450 (17.14%) and [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Tribes]] numbered 14,188 (2.98%). In 2001, the number of literates in Jharia CD Block was 299,908 (73.82% of the population over 6 years).<ref>{{cite web| url = http://dhanbad.nic.in/pdf/demography.pdf |title = Dhanbad – Welcome to the Coal Capital of India | work= Primary Census Abstract 2001 Dhanbad |publisher= Jharkhand Government | access-date = 8 October 2017}}</ref>

<small>Note: In the data for 2011 census Jharia CD Block is not there.</small>

See also – [[List of Jharkhand districts ranked by literacy rate]]

{{Literacy in CD Blocks of Dhanbad district|collapsible=y}}

===Language===
[[Hindi language|Hindi]] is the official language in Jharkhand and [[Urdu language|Urdu]] has been declared as an additional official language.<ref name="langoff">{{cite web|url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM50thReport.pdf |title=Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 50th report (July 2012 to June 2013) |pages= 35 |publisher=Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India |access-date=3 October 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160708012438/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM50thReport.pdf |archive-date= 8 July 2016 }}</ref> Jharkhand legislature had passed a bill according the status of a second official language to several languages in 2011 but the same was turned down by the Governor.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.telegraphindia.com/1111122/jsp/jharkhand/story_14782656.jsp | title= Khortha demand for language teachers |publisher= The Telegraph, 22 November 2011| access-date = 3 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/second-official-language-of-jharkhand-governor-syed-ahmad/1/157173.html | title= Second Language |publisher= India Today, 22 October 2011| access-date = 3 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://post.jagran.com/search/second-official-language-in-jharkhand | title= Jharkhand Governor turns down language bill |publisher= Post/Jagran Josh, 19 October 2011 | access-date = 3 October 2017}}</ref>

In the 2011 census, [[Hindi language|Hindi]] was the mother-tongue (languages mentioned under Schedule 8 of the Constitution of India) of 62.5% of the population in Dhanbad district, followed by [[Bengali language|Bengali]] (19.3%) and Urdu (8.1%). The scheduled tribes constituted 8.4% of the total population of the district. Amongst the scheduled tribes those speaking [[Santali language|Santali]] formed 77.2% of the ST population. Other tribes found in good numbers were: [[Munda people|Munda]], Mahli and Kora.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2009_PART_A_DCHB_DHANBAD.pdf | title= District Census Handbook, Dhanbad, Census of India 2011, Series 21 Part XII A| work= Page 28 – Note on mother-tongue |publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand | access-date = 21 October 2017}}</ref>

==Economy==
===Coal===
[[Jharia coalfield]] is the richest treasure house of metallurgical coal in India.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/28391/9/09_chapter%203.pdf | title= Chapter III - Study Area: Dhanbad District| work= Page 48 |publisher= Shodganga | access-date = 8 October 2017}}</ref> The Kustore, Bastacola, Lodna, Eastern Jharia and Western Jharia Areas of [[Bharat Coking Coal|BCCL]] are located in Jharia CD Block.

The following collieries function under the Kustore Area: Alkusa, Kustore, Kustore Fire, [[Bhagatdih|E/Bhuggatdih]], Ena, South Jharia, Burragarh, Simla Bahal, Hurriladih and Bhalgora. Collieries functioning in the Bastacola Area are: Bastacola, Bera, Dobari, Ganhoodih, Kujama, Kuya and C.O.C.P. Collieries functioning in the Lodna Area are: [[Tisra|North Tisra]], South Tisra, [[Jeenagora]], Joyrampur, [[Lodna]], Bagdigi, [[Jealgora]] and [[Bararee Colliery|Bararee]]. Collieries functioning in the Eastern Jharia Area are: [[Bhowrah|Bhowrah North]], Bhowrah South, Bhowrah (OC 3 Pit), [[Amlabad]], [[Sudamdih]] Incline, Sudamdih Shafts, [[Pathardih]] and C.O.C.R. Collieries functioning in the Western Jharia Area are: Lohapatty, Murulidih 20/21, Bhatdee and [[Moonidih]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.dhanbad.nic.in/mines.html | title = Dhanbad - Coal Capital of India | work = List of Coal Mines in Dhanbad | publisher = Jharkhand Government | access-date = 8 October 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171013120533/http://www.dhanbad.nic.in/mines.html# | archive-date = 2017-10-13 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
The Bastacola Area is amalgamation of thirty-three mines of the pre-nationalisation era. It presently has four underground and four open cast mines.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.bcclweb.in/?page_id=1713 | title= Bharat Coking Coal Limited | work= Bastacola Area |publisher= BCCL | access-date = 8 October 2017}}</ref> The Lodna Area has mineable reserves of 46.368 million tonnes of coking coal and 618.6 million tonnes of non-coking coal.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.bcclweb.in/?page_id=1721 | title= Bharat Coking Coal Limited | work= Lodna Area |publisher= BCCL | access-date = 8 October 2017}}</ref> Western Jharia Area is a predominantly underground mining area, presently with four underground mines.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.bcclweb.in/?page_id=1724 | title= Bharat Coking Coal Limited | work= WJ Area |publisher= BCCL | access-date = 8 October 2017}}</ref> Underground mining in the Eastern Jharia Area has been going on for about a century. Primitive mining methods used by private mine owners at shallow depths in the pre-nationalised era has led to large scale fires.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.bcclweb.in/?page_id=1716 | title= Bharat Coking Coal Limited | work= EJ Area |publisher= BCCL | access-date = 8 October 2017}}</ref>
{{Railways in Jharia Coalfield|collapse=yes}}

===Agriculture===
Dhanbad district has infertile [[laterite]] soil, having a general tendency towards continuous deterioration. The soil can be classified in two broad categories – red sandy soil and red and yellow soil. There are patches of [[alluvium]] along the river banks. Limited water resources constitute a major constraint for cultivation. Paddy is the main crop. The soils for rice cultivation fall into three categories – ''baad'', ''kanali'' and ''bahal''. ''Aghani'', is the main winter crop, consisting primarily of winter rice. ''Bhadai'' is the autumn crop. Apart from paddy, less important grain crops such as marua and maize are grown. The ''Rabi'' crop includes such cold weather crops as wheat, barley, oats, gram and pulses.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/28391/9/09_chapter%203.pdf | title= Chapter III - Study Area: Dhanbad District| work= Pages 45-46 |publisher= Shodganga | access-date = 8 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url= http://dhanbad.nic.in/pdf/gztr_2.Chapter%20I%20(GENERAL)%201-38.pdf | title= gztr 2.Chapter I (General) 1-38 | work= Page 11 | publisher= Jharkhand Government | access-date= 8 October 2017 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171118110935/http://dhanbad.nic.in/pdf/gztr_2.Chapter%20I%20(GENERAL)%201-38.pdf# | archive-date= 2017-11-18 | url-status= dead }}</ref>

===Backward Regions Grant Fund===
Dhanbad district is listed as a backward region and receives financial support from the [[Backward Regions Grant Fund]]. The fund, created by the Government of India, is designed to redress regional imbalances in development. As of 2012, 272 districts across the country were listed under this scheme. The list includes 21 districts of Jharkhand.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.panchayat.gov.in/documents/10198/0/BRGFFINALGUIDELINES.pdf | title = Backward Regions Grant Funds: Programme Guidelines | publisher = Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India | access-date = 8 October 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171030225317/http://www.panchayat.gov.in/documents/10198/0/BRGFFINALGUIDELINES.pdf | archive-date = 30 October 2017 | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=84879 | title= Backward Regions Grant Fund| work= Press Release, 14 June 2012 |publisher= Press Information Bureau, Government of India | access-date = 8 October 2017}}</ref>

==Transport==
There is a station at Jharia on the [[Railways in Jharia Coalfield]].

State Highway 12 (Jharkhand) passes through [[Jharia]].<ref>Google maps</ref>

==Healthcare==
In 2013, Jharia CD Block had 1 block primary health centre, 3 [[Primary Health Centre (India)|primary health centres]] and 13 private nursing homes with total 24 beds and 10 doctors (excluding private bodies). 5,756 patients were treated indoor and 66,053 patients were treated outdoor in the hospitals, health centres and subcentres of the CD Block.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://desjhrkhand.nic.in/publications.html | title = District Statistical Handbook, Dhanbad | work = Tables 3.1 Medical facilities available in the district of Dhanbad and Table 3.4 Patients treated in Hospitals, Health Centres and Sub-centres | publisher = Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Department of Planning and Development, Jharkhand | access-date = 27 October 2017 }}{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==References==
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{{North Chotanagpur Division topics}}

[[Category:Community development blocks in Dhanbad district]]
[[Category:Mining communities in Jharkhand]]

Jharia (community development block) - Revision history

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